Media Relations

News Releases

2008

December 30

BMC, BUSM Dermatologist Named One of America’s Top Doctors

December 30

BMC, BUSM Cardiologist Named One of America's Top Doctors

December 29

Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine Rheumatologist Named One Of America's Top Doctors

December 29

Boston Medical Center, Boston University School Of Medicine Neurologist Named One Of America's Top Doctors

December 24

Boston Medical Center, Boston University School Of Medicine Neuroradiologist Named One Of America's Top Doctors

December 23

Researchers Find Vitamin D Deficiency Associated with Greater Rates of Caesarean Sections

December 23

Boston Medical Center, Boston University School Of Medicine Otolaryngologist Named One Of America's Top Doctors

December 22

BUSM Faculty Named President of the Association of Academic Departments of Otolaryngology

December 22

Boston University School of Medicine Study Shows Optimal Dose Management of Warfarin Improves Anticoagulation Control

December 18

BUMC Gynecologist Named One of America's Top Doctors

December 18

BUMC Gastroenterologist Named One of America's Top Doctors

December 18

BUMC Nephrologist Named One of America's Top Doctors

December 16

Boston University College of Fine Arts School of Music announces the first graduate of its Doctoral Degree Program in Music Education offered online

December 15

Boston University Professor Receives NIH Award to Study Histatin 5

December 8

Boston University School Of Medicine Researchers Receive $2.9 Million To Study Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

December 8

Increasing Physical Activity and Limiting Television, May Lead to Reduction in Type 2 Diabetes

December 3

Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine Appoint New Thoracic Surgeon

December 2

Study links child hunger and poor health to unstable housing

December 1

Pseudoephedrine Use Common Among Young Children

November 25

New Oncologist And Hematologist Appointed To Boston Medical Center, Boston University School Of Medicine

November 21

Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine Appoint New Pulmonologist

November 21

The Boston University School of Theatre presents Lizzie Stranton by Lydia R. Diamond

November 20

Boston University Receives $750,000 Grant to Strengthen Women's Professional Networks in Science and Engineering

November 20

Children of Centenarians Live Longer, Have Lower Risk of Heart Disease, Stroke, Diabetes

November 18

BU's Pierce Receives $25,000 Jacob P. Waletzky Award

November 18

Gulf War Research Panel Finds 1 in 4 Veterans Suffers from Illness Caused by Toxic Exposure

November 17

BU dental students collect Toys for Tots donations

November 17

Boston University Event Honors Italian Thinkers and Reformers

November 17

The Boston University Art Gallery Presents Exposures: Other Histories in Early Postcards from Africa

November 17

BMC Nurse Manager Receives Abstract Award

November 14

Boston Medical Center Appoints New Physician Director Of Cancer Clinical Trials Program

November 14

New Hematologist And Oncologist Appointed To Boston Medical Center, Boston University School Of Medicine

November 14

Boston University School of Visual Arts presents Shadow Out of Time In collaboration with Stairwell Gallery

November 13

NPR's Guy Raz Names Daniel Schorr Journalism Prize Winner

November 12

Boston University School of Visual Arts presents Dushko Petrovich: Small Paintings

November 7

Stephen Karp Named Boston University Trustee

November 7

Boston University School of Medicine Student Elected National Delegate to the Association of American Medical College Student Organization

November 6

Boston University College of Engineering and Boston University Academy to Host Massachusetts VEX Robotics Competition Championship

November 5

BMC Receives Grant From Avon Foundation

November 4

The Boston University College of Fine Arts School of Music presents BU Symphony Orchestra and Symphonic Chorus at Symphony Hall

October 29

Boston University Academy Science Team Places First in Western Suburban Science League

October 29

Boston University School of Visual Arts presents the Contemporary Perspectives Lecture Series: Dana Schutz

October 28

Boston University School of Education Professor Inducted into Collegiate Athletic Hall of Fame

October 27

Wildflower declines in Thoreau’s Concord woods are due to climate changes, highlighting the role of evolutionary patterns in a new global conservation strategy

October 23

Boston Medical Center Appoints New Primary Care Physician

October 22

Boston University School Of Medicine Researchers Discover A New Relationship Between Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor And Inflammatory Signaling That May Be Relevant To The Treatment Of Epilepsy

October 22

New Medical Director of Infectious Diseases Appointed to BMC

October 20

Boston University receives its second and largest five-year federal grant to expand its chemical library and create new research techniques

October 17

Shipley Foundation Donates $3 Million to Boston University

October 16

Boston Medical Center, Boston University School Of Medicine Appoint New Orthopaedic Surgeon

