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Electrical contractor will work on all floors

National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories June 6, 2008 Construction will take place Saturday, June 7, 2008 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The Concrete contactor will work on Level 1. The Controls contractor will work on Levels 3 and 7. The Special coatings contractor will work on Level 6. More

Concrete contractor will work on Level 1

National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories May 30, 2008 Construction will take place Saturday, May 31, 2008 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The Controls contactor will work on all levels. The Concrete contractor will work on Level 1. The Electrical contractor will work on Levels 3, 5 and 7. More

Paint contractor will paint Stair #2

National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories May 23, 2008 Construction will take place Saturday, May 24, 2008 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. an 4:30 p.m. The paint contractor will paint Stair #2. The building automation system contractor will work in various locations.  Adverse impacts due to excessive vibration or noise are not... More

Boston University School of Medicine’s CityLab Academy Graduation a Success

Boston University School of Medicine For Immediate Release May 21, 2008 Contact: Allison Rubin, 617-638-8491, allison.rubin@bmc.org Boston University School of Medicine’s CityLab Academy Graduation a Success (Boston)—Thirty-nine students graduated from Boston University School of Medicine’s (BUSM) CityLab Academy last Thursday. CityLab Academy is a free nine-month academic and laboratory skills training program for qualified high... More

Panel urges review of possible lab threats

Boston.com May 17, 2008 By Stephen Smith Globe Staff Federal health officials should conduct a rigorous review of potential threats posed by a controversial Boston University laboratory and make sure the surrounding neighborhood is not excluded from the process, a panel of top scientists said yesterday. The chairman of the board, Dr. Adel Mahmoud of... More

NIH panel hears risk assessment suggestions

South End News May 8, 2008 by Linda Rodriguez managing editor  The National Institutes of Health (NIH) took suggestions on conducting an in-depth risk assessment of the Boston University BioLab from the committee that roundly rejected the agency’s previous risk assessment in November. The NIH’s blue ribbon panel heard the recommendations of the National Research... More

NIH Announcement on Blue Ribbon Panel

National Institutes of Health May 7, 2008 The National Institutes of Health is convening a public meeting of the NIH Blue Ribbon Panel, a Working Group of the Advisory Committee to the Director, to advise on Risk Assessment of the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories. May 16, 9AM – 12 PM Massachusetts State House Gardner... More

Scientists call for expanded safety review of BU biolab

Boston Globe May 3, 2008 By Stephen Smith, Globe Staff An elite panel of scientists this morning urged the federal government to substantially expand its safety review of a controversial research laboratory being built by Boston University. The recommendation comes from the National Research Council, an independent advisory board of scientists, which sharply criticized... More

Coating contractor will work on Levels 2 and 6

National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories April 11, 2008 Construction will take place Saturday, April 12, 2008 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.  The Coating contractor will work on Levels 2 and 6.  Adverse impacts due to excessive vibration or noise are not anticipated.

The Painting contractor will work on all levels

National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories March 21, 2008 Construction will take place Saturday, March 22, 2008 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The Painting contractor will work on all levels. Adverse impacts due to excessive vibration or noise are not anticipated.

BioLab panel holds first meeting

South End News March 20, 2008 by Linda Rodriguez The National Institutes of Health, the federal agency funding the Boston University BioLab, held the first meeting of its Blue Ribbon Panel on the BioLab on March 13, in Washington, D.C., and in cyberspace via the NIH website (see "NIH Forms Panel to Address BioLab... More

Biolab panel eyes safety

Boston Herald March 14, 2008 By Christine McConville A panel of experts convened by the National Institutes of Health began reviewing public safety concerns surrounding a national biocontainment research laboratory being built in Boston’s South End neighborhood. “Our number one concern is the safety of the people working in the laboratory and those living... More

Coatings contractor will be on Levels 2 and 6

National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories March 14, 2008 Construction will take place Saturday, March 15, 2008 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The Coatings contractor will work on Levels 2 and 6. Adverse impacts due to excessive vibration or noise are not anticipated.

NIH forms panel to address BioLab concerns

South End News March 13, 2008 by Linda Rodriguez, Managing Editor The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced on March 6 additional steps in its attempt to address public safety concerns around the Boston University BioLab, including the formation of a Blue Ribbon Panel of respected scientists to advise the federal agency. Opponents of... More

Statement on NIH Announcement of Blue Ribbon Panel

Boston University Medical Center For Immediate Release March 6, 2008 Contact: Ellen Berlin, Director of Corporate Communications 617-638-8491 We welcome the additional study and applaud the creation of the blue ribbon panel of independent esteemed scientists.  We are pleased they will consider all concerns, including the community’s and those expressed by the panel assembled by the... More