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  "id": "2026-08-06-boston-university-two-day-heat-advisory-cooling-centers",
  "slug": "boston-university-two-day-heat-advisory-cooling-centers-2026-08-06",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Boston University",
    "shortName": "BU",
    "state": "MA",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "BU Alert",
    "enrollment": 36000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-08-06",
    "endDate": "2026-08-07",
    "type": "weather",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Cooling centers open under a two-day heat advisory",
    "headlinePublic": "Cooling centers open under a two-day heat advisory",
    "summary": "Boston University Emergency Management [said cooling centers would open](https://www.bu.edu/em/2026/08/06/heat-advisory-august-6-7-2026/) while a heat advisory covered the Boston area, and gave campus police numbers for a heat emergency.",
    "outcome": "Cooling centers and their hours were listed. Campus police numbers were given for a heat emergency on campus."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "website",
      "verbatimText": "Heat Advisory – August 6 – 7, 2026\n\nThe National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for the Boston area Thursday, August 6 – Friday, August 7, 2026. Heat temperatures for the next two days will be in the 90s with high humidity making it feel even warmer.\n\nBoston University will operate cooling centers for the BU community seeking relief from the heat at the following locations.\n\nCooling Center Locations and Hours of Operation:\n\nQuestrom School of Business Lobby, 595 Commonwealth Avenue: 7AM-10PM\nDuan Family Center for Data and Computing Sciences Lobby, 665 Commonwealth Avenue: 7AM-10PM\nGeorge Sherman Union, 775 Commonwealth Avenue: 7AM-Midnight\nHoward Thurman Center for Common Ground Lobby, 808 Commonwealth Avenue: 9AM-5PM\n522 Park Drive Basement Lounge (South Campus Residents Only), 522 Park Drive: 24 hours Note: South Campus location is inaccessible for those with mobility impairments. Students with accessibility concerns should use the GSU location\n\nBU students, faculty and staff are reminded to take precautions against heat-related illness or injuries. Physical activities or outside work should be limited to between 10AM and 3PM and/or when the temperature exceeds 90 degrees. Drink plenty of fluids to stay hydrated. When outside, remember to seek out shaded areas, wear light-colored clothing and loose fitting and apply sunscreen.\n\nPlease visit the campus map of bottle filling stations.\n\nStudents, faculty, or staff who are on campus and believe they may be experiencing a heat-related emergency on the Charles River Campus should call BUPD at 617-353-2121 and 617-358-4444 on the Medical Campus; off campus should call 911.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.bu.edu/em/2026/08/06/heat-advisory-august-6-7-2026/",
      "sourceDescription": "Boston University Emergency Management notice",
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  ],
  "context": "Boston University Emergency Management posts these notices on bu.edu/em.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Cooling centers and hours were listed, and campus police numbers were given for a heat emergency."
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  "sources": [
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      "title": "Boston University Emergency Management heat notice",
      "url": "https://www.bu.edu/em/2026/08/06/heat-advisory-august-6-7-2026/",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-10-04",
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  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "private-r1",
    "massachusetts",
    "bu",
    "diversity"
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  "dateAdded": "2026-10-04",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-10-04",
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