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Nnenna C. Ijomanta

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Health

‘Just Get to Work’: Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Focuses on Care, President Says at Forum

In the greater Boston area, where nearly 13,000 individuals can experience homelessness on a given night, many nonprofits work to address systemic housing issues. But the Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program has taken a different approach — emphasizing immediate and continuous care.

Ireland's 14th Taoiseach Leo Varadkar at the 2025 Gustav Pollak Lecture
IOP

Former Irish Prime Minister Relives His Tenure at 2025 Gustav Pollak Lecture

Former Prime Minister of Ireland Leo Varadkar said Western countries should give more foreign aid to reduce illegal migration and defended the rise of deportations during his tenure at the 2025 Gustav Pollak Lecture on Thursday.

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Arts

Penny & Sparrow Image

Penny & Sparrow performed at Paradise Rock Club on April 19.

Louise Leakey Talk on Lake Turkana
Museums

Paleoanthropologist Louise Leakey Talks Turkana Basin Discoveries at Peabody Museum

Paleoanthropologist Louise Leakey, the granddaughter of Mary and Louis Leakey, who first determined that early humans evolved in Africa, presented a history of her family’s research in north Kenya at the Peabody Museum on Thursday.

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Around Town

The Urban Agriculturalist at North Allston Farms

Founder Rita L. Vaidya sees North Allston Farms not simply as a business, but as a garden and space of education for anyone hungry and curious. When not tending to her crop, she hosts workshops throughout Allston, advertising “the joy of tasting and growing microgreens while learning where your food comes from.”

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Allston Farms 3

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Allston Farms 2

For Vaidya, teaching others how to farm is a source of joy, like teaching a child to read.

Allston Farms Instructions
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Allston Farms Instructions

Instructions for Vaidya’s family for when she has to leave the farm.

North Allston Farms Packaging
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North Allston Farms Packaging

North Allston Farms distributes its produce in compostable packaging, which can be disposed of on Vaidya’s front porch.

Rita Vaidya Garden
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Rita Vaidya Garden

Vaidya gently prunes and brushes the leaves of crops, removing debris and seed shells.

Vaidya Portrait
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Vaidya Portrait

Rita L. Vaidya plants, grows, and harvests a variety of microgreens from her Allston home.

Francisco Sagasti April IOP Forum
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Francisco Sagasti April IOP Forum

U.S. Ambassador Nick Burns IOP Forum
IOP

‘Be Nice to Allies’: Former Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns Emphasizes Diplomatic Civility at IOP Forum

Former United States Ambassador to China R. Nicholas Burns stressed the importance of maintaining strong relationships with U.S. allies in limiting Chinese global influence at an Institute of Politics forum on Wednesday.

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Cambridge

Cambridge Plans to Begin Broadway Bike Lane Construction This Summer

Cambridge’s Bicycle Committee said the city plans to begin construction on separated bike lanes on Broadway by this summer, advancing a proposal which has been met with concern by some residents.

International Women's Day
Film

Filmmakers and Activists Talk #StandWithHer Movement at IOP Forum

The panel, which featured Ziauddin Yousafzai, the father of Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai, reflected on the #StandWithHer movement — a global campaign inspired by Pahuja’s Oscar-nominated film To Kill a Tiger — which highlights women’s security and the role of men in gender equality.

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