October 10

BMC Receives $5.8 Million Grant to Fund Pepper Center; One of 11 Nationwide

October 9

The Boston University College of Fine Arts announces the formation of the Boston Center for American Performance

October 9

New Cardiologist Appointed To Boston Medical Center, Boston University School Of Medicine

October 9

Boston University College of Fine Arts announces 2008 Distinguished Alumni Award Winners

October 8

$14.5 Million Grant Will Fund Dental Disparities Research

October 6

Boston University Partners in NSF Challenge to Create Next Generation Wireless Network Using Visible Light

October 6

Boston University Partners in NSF Challenge to Create Next Generation Wireless Network Using Visible Light

October 3

BMC Researchers Find Household Energy Insecurity Associated With Greater Food Insecurity, Poor Health, And Developmental Concerns In Infants And Toddlers

October 3

Award Winning Author and Professor Andrew Bacevich to Speak at Boston University

October 1

Economists Pen Letter to Congress in Support of Bailout Plan

September 29

Boston University School of Visual Arts presents the Fifth Annual Tim Hamill Visiting Artist Lecture: Jenny Saville Monday, October 27, 6:00pm

September 29

Boston University School of Visual Arts presents The Exquisite Line Sherman Gallery, September 16 – October 25, 2008

September 29

The Boston University College of Fine Arts School of Music is pleased to host "In Search of Freedom An Evening of Music and Conversation featuring Pianist and North Korean Defector Cheol Woong Kim" Wednesday, October 8, 7:30pm, Tsai Performance Center

September 29

RI Attorney General Lynch Approves Sale of WRNI 1290 AM

September 24

Boston University College of Fine Arts presents “Words of Caution” Blues Concert with Blues Legend Lou Pride Thursday, October 2, 8:00pm

September 24

Boston University School of Music to host 2008 Ellsworth Smith International Trumpet Solo Competition Thursday, October 9–Sunday, October 12

September 22

John Porco Honored with 2009 Cope Scholar Award

September 22

Boston University School of Music Director to Step Down

September 22

Boston University College of Fine Arts presents the 12th Annual Fall Fringe Festival

September 22

Boston University Expands Scholarship Program for Boston Public School Graduates

September 19

Boston University's Endowment Rises 2.9 Percent in Fiscal 2008

September 17

Celebrated Newsman Dan Rather to Speak at Boston University on 2008 Election

September 17

BMC/Drexel Report Finds Food Prices in Boston & Philadelphia 50 Percent Higher Than Maximum Food Stamp Benefit

September 17

BU Joins Fight Against Silent Killer

September 17

Boston University to Honor Outgoing Trustee Chair Alan Leventhal

September 15

Susan Sarandon and Lauren Bacall to Receive Awards at Bette Davis Centenary Tribute at Boston University

September 4

Media Critic John Carroll Returns to WBUR

September 2

Bostom University School Of Medicine Researchers Observe Asymptomatic Carotid Plaque Healing Mechanisms

September 2

The Boston University Art Gallery Presents Atomic Afterimage: Cold War Imagery in Contemporary Art

September 1

Declaration of Independence: WRNI Becomes Rhode Island’s First Locally Run NPR News Station

August 28

Antarctic Research Helps Shed Light on Climate Change on Mars

August 27

Study Examines Use of Opioids

August 27

Researchers Find High Levels of Toxic Metals in Herbal Medicine Products Sold On-line

August 26

Oral Health Checkup is Key before Children Start School

August 21

Measuring the auditory dynamics of selective attention

August 21

Boston University Names Dr. Jeffrey Hutter Dean of Goldman School of Dental Medicine

August 20

New Ophthalmologist Appointed To Boston Medical Center, Boston University School Of Medicine

August 12

New Physician Joins Boston Medical Center

August 11

Doctors at Boston Medical Center Offer Tips for Packing Healthy School Lunches

August 8

Boston University College of Fine Arts 2008-2009 Season Announcement

August 8

Boston University Journalism Fellowship Deadline

August 7

With Help of BU Students, Homeless Vets Stand Down

August 5

Rare Antarctic fosssils in mountain lake area reveal extinction of tundra before full polar-climate arrived

August 4

One In Ten Children Using Cough, Cold Medications

August 1

The Emerging Scientific Discipline of Aeroecology

August 1

HRSA Awards $1.3 Million To Boston Medical Center

August 1

Local Resident Named Chief Of Surgical Critical Care At BMC

July 29

Study Links Soft Drinks and Fruit Drinks with Risk for Diabetes in African-American Women

