Emily Spatz
Deputy Campus Editor at The Huntington News
@nujournalism • campus editor @HuntNewsNU ✉️ [email protected] • news @bostondotcom ✉️ [email protected]
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2 days ago |
bostonglobe.com | Emily Spatz
For most parents, newborn screening tests are a barely perceptible safety net. But for the small minority whose babies get diagnosed with a serious but treatable illness, the tests can be lifesaving. For over , the federal Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children has met quarterly to review and update a list of rare genetic disorders to add to a federal screening panel.
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5 days ago |
bostonglobe.com | Emily Spatz
Last year, Laura Amico and her family thought they found the perfect, quiet spot along the Boston Marathon course to watch runners while maintaining a comfortable environment for her 9-year-old son, who has autism. They brought headphones and sensory items, hoping they could stay long enough to see their friends run. But despite being blocks away from speakers and large crowds cheering and ringing cowbells, Amico’s son was still overwhelmed.
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5 days ago |
bostonglobe.com | Emily Spatz
Law enforcement officials said Friday that they are not aware of any “specific or credible” threats targeting the Boston Marathon or other events in the city this weekend, but that threats of domestic, international, and state-sponsored terrorism are all “elevated.”“We are home to many patriotic and symbolic landmarks.
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1 week ago |
bostonglobe.com | Emily Spatz
Northeastern University said “in some cases” it would allow students to study remotely or at one of its international campuses after the State Department revoked the visas of more than 40 people affiliated with the university. Northeastern announced the option on an FAQ page dedicated to addressing the Trump administration’s wide-ranging actions targeting higher education and immigration, which has included revoking thousands of international students’ visas.
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1 week ago |
bostonglobe.com | Emily Spatz
Boston Public Schools beginning in May will automatically pause transportationservices for students who do not consistently ride the bus, district and city leaders announced Wednesday. The new policy aims to improve the reliability and efficiency of the district’s transportation system, which for years has been plagued late and no-show buses. The district will followstudents’ ridership with its real-time bus tracking app, Zūm, which the district launched at the start of this school year.
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Evie, 9, cheered for every runner as they went by, shouting words of encouragement. "Keep going! Never give up, you got this!" Evie yelled, standing on a stool. She was there with her family to support one of her dad's friends. https://t.co/eG837aut5D
Erin Sperry and Neal Peterson cheered on their "best friend" Will Schmidt with a sign inspired by Charli xcx's album "brat." "It's straight to the point," Sperry said, adding that Schmidt has long loved Charlie xcx. "It's brat marathon," Sperry said. https://t.co/fKWhYrcSny
Lucy Wasemann, Emily Liu, and Halle Frey, all immunology students at Harvard, were cheering on Lucy Wesemann's dad, Duane Wesemann, a professor of immunology. The girls made a fitting sign that showed how immunotherapy kills cancer cells and wrote "You're killing it" underneath. https://t.co/Cn0eqYuxU7