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Health & Medicine

Lani Silversides and Shana Jones meditating in classroom

University News

One Class, One Day: Today’s Assignment Is to Meditate

August 2, 2017

Johnson, Morrison, Ryan, and Rosenbloom in group photo

Public Health

911 Call on the Opioid Crisis

July 28, 2017

Ann McKee, director of BU’s CTE Center

CTE

CTE Found in 99 Percent of Former NFL Players Studied

July 26, 2017

Vito Fanciullo in kitchen with class

Nutrition

Following the Mediterranean Diet, in Italy

July 19, 2017

iPS cells innovator Gustavo Mostoslavsky, Boston University Center for Regenerative Medicine (CReM)

Stem Cells

CReM Stem Cell Researcher Is Innovator of the Year

July 11, 2017

Illustration of person swimming parralel to shore

Recreation

Spotting and Surviving Rip Currents

June 23, 2017

Captiol Building

Medicine

Congress Resists Research Cuts

June 6, 2017

Among the 14 Medical Campus faculty promoted from assistant to associate professor are nationally recognized experts on intimate partner violence, post-traumatic stress disorder, and addiction treatment.

Medicine

Medical Campus Faculty Advance to Rank of Associate Professor

May 31, 2017

Anthony S. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

University News

MED’s New Docs Urged to Continue US Medical Leadership

May 25, 2017

Commencement

Former Boston TV Anchor Highlights SPH Convocation

May 24, 2017

Mario J. Molina, Nobel Prize in Chemistry Winner, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at University of California San Diego

Earth

Nobel Winner Mario Molina Is Baccalaureate Speaker

May 17, 2017

Sophie Godley, winner of one of this year’s Metcalf Awards for Excellence in Teaching

Public Health

SPH’s Sophie Godley to Receive a 2017 Metcalf Award

May 15, 2017

Doctoral student Chelsey Bowman was awarded an NCAA Graduate Student Research Grant to survey college athletes about their attitudes regarding sexual violence on campus. Her research may lead to bystander training programs that teach athletes how to prevent sexual violence.

Education

Bystander Intervention: Can College Athletes Prevent Assault?

May 12, 2017

Alumni

What’s Really Driving America’s Ongoing Immigration Debate?

May 9, 2017

People over 65 who sleep longer than nine hours each night may be showing early signs of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, according to research by Sudha Seshadri, a MED professor of neurology.

Neurology

MED Researchers: Too Much Sleep Could Signal Dementia

May 8, 2017

Researchers identified a gene in mice associated with binge eating, and also found evidence that binge eating may alter myelin production brain.

Genetics

BU Researchers Find Gene Associated with Binge Eating in Mice

May 2, 2017

boston university staff members walking on commonwealth avenue

Fitness

Fitbit Walking Challenge Heats Up

May 2, 2017

Brian Woerner is equally at home offering a tasting at Follow The Honey in Cambridge or working with locals in Tanzania to help produce a sustainable supply of organic honey.

Ecology

A Global Taste of Honey for Questrom Grad Student

May 1, 2017

Ann McKee, director of BU’s CTE Center

Ice Hockey

Court Rules for BU, against NHL in CTE Case

April 28, 2017

Amie Grills has devoted her career to researching and teaching about ways to help children control their anxieties.

Schools and Colleges

Helping Children Beat Anxiety Wins a Top Award

April 28, 2017

Helping Children Beat Anxiety Wins a Top Award