Gilliam, Overdose Prevention, Veterans
BU IN DC
BU President Melissa Gilliam Meets with Policymakers on Capitol Hill
President Gilliam discussed the government-university partnership with Senator Todd Young (R-IN) and Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) during a visit to Capitol Hill last week.
ON THE CHARLES RIVER
Boston University, Boston Medical Center Researchers Work with High School Students to Build Peer-Led Overdose Prevention Program
Building a curriculum for teens, by teens: students met with BU researchers all summer to learn about opioid overdose prevention.
FACULTY EXPERT
Professor Coauthors Report on Mental Health Effects of Toxic Exposures Among Veterans
On a Department of Veterans Affairs-convened National Academies committee, BU epidemiologist Jaimie Gradus coauthored a report assessing possible links between exposures to hazards during military service and mental, behavioral, and neurologic health conditions among post-9/11 veterans.
THOUGHT LEADERS
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