Boston University

Epidemiology

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Ebola

Spotting Ebola in the Crowd

January 28, 2019

Microscopic image of tuberculosis bacteria

Biology

How Bad Drugs Turn Treatable Diseases Deadly

January 14, 2019

Assistant Professor Mary Dunlop (right) and postdoctoral fellow Imane El Meouche in a lab

Antibiotics

Antibiotic Resistance without the Antibiotics

December 11, 2018

female traveler standing underneath the list of departures and arrivals in an airport

Public Health

SPH Report: Many Study Abroad Students Return with Preventable Diseases

December 3, 2018

Monica L. Wang, assistant professor of community health sciences at the Boston University School of Public Health smiles for a photo as she receives an Outstanding Young Leaders award from the Greater Boston Chamber of Boston

Accolades

BU researcher named one of 2018’s Ten Outstanding Young Leaders by Boston Chamber of Commerce

October 30, 2018

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Epidemiology

Black Women’s Lupus Study

August 30, 2018

A group of adults cheers while drinking beer

Addiction

Almost Half of US Adults Who Drink, Drink Too Much, and Continue to Do So

July 19, 2018

Obesity may be associated with an increased risk of progression, recurrence, and death for specific types of cancer.

Obesity

Obese Patients Underrepresented in Cancer Clinical Trials

May 1, 2018

Julie Palmer, professor of epidemiology at BUSPH. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

Accolades

Julie Palmer Picked for Breast Cancer Leadership Position

April 27, 2018

Lynn Rosenberg, a principal investigator of the Black Women’s Health Study

Accolades

Helping Black Women Beat Insomnia

December 7, 2017

Illustration about innovative breast tumor imaging research

Cancer

Breast Cancer Research

June 16, 2017

Linda Sprague Martinez, assistant professor at the and racial health disparities researcher at Boston University School of Social Work

Urban Health

Helping Student Scientists Do Health Research at Home

January 26, 2017

group of used pregnancy tests showing negative and positive results

Fertility

Study Links Menstrual Cycle Characteristics to Fertility

August 29, 2016

glass of drinking water in front of a map of Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Epidemiology

Toxic Legacy

August 26, 2016

MRI images of human brain

Cardiovascular Disease

Healthy Heart, Healthy Brain?

August 11, 2016

Sandro Galea, Dean, Boston University School of Public Health

Public Health

Sandro Galea’s Vision for Public Health

May 5, 2016

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Cancer

Black Women with Fibroids Face Elevated Risk of Endometrial Cancer

March 24, 2016

Aedes aegypti mosquito

Infectious Diseases

The Next Pandemic

February 2, 2016

Epidemiology

Epidemiologist on Being Her Father’s Caregiver

December 3, 2015

Michele DeBiasse. Photo by Dan Aguirre

Nutrition

Change of Plans: Why Do We Break Our Health Resolutions?

October 7, 2015

Change of Plans: Why Do We Break Our Health Resolutions?