King’s Chapel unveiling first-of-its-kind statue to honor people enslaved by its forebears
The statue of a Black woman releasing birds to freedom will represent the more than 200 enslaved people identified by the church.
Harvard professor sees academic scandal as a wake-up call
Harvard Business School professor Max Bazerman says he was shocked when his former colleague and friend Francesca Gino was accused of falsifying results in one of their behavioral science studies.
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Mass. could join states that ban concealed license plates
Lawmakers say drivers are using tinted plate covers to evade tolls. -
As lawmakers debate statewide school cellphone ban, one district says it works
Newton Public Schools Superintendent Anna Nolin says their policy has helped students learn critical independence and social skills. -
Bye-bye beetle? Massachusetts is close to eradicating an invasive bug.
The Asian longhorned beetle can munch on trees until it kills them. The state has spent nearly two decades surveying over 8 million trees for the destructive insect. -
Tick talk: Experts share tips and explain why this year has been worse than others
After a busy season for tick bites, GBH Meteorologist Dave Epstein spoke with a doctor and public health entomologist to learn more about the pesky arachnids. -
How a 19th century house keeps the Boston-Kyoto sister city partnership strong
The architecturally significant structure serves as a gathering place for people and stories.
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What Is Owed?
Boston has begun to wrestle with the notion of paying reparations to Black people to make up for 400 years of enslavement and economic exclusion. -
The Big Dig
This Peabody Award–winning podcast dives into the cynicism that hangs over the topic of American infrastructure. No project embodies that cynicism quite like ‘The Big Dig.’
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