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Public Health

Photo taken at a COVID-19 test collection site. Specialist Jessica Sandberg guides a visitor through the test collection process at the Rajen Kilachand Center August 25, 2020. Sandberg wears a mask and lanyard and stands behind a plastic divider.

Public Health

Free Temporary University Housing Is Offered to Off-Campus COVID-19–Positive Students

October 6, 2020

illustration of young adults wearing medical face masks. text embedded on the image says 'COVID Compliance Numbers'

COVID on Campus

Weekly Compliance Report: October 2

October 2, 2020

Photo of Renata Mukai (MED’23) getting a flu shot from Sara Khattab (MED’24) during last week’s flu clinic at the Medical Campus. Khattab wears scrubs and both wear blue face masks.

Public Health

Get Your Flu Shot. It’s Mandatory This Year

September 29, 2020

A group of students playing spikeball outside on campus

Public Health

BU Hotline for COVID-19 Reports Gets Nearly 200 Calls in First Month

September 28, 2020

A portrait photo of Paul Farmer

Public Health

Partners In Health Founder Paul Farmer to Speak Today on Social Class and Healthcare

September 23, 2020

Portrait of Muhammad Zaman, Boston University professor of engineering

Health & Medicine

ENG’s Muhammad Zaman on the Growing Dangers of Antibiotic Resistance

September 22, 2020

Composite photo made from black and white portraits of staff and doctors at Boston Medical Center. Overlay in red forms the red medical sign with center cross.

Photo Essay

“I Will Get through This. We Will Get through This.”

September 21, 2020

Illustration of a group of people facing different directions wearing masks. Each head and mask is translucent and of different colors on a dark blue background.

COVID on Campus

Weekly Compliance Report: September 7 to 17

September 18, 2020

Photo of large groups of mostly unmasked students eating and hanging out at picnic tables on West Campus on August 28.

University News

Group Gatherings Increase on and around Campus. But So Does Reporting Them

September 17, 2020

A photo of a researcher working on a vaccine in a lab

Public Health

Will Some Americans’ Vaccine Aversion Prolong the Pandemic?

September 14, 2020

Photo of a hand holding beer; the beer and glass are in the light, while the background is blurry but resembles a bar.

Voices & Opinion

POV: New Federal Recommendations for Alcohol Use: Less Is better

September 5, 2020

Image of a young person pulling a white mask over their face.

Public Health

How to Wear a Face Mask Properly

September 2, 2020

a portrait of Eric Kolaczyk

OPINION

POV: Modeling Shows Us What Can Happen. Our Choices Determine What Will Happen.

August 28, 2020

Patrons without facemasks on the rooftop bar at The Bear Trap on The Strip, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Back2BU

BU Will Suspend Students Who Host or Attend Large Gatherings

August 26, 2020

Voices & Opinion

POV: My Experience Getting Tested for COVID-19 at BU

August 25, 2020

A photo of desks in an empty classroom at Boston University

Voices & Opinion

POV: False Advertising and the In-Person Experience

August 19, 2020

A photo of the new COVID testing site at Boston University

University News

BU Launches COVID-19 Dashboard of Data

August 17, 2020

Public Health Campaign

BU Students Say “F*ck It Won’t Cut It” When It Comes to COVID-19 Safety

August 12, 2020

Signs advise COVID-19 precautions at the Fenway Campus, which will house undergraduate students who test positive for the novel coronavirus, per BU’s mandatory testing protocols. Signs use human figures to show the benefits of social distancing.

Public Health

FAQ: Quarantine vs Isolation and BU’s Safety Plans for Reopening Campus

August 12, 2020

A photo of the new COVID testing protocol at Boston University.

COVID Testing

Robots, Nanobeads, and Data Modeling—The Science behind BU’s Coronavirus Testing Plan

August 4, 2020

Robots, Nanobeads, and Data Modeling—The Science behind BU’s Coronavirus Testing Plan