Boston's stories of justice, hope and resilience

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Boston's stories of justice, hope and resilience

The Scope
Boston's stories of justice, hope and resilience

The Scope
Mural outside Cargill Hall at Northeastern University.

Mental health apps: Are they providing college students with adequate care?

Melissa Rejuan, Reporter
March 10, 2023
Earlier this year, the American Academy of Pediatrics released its first new set of guidelines for treating obesity in children in 15 years. Photo licensed under Unsplash.

Physicians and body positivity advocates consider the impacts of new childhood obesity treatment guidelines

Antonia Sousa, Reporter
March 8, 2023

This nonprofit in Jamaica Plain is pushing to change the healthcare industry through food

Shuang Jing and Elijah Nicholson-Messmer
March 2, 2023

What the last 3 years of AAPI hate looked like in Massachusetts

Elijah Nicholson-Messmer and Ziyu Peng
February 28, 2023
An iceberg from the Columbia Glacier in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Melting permafrost is releasing into the atmosphere ancient eukaryotic viruses that have been dormant for 48,500 years. Scientists are debating the potential risk these viruses pose for humans. Photo by Melissa Bradley is licensed on Unsplash.

Scientists grapple with a possible new consequence of climate change: ‘Zombie’ viruses

Rachel Umansky-Castro, Reporter
February 24, 2023
The free Route 23 bus arrives at Ruggles Station. This is one of the most active lines in the whole system and has been fare-free for almost a year.

Transit activists celebrate anniversary of fare-free buses, call for expansion

Ben Crawley, Reporter
February 22, 2023
Boston, Massachusetts - Jan. 27, 2023: Student artist Sophia Vaz places her newly-made artwork on one of the walls for the "Stories that Make Us" exhibit, which recently opened at the Teen Gallery of the Institute of Contemporary Art Studio in Seaport. The space was filled with pre-made art plus, as the night evolved, immigrant teenagers of diverse backgrounds worked on small 3x3 mirrors using colorful markers to tell stories of their new lives in the U.S.

New exhibit at Teen Gallery celebrates the immigrant experience

Desirée Vignola-Hung, Reporter
February 20, 2023
Coats hanging in Catie's Closet distribution center in Dracut, MA. Photo courtesy of Catie's Closet.

Free clothing organizations in Boston work to help children thrive in school

Cassidy McNeeley, Reporter
February 16, 2023
Approximately 3,000 people walked in the Winter Walk march on Sunday in Boston.

‘Everyone deserves a home’: Annual Winter Walk uplifts stories of homelessness to fight for change

Rachel Umansky-Castro, Reporter
February 13, 2023
Boston: Jan. 17, 2023 -- Protesters across the street from the East Boston Substation site. Protesters were out daily for a week in January to oppose the construction of the project.

Protests continue as Eversource breaks ground on the Eastie Substation

Elisabeth Hadjis, Assistant Editor
February 10, 2023
The Bra Run, July 2022. Photo by George Grullon and courtesy Elizabeth Rock, co-founder and co-organizer of the Bra Run and TrailblazHers Run Co.

Boston’s running community pushes for inclusive change

Kelly Chan and Pavithra Rajesh
February 8, 2023
Film cameras at CatLABS, an analog camera store and film processing lab in Jamaica Plain.

A film roll’s footprint: Boston photographers call for more sustainability in traditional photography

Alyssa Fell and Kylee Hendrie
February 4, 2023
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