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Boston University

Public Health

backpack awareness, backpack safety, how to choose a backpack, choosing a backpack

Health & Medicine

Campus Life 101: Backpack Safety

September 6, 2019

Immigrant families overcrowded at U.S. Border Patrol Weslaco Station on June 11, 2019, in Weslaco, Texas

Immigration

POV: Child Detention at the Border Is Torture

July 18, 2019

View of the Boston University School of Public Health building on the BU Medical Campus

Public Health

School of Public Health Will Crunch the Data on Well-Being

July 15, 2019

A little boy gets sprayed with sunscreen

Public Health

How Safe Are the Ingredients in Your Sunscreen?

July 9, 2019

State Rep. Andy Vargas

Public Policy

Alum’s Bill Would Remove Commonwealth’s Religious Exemption from Vaccination

June 18, 2019

STEM

BU Provost Speaks on Capitol Hill about Sexual Harassment in STEM

June 17, 2019

bisexual pride flag

LGBTQ

POV: What about the “B” in LGBT+?

June 10, 2019

Alex & Leo at the Boston University School of Public Health convocation in 2019.

Students

Alex and Leo, a Story of Love, Healing—and Graduating

May 28, 2019

Mona Hanna-Attisha addressing SPHC graduates

Commencement

Researcher Who Exposed Flint Water Crisis to SPH Grads: “Stand Up for What Is Right”

May 23, 2019

John Howe delivers his Baccalaureate address

Medicine

In Baccalaureate Address, John Howe (MED’69, Hon.’19) Puts Names to “Making a Difference”

May 19, 2019

Sandro Galea, dean of the BU School of Public Health

Books

Sandro Galea Aims to Change the Conversation around Health with New Book

May 3, 2019

Hispanic Man Sitting At Dining Room Table Reaches For His Prescription Medications

Public Health

POV: We Need a Health New Deal Now

April 2, 2019

School of Social Work graduate student Jessica Lareau

Medicine

Don’t Call Jessica Lareau an Alcoholic. To Her, Words Matter

April 2, 2019

Karen Jacobs

Faculty

Office Artifacts: Karen Jacobs

March 26, 2019

BU students sitting around a dinner table

Public Health

BU Students: Learning on the Ground in Puerto Rico

March 25, 2019

Environmental Health

Are There Toxins Hiding in Your Sofa? Probably

March 20, 2019

Matthew Walker and Caroline Jens sitting behind a red table and laughing

Students

Passionate about Public Health? Here’s a Chance to Get Involved

March 19, 2019

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker (left) and Attorney General Maura Healey, two speakers at the SPH Dean’s Forum Tackling Gun Violence on March 11 at WBUR’s CitySpace.

Politics

SPH Forum: Commonwealth Leaders, Advocates Tackle Gun Violence

March 13, 2019

Health & Medicine

Visionary for Your Vision

March 12, 2019

Swipes for Boston, a BU Student Government initiative, delivers donated food and Rhetty-to-Go meals to homeless people around the city.

Health & Medicine

Feeding Boston’s Homeless—One Swipe at a Time

March 6, 2019

Feeding Boston’s Homeless—One Swipe at a Time