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Health & Medicine

An illustration of people wearing face masks

Public Health

SPH Seminar: Public Health, Science Experts Offer Global Perspectives on COVID-19

June 2, 2020

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Addiction

Students in Recovery Face Challenges from Social Distancing

May 27, 2020

Joe Besser (QST’20) and Michelle Goltsman (COM’20) take a walk down a street near campus on May 16, 2020. The Citgo sign is seen on the left in distance, as well as the green line tracks.

Public Health

Hundreds of BU Volunteers Are Calling All Admitted Students to Say Welcome

May 22, 2020

Aerial images of Boston University and the Kilachand Center.

Public Health

BU to Set Up COVID-19 Testing for Students, Faculty, and Staff

May 21, 2020

Portrait of Catherine Klapperich, Director of the Boston University Precision Diagnostics Center at the College of Engineering

COVID-19 Testing

How BU’s Plan to Test Students, Faculty, and Staff for COVID-19 Would Work

May 21, 2020

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Public Health

SPH Seminar: Applying COVID-19 Lessons to Climate Change

May 18, 2020

Photo of Sophie Park (CAS'20)'s laptop as she attends the Class of 2020's Senior Breakfast live stream from her bedroom on Fri. May 1, 2020. Laptop screen shows Dean Elmore speaking at a podium, a Starbucks cup sits to the left on the laptop. Photo by Sophie Park (CAS'20)

Coronavirus Roundup

Saluting the Class of 2020 Virtually This Sunday

May 15, 2020

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Science & Technology

Real Doctors. Real Social Workers. Virtual Patients.

May 12, 2020

Image of a handgun with gold bullets on a scratched rock surface.

Public Health

SPH Dean’s Forum Focuses on Global Gun Violence Epidemic

May 9, 2020

Image of William Lopez, from the facilities department at BU, as he cleans the windows on Bay State Rd on April 29, 2020. A sign on the door reads "important notice" and then red sign on the brick building reads "Boston University Sargent College House 205.

Weekly Roundup

Credit/No Credit Decisions Start May 13

May 8, 2020

Azer Bestavros Director, Data Science Initiative Associate Provost for Computing and Data Sciences, at his home in Wayland

Coronavirus

My Battle with COVID-19: “A Harrowing Experience I Will Never Forget”

May 6, 2020

Photo of a lone pedestrian in a red sweater and a mask, walking past the Yotel building on Seaport Boulevard in Boston at sundown on April 22, 2020. Since the start of the coronavirus outbreak, the hotel has the rooms light up in the shape of a heart; two hearts are seen in the background.

Weekly Roundup

BU Investigates Allegations of Cheating during Remote Testing

May 1, 2020

Images of local volunteers along with the National Guard distributing food to locals at Winnisimmet Park in downtown Chelsea April 23, 2020. Many boxes say "Salvation Army" on the side, and a line of people with masks is seen in the background.

Public Health

BU Public Health Researchers Aid Chelsea, Epicenter of State’s COVID-19 Outbreak

April 28, 2020

Protesters stand on the steps of the State Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Wednesday, April 15, 2020. Flag-waving, honking protesters drove past the Michigan Capitol on Wednesday to show their displeasure with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's orders to keep people at home and businesses locked during the new coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak.

Politics

Could Anti-Lockdown Protests in the United States Help Trump Win This Fall?

April 24, 2020

Close-up image of a person working at a home office desk with a pillow behind their back; you can see their hands touching a keyboard.

Wellness

Designing an Ergonomically Sound Work-from-Home Environment

April 24, 2020

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Public Health

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

April 24, 2020

Close-up of a woman's hands as she pours herself a glass of wine; the atmosphere is very dark and gray.

Public Health

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

April 23, 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

Composite image: on the right, Dr. Muhammad Zaman poses for a photo in his lab on Thursday, April 27, 2017, photo by Jackie Ricciardi; on the right, a black and white portrait of Sigrid Nunez, a College of Arts & Sciences lecturer in creative writing, photo by Marrion Ettlinger.

Accolades

Two BU Faculty Honored with Guggenheim Fellowships

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

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