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Innovator of the Year

Pulmonologist Darrell Kotton Is BU’s Innovator of the Year

May 1, 2025

Photo: BU President Melissa Gilliam and BMC President Alastair Bell talk about strengthening the relationship between the two institutions on Friday, March 14, 2025. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi for Boston University

University News

In Conversation: The BU President and Boston Medical Center Health System CEO on Their Shared Vision and Optimism for Overcoming Turbulence

March 25, 2025

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Research News

Brink Bites: From Microscopic Worlds to Cancer Disparities

October 29, 2024

Photo: From left, Konstas Alysandratos, Darrell Kotton, and Andrea Alber. All three are wearing formal clothing

Lung Disease

Global Biopharma Giant GSK and BU Announce Collaboration to Pioneer New Lung Disease Treatments

October 17, 2024

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Innovation Awards

2024 Ignition Awards Aim to Bring BU Science and Tech to Market

August 22, 2024

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Public Health

Do You Really Need to Wear Sunscreen?

July 18, 2024

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Dementia

This AI Software Can Make Diagnosing Dementia Easier and Faster for Doctors

July 17, 2024

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University News

Anthony Hollenberg Named New President of Boston Medical Center

May 16, 2024

Photo: A picture of a person holding up a sign that says "My Body My Choice" outside of the United States Supreme Court Building

Abortion

Permanent Birth Control—Vasectomies and Tubal Ligations—Up following Supreme Court Abortion Ruling

May 15, 2024

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COVID-19

COVID-19 Photo Contest Winners Capture Moments of Joy, Sorrow, Meaning in Crisis

May 1, 2024

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Measles

How Worried Should We Be about US Measles Outbreaks?

March 29, 2024

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Hospital Design

How the Design of Hospitals Impacts Patient Treatment and Recovery

March 14, 2024

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Expert Take

Is COVID-19 Still a Pandemic?

March 4, 2024

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Awards

BU Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon Daniel Roh Receives Emerging Leader Award for Research in Aging

February 12, 2024

Photo: Doctor with gloved hand holds IV for chemotherapy treatment.

Cancer

New Cancer Cases Are Expected to Pass 2 Million This Year. What Does That Mean for All of Us?

January 30, 2024

Image: An electron microscope image hows a blood cell altered by sickle cell disease, top. The altered red blood cell is shown in a half-moon/sickle shape while other normal cells around it are circular.

Sickle Cell Disease

BU Researchers Helped Develop the First FDA-Approved Gene Therapies to Treat Sickle Cell Disease

December 12, 2023

Collage: (From left to right, top down) Photo: Philadelphia Eagles' C.J. Gardner-Johnson catches a pass during practice at the NFL football team's training facility, Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, in Philadelphia. A Black man wearing a dark green and white Eagles' football uniform and helmet catches a football in his hands, Photo: A flatlay of the iLet Bionic Pancreas, a bionic pancreas approved at the FDA. The device is a black box with a wire attached with two additional attachments, Photo: An unidentified person standing in a generic store pharmacy holds over the counter medicine in the aisle as they try to make a decision, and Photo: A white hands holds up a petri dish holding the yeast candida auris in a laboratory. a Petri dish with speckles of white dots/fungi is shown.

2023 IN REVIEW

What Were BU’s Most-Read Science and Research Stories in 2023?

December 11, 2023

Photo: A group of individuals from the Boston Medical Center’s, GenderCare team pose with their hands in their pockets, smiling at the camera. There are six of them, circling around to make a half-moon. They stand outside, on a bright day.

Public Health

Truths and Myths, Joy and Stigma—Life at BMC’s GenderCare Center

November 1, 2023

Photo: Black and white close up shot of an older, Black women's hands resting on a blanket.

Black Women’s Health

Racism, Sexism, and the Crisis of Black Women’s Health

October 31, 2023

Photo: An unidentified person standing in a generic store pharmacy holds over the counter medicine in the aisle as they try to make a decision.

Decongestants

A Common Nasal Decongestant Doesn’t Actually Work. What Should You Use Instead?

September 19, 2023

A Common Nasal Decongestant Doesn’t Actually Work. What Should You Use Instead?