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IMAGE: Boston University biologists Richard Primack and Carina Terry are pictured here collecting noise samples at Hall s Pond Sanctuary in Brookline, Massachusetts. view more
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As pandemic lockdowns went into effect in March 2020 and millions of Americans began working from home rather than commuting to offices, heavy traffic in America s most congested urban centers like Boston suddenly ceased to exist. Soon afterwards, the air was noticeably cleaner. But that wasn t the only effect. A team of Boston University biologists who study how human-related sounds impact natural environments seized the opportunity to learn how the reduced movement of people would impact local ecosystems. They found surprisingly that sound levels increased in some nature conservation areas, a result of cars driving faster on roads no longer choked by traffic.
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One year after the fast-spreading worldwide COVID-19 pandemic forced Boston University to shut down its campuses and move to remote teaching and learning to help contain the deadly virus, President Robert A. Brown announced plans on Friday to return to a far more normal campus life next fall.
In letters sent to the Boston University community (one to faculty and staff, a separate one to students and parents), Brown wrote that current guidance suggests that the ongoing widespread and accelerating national vaccination, and the diminishing presence of the virus, should make it possible to return to learning in classrooms, studios, and laboratories without the social distancing protocols that have been in place since last September. Brown said the University does not plan to offer classes under Learn
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