Boston University

Health

This easy-to-understand packaging for doses of albendazole, the antibiotic that prevents lymphatic filariasis, created by a team of BU students, won first prize at a hackathon for neglected tropical diseases

Students

BU Students’ Hackathon-Winning Project Could Help Combat a Neglected Tropical Disease

June 22, 2021

Photo of a single covid test vial with a swab in it with a red cap at the test collection at the Rajen Kilachand Center August 25, 2020.

University News

Pooled Testing for COVID-19 to Begin This Week

June 14, 2021

A photo of people walking up the stairs from BU Beach toward Marsh Chapel

University News

BU to Require All Employees to Disclose Vaccination Status or Plan

June 1, 2021

Closeup photo of a black and orange deer tick on a blade of green grass.

Infectious Diseases

It’s Lyme Disease Season. Here’s What You Need to Know

May 27, 2021

A photo of people working out at Seaport Sweat

Things-To-Do

To Do Today: Seaport Sweat

May 24, 2021

COVID on Campus

Weekly COVID Compliance Report: April 30

April 30, 2021

A photo of the COVID-19 testing site at Agganis Arena

Public Health

One Million BU COVID Tests Reached—and Counting

April 28, 2021

Photo of a young person in jeans and a light blue shirt with their hands over their crossed legs, sitting on a chair talking to a therapist or counselor of some kind, that is seen blurred on the right foreground.

Mental Health

BU Co-Creates First-of-Its-Kind Guides for Students Seeking a Mental Health Leave, and for Faculty and Staff

April 27, 2021

COVID On Campus

Weekly COVID Compliance Report: April 23

April 23, 2021

Series of three Back2BU posters that shows BU hockey fans cheering in the stands, students hanging out on the BU Beach, and students performing in a theater production. The first poster reads “Get Back to the good things,” and then says “VAX. UPLOAD. HOCKEY.” in large block letters. The next reads “VAX. UPLOAD. RELAX.” The final poster reads “VAX. UPLOAD. THEATER” Below, in smaller white text, each poster reads “Get vaccinated and upload your documents at Healthway. Because BU can’t relax COVID safety protocols until we know we have herd immunity. So do it ASAP. And get back to all these things you’ve been missing. ASAP. bu.ed.u/healthway.”

Public Health

Campus-Wide Campaign Urges Vaccination, Followed by Upload

April 21, 2021

COVID On Campus

Weekly COVID Compliance Report: April 16

April 16, 2021

Photo of someone holding up their vaccination card. It reads “COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card….Last Name Kumar, First Name Sunil,” and other personal information. They received the Pfizer vaccine. The background is beige.

Public Health

“Vaccine Passports”: COVID-19 Protection or Discrimination against BIPOC and the Poor?

April 9, 2021

Back2BU

Weekly COVID Compliance Report: April 9

April 9, 2021

President Joe Biden delivers remarks about Biden's gun control executive order in the White House Rose Garden, April 8, 2021

Gun Control

POV: Biden’s Gun Control Executive Orders Are a Step in the Right Direction

April 8, 2021

Muted-tone image of a Boston University sign post with an overlay that reads “Stand With Us” with four student group logos overlaid as pieces of paper with tape. The logos include BU Student Governmen, the IFC, and It’s On US”

Health & Safety

Students, University Observe Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month with Various Events

April 8, 2021

A composite image of Ayanna Pressley and Elizabeth Warren

Public Health

Ayanna Pressley, Elizabeth Warren to Headline Forum on Antiracism as Health Policy

April 5, 2021

COVID on Campus

Weekly COVID Compliance Report: April 2

April 2, 2021

Photo of a woman in a pink shirt, face mask, and black leggings doing yoga outside in a park with lots of greenery.

Wellness

Mindfulness: Why It Matters

March 31, 2021

Photo of a hospital room in which a person, seen, partially, laying in a hospital bed on the right, hooked up to a ventilator on the left. Many tubes spill over from the machine towards the person. Photo was taken July 2, 2020 in HOUSTON, TX.

Voices & Opinion

POV: In the Midst of the Pandemic, a “Massive Public Health Failure”

March 27, 2021

COVID On Campus

Weekly COVID Compliance Report: March 26

March 26, 2021

Weekly COVID Compliance Report: March 26