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Coronavirus

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Public Health

COVID-19 Fears are Making People Avoid Medical Care, Vaccinations

April 24, 2020

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Public Health

Unfortunately, It’s a Good Time to Study Anxiety and Drinking

April 23, 2020

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Climate Change & Coronavirus

In Boston, COVID-19 and Climate Change Are Hitting the Same Communities the Hardest

April 22, 2020

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Gratitude

Coronavirus Thank-you Notes from the BU Community

April 22, 2020

Photo of Dean Mary Elizabeth Moore, in a purple sweater, sitting and chatting with Elizabeth Hurd (STH’19).

Public Health

BU Says Goodbye, Virtually, to STH Dean Mary Elizabeth Moore

April 22, 2020

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Admissions

Class of 2024 Accepted Students Are Touring BU Virtually This Year

April 22, 2020

Members of the medical team at the Newton Pavilion COVID-19 recuperation unit for homeless patients, after putting on personal protective equipment for the unit’s opening on April 9, 2020.

Health & Medicine

State-Owned Newton Pavilion Reopens to Treat Homeless Patients with COVID-19

April 21, 2020

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Voices & Opinion

POV: What Will We Choose to Value in Light of COVID-19?

April 21, 2020

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Updates

Coronavirus Roundup Tuesday

April 21, 2020

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Lowtech Lifesaver

For COVID-19 Patients, Could Breathing Easier Be as Simple as Flipping Over?

April 17, 2020

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Problem Solvers

BU Engineers Are Taking on the Coronavirus Pandemic

April 17, 2020

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University News

President Brown Outlines How BU Aims to Cover $52 Million Shortfall

April 17, 2020

Image of Marisa McIntyre, RN, left, and Maureen Shanahan-Frappier, RN, waiting for patients outside Boston Medical Center March 20, 2020 in a blue tent with a sign that says "Emergency Department Triage Area."

Public Health

BU’s CARD Offers Support for Commonwealth’s Nurses in Difficult Times

April 17, 2020

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Film & TV

This Year’s Redstone Film Festival Goes Virtual

April 17, 2020

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Air Pollution & COVID-19

No, it’s Not Your Imagination, the Air in Boston is Cleaner

April 16, 2020

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COVID-19 Shutdown

After Major Exodus From Campus Labs, BU Research Plans For a Post-Pandemic Return

April 16, 2020

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Public Health

Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on Domestic Violence

April 16, 2020

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COVID-19 "Ick" Factor

Ew, Gross! Four Ways Disgust Is Shaping the Coronavirus Pandemic

April 16, 2020

A photo of BU field hockey teammates Shannon Ma (right) and Rebecca Janes hugging goodbye last month as BU students left campus to flee the pandemic.

Mental Health & COVID-19

Five Things COVID-19 Might Do to Young Adults’ Mental Health

April 16, 2020

Image of Boston City Councilor and BU alum, Annissa Essaibi-George, who has started sew face masks for the Boston University Police Department at the Stitch House, a shop in Dorchester which she founded. Two BU PD officers stand at her left and right; the wall behind them is filled with skeins of yarn.

Community Service

Inside BU Alum’s Stitch House, a Business for the Times

April 16, 2020

Inside BU Alum’s Stitch House, a Business for the Times