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How to Use Social Media to Promote Your Work and Expertise (2019)

October 24, 2019

Panelists include Karen Weintraub, acclaimed science writer and social communicator; Adam Conner-Simons, communications and media relations officer at MIT CSAIL; Steve Ramirez, assistant professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Boston University; Eric DelGizzo, media engagement associate, Office of the Dean at Boston University School of Public Health, and Molly Gluck, digital communications and public […]

Refugee women walking in the Gorom refugee settlement

How War and Displacement Impact Women

February 1, 2024

Social work researcher Margaret Lombe studies the impacts of war, poverty, and food insecurity on vulnerable communities and says the world could do more to protect civilians from conflict

How Wildfires Alter the Air We Breathe, and the Forests They Burn

June 8, 2023

Environment and health experts are worried about how climate change will make impacts from wildfires worse

How Will Anti-Trans Laws Impact Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth Mental Health?

March 24, 2023

A Red Cross worker disinfects after supporting a clinic treating people in Rwampara, Congo

How Worried Should We Be About the Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak?

May 26, 2026

Boston University researchers are helping track disease’s spread and preparing to test new treatments

Image of Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Virus Vaccine

How Worried Should We Be about US Measles Outbreaks?

April 1, 2024

Cases of the highly contagious viral disease have already surpassed those of last year. We ask a BU infectious diseases expert about symptoms, prevention, and how concerning the latest numbers are

How Worried Should You Be About Bird Flu?

March 18, 2025

After egg prices soar and infections spread in chickens, cows, and cats, a BU virologist is advocating for more testing and tracking.

Human Health Is Suffering Because of Climate Change

May 31, 2023

Public health experts at BU and Harvard are teaming up to diversify and expand the global network of climate and health researchers to reach better solutions

Human Rights Activist and Music Educator André de Quadros Recognized for Career Dedicated to Justice and the Arts

November 29, 2021

Chorus America has honored the BU music professor for his years teaching music to marginalized people and communities

Human Subjects Payments Procedure – New Tracking Tools

June 30, 2021

The Human Subjects Payments Procedure has been updated to include two new tools to help you with tracking:Gift Card Reconciliation Tracking ToolHuman Subjects Payment Tracking LogThe updated procedures and tools can be found here.Please note that at this time Boston University does not offer a Clin Card option. We continue to review this type of payment […]