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University News

Gift to Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Will Help Fund Early Detection and Treatment

August 8, 2025

Alumni

Alumni Say Military Service Made Them Better Physicians, Leaders

November 8, 2024

Photo: Japan players huddle ahead of the second half of Paris Olympic men's rugby sevens Pool A match against South Africa on July 25, 2024, at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, near Paris.

Mental Health

BU Alum in Paris Keeping Olympians’ Minds Sharp and Healthy

July 29, 2024

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One Good Deed

One Good Deed: Christine Kannler (CAS’96, SPH’00, CAMED’00)

March 22, 2024

Health & Medicine

A Guide to Black Women’s Health

February 16, 2024

Photo: Abdulrazak Gurnah , winner of the 2021 Nobel prize in literature, speaks with Professor Muhammad Zaman (left) and Professor Carrie Preston as part of a two-day BU visit under the auspices of the Center on Forced Displacement and Kilachand at Morse Auditorium. Three people sit in formal attire and appear to be discussing an important topic around a small table

Forced Displacement

Fruitful First Year for Center on Forced Displacement

November 16, 2023

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Politics

How the AR-15 Divided a Nation

August 9, 2023

Photo: Walter Whyte, a tall, young Black man wearing a white and red BU Men's basketball uniform and white headband, moves across the court. A Bucknell athlete in a blue and orange uniform faces away from the camera toward center court. Player sit on the bucknell player bench behind them. A few people sit in the red seats in the stands in the background.

Public Health

Walter Whyte A Standout in the Class and on the Court

August 8, 2023

Photo: Laurie Craigen, a white woman wearing a full green and black patterned swimsuit, green swim cap, and goggles, smiles with hands on her hips as she looks to her right. The Boston Harbor can be seen behind her.

Competitive Swimming

This BU Professor and Competitive Swimmer Is Preparing for the Most Critical Race of Her Life

August 2, 2023

Documentary

Alum-Produced Documentary Screens at the White House

July 17, 2023

Health & Wellness

My Big Idea: A Directory of Gluten-Free Products, Recipes, and Local Restaurants

April 18, 2023

Photo: Marcelle Willock, MD. A light-skinned, older Black woman with light brown hair smiles and poses in the hallway of a bright, sunlit hospital. She wears a blue floral blouse, grey jacket, and black pants.

Tributes

Marcelle Willock, Former BU Chair of Anesthesiology, Was a Pioneering Physician

March 27, 2023

Terri Tanielian speaking at the Invictus Games Symposium on Invisible Wounds in 2016. Tanielian (CAS’90) is Special Assistant to the President for Veterans Affairs, helping meet the needs of veterans, their families, and caregivers. Photo from the George W. Bush Presidential Center, courtesy of Tanielian

Veterans

Serving Those Who Have Served in Uniform

November 9, 2022

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Supreme Court

Supreme Court on Guns, God, Abortion, and Affirmative Action

November 3, 2022

Paul Lanzikos (Questrom’80), former state secretary of elder affairs under Governor Michael Dukakis, is cofounder of Dignity Alliance Massachusetts, a healthcare policy coalition focused on nursing home reform. Dignity Alliance has endorsed the establishment of a COVID-19 day of remembrance in the commonwealth. Photo by Cydney Scott

Health & Medicine

BU Alum Calls for a COVID Day of Remembrance in Massachusetts

October 31, 2022

Photo of Josh Fairchild standing in front of an Orange line train with its doors open for boarding. a white man wearing a blue plaid shirt and grey puffer vest poses with arms crossed in front of an Orange and silver train.

Urban Health

The MBTA Has Problems. This Alum’s Advocacy Group Has Answers

October 3, 2022

Photo of flooded streets on Salinas Beach after the passing of Hurricane Fiona in Salinas, Puerto Rico, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. Overhead shot of houses and streets are flooded with muddy, brown water.

Public Health

Hurricane Fiona “Was Literally a Perfect Storm,” Says Former San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto

September 23, 2022

Photo of Deidra Somerville. A black woman with dreadlocks and glasses leans against a burnt yellow pillar and smiles for the camera. She wears a brown collared shirt and a yellow shawl with a Ghanaian adinkra pattern.

Mental Health

Making Psychedelic Therapy Accessible to Underserved Communities

August 2, 2022

Demonstrators with Center for Popular Democracy and other organizations perform a mass civil disobedience in support of abortion access by sitting and blocking an intersection near the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. on June 30, 2022. (Photo by Bryan Olin Dozier/NurPhoto via AP)

Reproductive Rights

The Battle for Reproductive Rights

July 1, 2022

Photo of David Waters, an older white man wearing black glasses, black blazer and pants, and a pastel pink collared shirt. He is turned towards the camera and smiling as he sits in front of a blurry background featuring bright red, yellow, and orange dots on a white background.

Nutrition

Opening Doors: David Waters (GRS’89)

June 7, 2022

Opening Doors: David Waters (GRS’89)

Opening Doors

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