July 29

Researchers Find Use of Angiotensin Receptor Blockers are Associated with Lower Incidence, Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease

July 25

Boston University International Incubator Program Receives Global Recognition

July 24

F. David Schneider, M.D., Receives Leadership Award

July 23

NIH Awards $5.4 Million To Boston Medical Center

July 23

WBUR Wins Three Top Public Radio News Directors Awards

July 14

Boston University Receives $450,000 Luce Foundation Grant to Support East Asian Archaeology Program

July 11

Researchers: Program Discourages HIV Transmission In Russia

July 9

Mary E. Moore Appointed Dean of Boston University's School of Theology

July 7

Disclosing Violence To Primary Care Or Obstetrics/Gynecology Physicians Most Beneficial

July 3

Boston University Triumphs at Mass Tech Transfer Center Program for Grants to Researchers in Academia with Spin-off Potential

July 1

BMC Names Vice-President for Quality and Patient Safety/Chief Quality Officer

June 26

Dental society puts Chatham dentist in top 10

June 18

Ex-Treasury, Congressional Tax Expert Berman to Head Graduate Tax Program at BU Law School

June 18

Researchers Seek to Focus Attention Upon the Distributors of Human Growth Hormone for Anti-Aging, Body Building and Athletic Enhancement

June 13

Boston University gives special athletes Special Smiles®

June 13

Local Resident Appointed Vice-President Of Medical Affairs/Chief Medical Officer At Boston Medical Center

June 12

Local Residents Appointed to Community Group for National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories at BU Medical Center

June 11

James Winn Named Director of Boston University Humanities Foundation

June 11

New Boston Medical Center Trustees Announced

June 9

Local Physician Appointed Director Of Diabetes at Boston Medical Center

June 6

BUGSDM ASSISTANT PROFESSOR RECEIVES FUNDING FROM NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL AND CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH

June 6

Boston Elementary Students: the City’s Future Dentists

June 5

Boston University Professor Shang-Hua Teng's Research Wins Prestigous Award for Helping Computers Solve Practical Problems

June 5

Primary Care Visits Reduce Hospital Utilization Among Medicare Beneficiaries at the End of Life

June 5

Boston University Awards Over $5.7 Million in Full Scholarships as Unique Program Nears $126M Mark

June 4

Boston University College of Fine Arts Presents Boston University Tanglewood Institute 2008 Season

June 3

New Endocrinologist Appointed to Boston Medical Center

June 3

Professor David H. Barlow, a pioneer in shaping the field of cognitive behavior therapy, receives lifetime achievement award

June 2

Prominent Leaders in Genetics & Healthcare Elected Boston University Trustees

May 30

Boston University College of Fine Arts Presents Three Students with Prestigious Esther B. and Albert S. Kahn Career Entry Awards

May 29

Boston University Awards Medeiros Scholarships To 11 Archdiocesan High School Graduates

May 29

BUMC, BMC Receives Clinical and Translational Science Award from NIH

May 29

BUMC Provost, BUSM Dean, To Be Honored at World's Largest Meeting of Oncology Professionals

May 28

Saving Limbs Makes A Difference

May 28

Local Surgeon Appointed Chief Of Vascular Surgery At Boston Medical Center

May 26

Boston University Faculty honored at Red Sox Disability Awareness Night

May 23

Solar Wind Challenge: Two BU astronomy research professors will debate differing theories of origin

May 21

Boston University Researchers Find Neotropical Treefrog That Can Choose to Lay Eggs in Water or on Land

May 21

Boston University School of Medicine’s CityLab Academy Graduation a Success

May 21

HEFA Invests $33 Million In Boston Medical Center Project

May 20

Boston University Academy Celebrates Class of 2008 in Fourteenth Commencement Ceremony

May 18

Lucchino Urges Boston University Grads to Fight Injustice & Celebrate Diversity

May 18

Boston University’s 135th Commencement Address by Lawrence Lucchino, President & CEO of the Boston Red Sox

May 18

Boston University Recognizes Three Professors May 18 for Excellence in Teaching Honors

May 18

Boston University’s 135th Commencement Baccalaureate Address by Dr. William H. Hayling

May 17

Boston University College of Fine Arts School of Music Announces Online Music Education 2008 Commencement Ceremony

May 16

Tom Fiedler Named Dean of BU’s College of Communication

May 15

Gail Steketee Appointed Boston University School of Social Work Dean

May 13

Distinguished Speakers Highlight Boston University School & College Convocation Ceremonies

