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Photo of Florian Douam (left) assistant professor, microbiology, and Devin Kenney, a PhD student, posing for a photo at National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories. The both wear white lab coats and stand facing each other with their bodies and heads tilted towards the camera in front of a purple-blue wall. Lab shelves can be seen on either side of them.

COVID-19

Why Do Some People Get Sicker Than Others from COVID?

April 29, 2022

Vector illustration of a younger girl with brown hair in a protective medical mask with a computer at home in quarantine. She looks out at a light blue city landscape while negative space to the left show a few coronavirus illustrations.

COVID-19

Is Five Days of COVID Isolation Enough? New BU Study Has Some Answers

April 12, 2022

Photo of Nirisha Commodore, left, and Korede Yoloye reveal each others’ matches and celabrate on Match Day March 18 in the Metcalf Hall in the GSU. Commodore is a young Black woman wearing a burnt umber pant suite, with her hair pulled back in a bun; she extends her hands jubilantly and holds her match sign. Yoloye, a young Black woman with shoulder length hair wearing a black dress, is similarly exuberant and holds her "I Matched!" sign.

Student Life

Match Day 2022 Filled with Anticipation, Joy, Relief

March 21, 2022

photo of a worried, white pregnant woman sitting at home with protective face mask on and looking through the window on the right.

COVID AND PREGNANCY

Placenta May Protect Unborn Babies from COVID-19 during Pregnancy

February 8, 2022

Obituaries

School of Public Health Professor Richard Saitz Remembered for Dedication, Scholarship, Sense of Humor

January 24, 2022

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

Neuroscientist Stephen Grossberg standing in his yard looking up at the sky with a light shining behind him.

Books

Stephen Grossberg’s Magnum Opus Explores How Our Brains Make Our Minds

October 14, 2021

Picture of people running on treadmill in gym stock photo. They are seen from the waist down, and most of them wear gray leggings

Heart Health

Walking Is Good. But Moderate-Vigorous Exercise Boosts Fitness Three Times More

September 23, 2021

Photo of Pulmonary fellow Ellen Suder working in the high containment lab. She wears a large, blown up white suit with a clear head piece, and wears gloves as she performs experiments underneath a clear hood. A red curled tube hangs from the ceiling and goes into her suit.

School of Medicine

MED’s Biology of the Lung Funded through Its 50th—Yes, 50th—Year

September 23, 2021

Alzheimer’s Care

Caring for a Loved One with Dementia? BU Neurologists’ New Book Offers Guidance

September 20, 2021

Photo of the exterior of the Boston University School of Medicine on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. A person in scrubs wearing a small yellow backpack walks up the stairs towards the front door.

Promotions

Medical Campus Promotes 13 Faculty to Associate Professor

July 30, 2021

Photo of a seventy six year old woman Kaironesa Sheik Suleman Allie receiving her first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from a health staff member, at a vaccination centre, in Karl Bremer Hospital, in Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. The staffer wears a blue paper facemask and reaches over her to give the vaccination.

Pandemic Politics

Why Global COVID Vaccinations Are Dangerously Lagging: Six Things To Know

July 23, 2021

Photo of the headstones of Rebecca Lee Crumpler (MED'1864), reading "the first Black woman to earn a medical degree in the US." and her husband Arthuer Crumpler. The headstones are at the Fairview Cemetery in Hyde Park. Bright green grass grows around the headstones.

Historic Alum

New York Times Honors BU Alum Rebecca Lee Crumpler with Obituary—126 Years after Her Death

July 20, 2021

A photo of Mohsan Saeed working at a computer

CORONAVIRUS VACCINES

Study Reveals Recipe for Even More Powerful COVID-19 Vaccines

June 11, 2021

In this November 2019 photo, Charles Flagg, who has Alzheimer's disease, sits for an infusion while participating in a study on the drug aducanumab at Butler Hospital in Providence, R.I. Biogen says it can slow the decline of Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia.

Alzheimer’s Disease

FDA Approves First Alzheimer’s Treatment in 18 Years. Now What?

June 7, 2021

Photo of St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Brighton, MA. At center, a statue of a woman in bronze is seen.

University News

BU School of Medicine Adds St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center as New Teaching Hospital

May 3, 2021

Photo of Rose Zhao (MED’24),left, who looks on while director of clinical education for the BU PA program Angela Reffel, in a white coat and blue gloves, advises Micaiah Bully (MED’24) at the vaccination administering training at FitRec March. Bully looks intently at a vial and syringe. Oranges rest on the table.

Student Vaccinators

Syringes, Oranges, and Faculty Help Train More Than 100 Volunteer COVID Vaccinators

March 10, 2021

Photo of students in Sargent’s occupational therapy program in full blue PPE gowns, face shields and masks, during a training session. One student lays on the bed while the other attends to mock-patient.

Admissions

Applications Up for BU Graduate Programs Leading to Socially Conscious “Helper” Careers

February 18, 2021

Photo of the headstones of Rebecca Lee Crumpler (MED'1864), and reads “the first Black woman to earn a medical degree in the US, 1831-1895” The headstone is located in the Fairview Cemetery in Hyde Park, and surrounded by lush, green summer grass.

University News

Boston Honors Trailblazing School of Medicine Alum Rebecca Lee Crumpler Monday

February 7, 2021

Photo taken during a Nor'Easter in 2018; the sidewalk is covered with snow as figure in jacket walks down. Snow falling blurs the image.

University News

Anticipating Major Snowfall, Charles River Campus to Close Monday, Classes to Proceed Remotely

January 31, 2021

Anticipating Major Snowfall, Charles River Campus to Close Monday, Classes to Proceed Remotely