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Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey shakes hands with moderator and Globe climate reporter Sabrina Shankman at the conclusion of Thursday's panel discussion on building the climate workforce at Day 2 of the Boston Globe Summit on September 26, 2024 (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).

‘We all know where we need to go’: Gov. Maura Healey on building the climate workforce panel at Boston Globe Summit 2024

By Bryan Hecht and Sam Shipman / September 27, 2024
In a packed room on day two of the 2024 Boston Globe Summit, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey joined Globe climate reporter Sabrina Shankman in a 30-minute discussion on building the climate workforce.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu joined Globe work and income inequality reporter Katie Johnston in a discussion about skill-based employment and education at  the second day of the Boston Globe Summit on September 26, 2024 (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).

‘Boosting the number of jobs in any community is a win-win’: Mayor Wu talks skills-based employment at Boston Globe Summit 2024

By Bryan Hecht and Sam Shipman / September 26, 2024
In the first event of the second day of the Boston Globe Summit 2024, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu joined Globe work and income inequality reporter Katie Johnston in a discussion about skill-based employment and education.
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the former Director of the Center for Disease Control discusses vaccination rates, bird flu outbreaks, and antimicrobial resistance in a panel discussion with Globe health and medical editor Anna Kuchment at Day 1 of the Boston Globe Summit on September 25, 2024 (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).

Former CDC director talks COVID, vaccines, and bird flu at Boston Globe Summit 2024

By Bryan Hecht and Sam Shipman / September 26, 2024
On the first day of the 2024 Boston Globe Summit, Anna Kuchment, the Globe’s health and medical editor, led a discussion with Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the former director of the Center for Disease Control (CDC), about “The State of Public Health.”