May 9

Boston University College of Fine Arts announces 2008 Convocation Speaker: Award-Winning Playwright, Screenwriter, Director, and BU Alumnus Craig Lucas

May 9

Boston University & UK’s University of Warwick Launch Partnership

May 9

New Optometrist Appointed To Boston Medical Center, Boston University School Of Medicine

May 8

Boston University President Emeritus Aram Chobanian, M.D. is Honored by Massachusetts Medical Society with its Lifetime Achievement Award

May 7

The Learning of Liberty for Civic Life: Conference Hosted by Boston University and the Pioneer Institute

May 6

Four Alums Elected to Boston University Board of Overseers

May 6

The Globe’s Sacha Pfeiffer to Join WBUR as Health & Science Reporter

May 5

One In Ten Children Using Cough, Cold Medications

May 2

Red Sox President/CEO Larry Lucchino on Deck for Boston University Commencement

April 28

Boston Medical Center Appoints New Chief Of Hematology-Oncology

April 24

ALUMNUS DR. DAVID FEDERICK OF MARINA DEL REY ANNOUNCED AS COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY GOLDMAN SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE

April 23

Boston University Academy Presents Financial Aid Benefit Auction: Vote For BUA!

April 23

Professor Farouk El-Baz Honored for his Archeology Research on International Heritage Day

April 23

Researchers Discover Gene For Branchio-Oculo-Facial Syndrome

April 22

Researchers At Boston University School Of Medicine Receive First LWW/AAA Education Research Scholarship

April 18

Pulitzer Prize Winning Poet, Journalist and Professor Lloyd Schwartz to Speak at Boston University

April 18

Boston University School of Education Hosts Annual Spring Institute: Educating For Justice

April 14

Robert Knox Elected Next Boston University Trustee Chair

April 10

Boston University School of Theatre Presents David Hare’s Stuff Happens

April 10

NPR’s “Wait Wait…Don't Tell Me!” Wins Peabody Award

April 9

New Optometrist Appointed To Boston Medical Center, Boston University School Of Medicine

April 8

New Ophthalmologist Appointed To Boston Medical Center, Boston University School Of Medicine

April 8

New Research Shows How Quickly the Brain Recognizes Odors

April 4

WBUR Wins Seven Regional Murrow Awards

April 4

HELMERHORST AWARDED BY NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL AND CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH

April 4

NPR’S “On Point” to Broadcast Live from China

April 3

The Boston University Nursing Archives Associates Host 2008 Annual Meeting Featuring Rear Admiral Kathleen L. Martin

April 3

WBUR Documentary “The Doctor Can't See You Now” to Air April 11

April 2

BAD TEETH POSE HEART DISEASE RISK IN YOUNGER MEN, STUDY SHOWS

April 2

New Ophthalmologist Appointed To Boston Medical Center, Boston University School Of Medicine

April 2

New Transplant Surgeon Appointed To Boston Medical Center, Boston University School Of Medicine

April 1

Boston University Receives Mapping Software Donation Based on Geology Professor’s Search for Water Sources in Darfur

April 1

Boston University to Host Conference on the Right to Education in Africa

April 1

Researchers Develop New Method To Test For Lung Cancer

April 1

The Boston University School of Visual Arts Contemporary Perspectives Lecture Series presents Anna Conway

April 1

The Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Boston University and the Poetry Society of America Celebrate the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

April 1

Boston University School of Music presents Verdi: Requiem

March 31

BU Scientist Provides Near-Term Ways to Preserve Scarce Water Resources in Darfur

March 31

DENTAL SMARTS WIN MIAMI NATIVE ADA SCHOLARSHIP

March 31

DENTAL SMARTS WIN CORBETT NATIVE ADA SCHOLARSHIP

March 28

Researchers Find That Decreased Sexual Satisfaction Is Not Clearly Associated With Cardiovascular Disease In Postmenopausal Women

March 27

PTSD Associated With More, Longer Hospitalizations And Greater Mental Health Use

March 25

Physician At Boston Medical Center, And Boston University School Of Medicine Awarded 2008 Outstanding Physician In Nephrology From The National Kidney Foundation

March 25

Boston University School of Medicine Professor Receives MERIT Award

March 20

WBUR Dominates Associated Press Regional Awards

March 18

Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine Fits Mouth Guards at WBZ NewsRadio 1030 Youth Hockey Clinic

