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Coronavirus

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COVID Winter Blues

How to Overcome the Winter Blues amid COVID Uncertainty

January 25, 2022

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COVID ON CAMPUS

Boston University COVID-19 Report: January 25

January 24, 2022

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COVID and Fertility

COVID-19 Vaccines Don’t Cause Infertility or Harm Pregnancy Chances, BU Research Shows

January 20, 2022

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COVID ON CAMPUS

Boston University COVID-19 Report: January 20

January 19, 2022

Photo of a field of white flags around the Washington Monument. Artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg’s temporary art installation on the National Mall, In America: Remember, features white flags that symbolize a life lost to COVID-19. Behind the mall, the sky is ominous and dark.

Coronavirus

Uncovering COVID-19’s Hidden Deaths in the United States

January 14, 2022

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Vaccines

Could COVID Pandemic and Vaccine Hesitancy Let HPV, Polio, and Measles Return?

January 13, 2022

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Climate Science

On Alaska’s Glaciers, Life Is Harsh—and So Is the Reality of Climate Change

December 13, 2021

photo of Third year PhD student Jackie Turcinovic, left, and John Connor, PhD in the Connor Lab. Turcinovic wears a light blue PPE layer over her clothes and purple gloves while Connor wears a grey lab coat and leans back onto the counter.

COVID ON CAMPUS

BU Scientists Are Prepared to Detect Omicron—and Other Variants

December 8, 2021

Social Sciences

How Technology Has Transformed Social and Behavioral Research

December 6, 2021

photo of the BU variant sequencing team working with COVID tests and tracking the genetic lineage of the coronavirus amidst our community and identifying variants of concern such as Delta and Omicron.

PANDEMIC

Omicron Variant: “A Little Too Much Hype, Saying This Is the Next Scary Thing”

November 30, 2021

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COVID Boosters

With COVID-19 Booster Shots Recommended for All US Adults, Infectious Disease Experts Weigh In

November 24, 2021

COVID ON CAMPUS

BU COVID Update: Most Coughs, Sniffles, and Sore Throats Are Other Illnesses, Not COVID

November 5, 2021

a photo collage featuring studio photos of all 13 members of the team of Boston University researchers all posing in front of black backdrops in various poses.

Environmental Justice

This Squad of Researchers Is a Real-Life Justice League

October 27, 2021

A school girl in Ecuador, age 6-11, receives a shot of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine.

COVID Vaccines

COVID Vaccines for Kids Ages 5 to 11: Answers to Common Questions

October 21, 2021

A woman wearing a protective face covering stares sullenly out of her window.

Mental Health

Depression Rates in US Tripled When the Pandemic First Hit—Now, They’re Even Worse

October 7, 2021

Photo, from behind, of a nurse with blue glasses, wearing a face mask and purple gloves, giving a BU staff or faculty a COVID-19 vaccine, at the vaccine clinic at FitRec January 2020.

Public Health

Do COVID Vaccines Affect Menstruation?

September 9, 2021

Detail photo of a tray of nasal swabs for COVID-19 testing in containers with red caps. The photo is tinted yellow and teal.

COVID ON CAMPUS

Boston University COVID-19 Report: September 2 to 8

September 9, 2021

Detail photo of a tray of nasal swabs for COVID-19 testing in containers with red caps. The photo is tinted yellow and teal.

COVID on Campus

BU COVID-19 Report: August 24 to 30

September 1, 2021

Detail photo of a tray of nasal swabs for COVID-19 testing in containers with red caps. The photo is tinted yellow and teal.

COVID on Campus

BU COVID-19 Report: August 18 to 24

August 26, 2021

Bottles of the Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines sit on a table next to a syringe.

Booster Shots

COVID Booster Shots: Everything You Need to Know

August 25, 2021

COVID Booster Shots: Everything You Need to Know