Benefits, problems of remote work are the main topics
Administration will make final decision on committee recommendations
Work from home? Spend a full week at the office? Or split the difference?
The Committee on the Future of Staff Work is trying to determine what role remote work can or should play for more than 5,000 of Boston University’s nonfaculty employees, as a well-vaccinated BU returns to a more normal life this fall after more than a year of historic impact from the COVID-19 pandemic.
All staff will receive an email from the Office of the Provost today, Monday, May 3, announcing a brief online survey that will be available starting tomorrow, Tuesday, May 4. Faculty who supervise or engage frequently with staff will also be notified about the survey by leadership at their schools and colleges. The survey will be open for two weeks. The questions ask about the impacts of working remotely on productivity and communication during the pandemic. While some demographic q
For many residents of Michiana, the date April 11, 1965, brings chilling emotions to the forefront.
As late afternoon gave way to early darkness, more than four-dozen tornadoes twisted out of the sky, taking the lives of nearly 270 people across the upper Midwest.
Indiana was hit hardest, followed by Michigan. As people scrambled for cover from the tornadoes, which came with little warning, regional community became forever associated with Palm Sunday 1965.
Alto, LaGrange, Elkhart, Dunlap, Howe, Scott, Shipshewana, Coldwater, Hillsdale. All told, damage totaling $1.2 billion (in 1965 dollars) was reported.
The tornado systems skimmed the southern outskirts of Sturgis, causing damage along South Nottawa Street in Sturgis and beyond. The tornado struck the area at 6:45 p.m., several miles south and east through Fawn River and Honey Lake, leaving behind a wide path of devastation. It touched down on Bauman Road, near the Fawn River store, and from there reduced everything in its pa
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Sometime in the not-too-distant future, scientists predict that global temperatures may rise as much as 4 degrees Celsius, or even higher, on average. By 2100, the sea level is expected to rise between 0.2 meters in a best-case scenario to 2.5 meters in an extreme one, depending on efforts to curb emissions.
A rise of just half a meter, though, would be enough to inundate the Egyptian cities of Port Said and Alexandria, according to one estimate. An increase of a meter would cover a quarter of the Nile River Delta, the country’s breadbasket.
The slowly unfolding disaster may be enough to uproot six million Egyptians, in addition to millions more migrating from parts of the Sahel. There, land degradation is taking its toll and unbearable heat has become the norm, making a wide swath of Africa, already the continent with the fastest-growing population on the globe, unlivable.
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If the last year taught us anything, it’s that working from home and meetings by Zoom have undeniable benefits along with serious drawbacks. Flexible schedules, more family time, and cost savings on commuting have been a blessing for many. But trying to work while kids are remote-schooling, the monotony of virtual meetings, and the absence of personal interactions have proved exhausting for others.
Is there a way to have the best of both worlds at a residential university in the post-pandemic society? Can employees keep flexibility in their work schedule while ensuring that the campus still feels like a vibrant, densely populated community in the heart of Boston?