March 18

Researchers Find One In Six Women, One In Ten Men At Risk For Alzheimers Disease In Their Lifetime

March 17

BU’S SCHOOL OF LAW, PUBLIC HEALTH TO HOLD CONFERENCE ON THE FUTURE OF HEALTH LAW

March 11

TENNESSEE RESIDENT TO STUDY SURGERY IN LESOTHO

March 6

Hardin Coleman Named New Dean of BU’s School of Education

March 3

BMC, The National Kidney Foundation To Offer Free Kidney Screenings

February 29

Boston University Academy Student Selected as Massachusetts Representative to U. S. Senate Youth Program

February 27

New Research Indicates That A Common Heart Drug May Reduce Cocaine Cravings

February 27

Boston Medical Center Names New Chief Of Cardiac Surgery

February 26

Boston University School of Dental Medicine Opens Institute of Dental Research & Education, and Dental Health Center at Dubai Healthcare City

February 21

Panel of Industry Experts to Discuss “Media & Politics” at Boston University

February 20

The Florence & Chafetz Hillel House at Boston University and the New Center for Arts and Culture present The Power of Prejudice: The Dreyfus Affair

February 20

Study Shows Effects of Vitamin D and Skin’S Physiology

February 15

Boston University Academy Hosts Robots of Boston Press Conference

February 15

Boston University College of Fine Arts presents InCite Arts Festival

February 15

Boston University and Boston Ballet Present Dance Spotlight

February 15

Alabama Resident To Study Internal Medicine In Argentina

February 13

FREE DENTAL CHECKS FOR BOSTON CHILDREN Minority children face greatest need, stats show

February 13

New Ophthalmologist Appointed To Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine

February 11

Researchers Find that Disability Does Not Necessarily Follow Disease in Living to Exceptional Old Age

February 8

New Urologist Appointed To Boston Medical Center, Boston University School Of Medicine

February 6

BMC Employee Named YMCA Black Achiever

February 6

The Boston University Art Gallery Presents Surrounded by Water: Expressions of Freedom and Isolation in Contemporary Cuban Art

February 5

“Weight Training” Muscles Are Shown To Reduce Fat And Improve Metabolism In Obese Mice

February 5

Boston University Astronomers Map Full Extent of Mercury's Comet-Like Tail

February 4

WBUR & WGBH Present "Day of Decision," a One-Hour Special Examining Super Tuesday

February 4

Boston Medical Center Appoints New Director of Health Disparities Research

February 4

Premature Babies Enrolled in Medicaid Often Not Getting Critical Follow-Up Services

February 1

Boston University School of Theatre and Dance Program present Aurora Borealis 6: A Festival of Light and Dance

January 30

Boston University Presents an Evening with Celebrated Opera and Theatre Director Francesca Zambello

January 30

Study Shows Link Between Recent Drug Use, Homelessness And Death In HIV–Infected Persons With Alcohol Problems

January 29

Boston University School Of Medicine Professor, Boston Medical Center Physician Elected To Vice-Chair Of The American Academy Of Ophthalmology

January 18

Acclaimed Opera Performer Martina Arroyo to Instruct Master Class at Boston University

January 18

Boston University “Ready to Vote” Program to Address Current Situation in Afghanistan

January 18

Boston University School of Visual Arts Presents Ledelle Moe

January 16

Student-Musicians Selected For The Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras' 50th Season

January 16

Boston University to Celebrate Legacy of Alumnus Martin Luther King, Jr. on January 21

January 15

Researchers Find Association Between Food Insecurity And Developmental Risk In Children Less Than Three Years Of Age

January 15

Boston University School Of Medicine Researcher Recipient Of The First Junior Faculty Award

January 14

Boston University School of Visual Presents David Ording: Bonjour Monsieur Courbet

January 10

New Mexico Resident Completes International Health Studies Program In Guatemala

January 8

New Family Medicine Primary Care Physician Appointed To Boston Medical Center, Boston University School Of Medicine

January 7

British Columbia Resident To Study Internal Medicine In Hong Kong

January 4

Boston University School of Public Health Research Shows Pneumonia Treatment at Home is as Effective as In-hospital

January 4

Boston University Academy to Host Kick-Off Event for Greater Boston High School Students Competing in National Robotics Competition

January 3

Local Resident to Study Intensive Care in England

January 2

Study Shows Vitamin D2 is as Effective as Vitamin D3 in Maintaining Circulating Concentrations of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D

January 2

Alabama Resident to Study Internal Medicine in India

January 2

Illinois Resident To Study Family Medicine In Lesotho