The Science Behind BU’s Coronavirus Testing Plans

COVID19 Testing at Kilachand CenterON THE CHARLES RIVER
The Science Behind BU’s Coronavirus Testing Plans

How have BU scientists prepared to test 6,000 people a day this fall? Robots, nano beads, and data modeling are all part of the plan.
Get the details

 

STUDENT LIFE
Upward Bound Toward College — Remotely

BU’s summer program for low-income Boston high schoolers who may be the first in their families to attend college went virtual this year.
Read their uplifting stories

 

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Almost Half of U.S. Teens Have Been Stalked or Harassed by Their Partners

BU School of Public Health Professor Emily Rothman says dating abuse is shaped by larger forces, including racism, poverty, homophobia, misogyny, and disability-related discrimination. Learn what’s happening

 

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT…

Saida Grundy of the BU College of Arts & Science tells WGBH you can’t “read your way into” antiracism… The Boston Globe explains how BU School of Law Professor and CARB-X Executive Director Kevin Outterson is racing the clock to stop drug-resistant superbugsMarilyn Augustyn and Eileen Costello of the BU School of Medicine discuss the pandemic’s impact on special needs children and their families in The New York TimesLes Kaufman of the BU College of Arts & Sciences argues that slowing deforestation is a cost-effective way to stop pandemics in The Conversation… The Boston Globe documents BU engineering student Santiago Gomez’s quest to remove racist terminology from engineering textbooks.