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Coronavirus

COVID ON CAMPUS

BU COVID Update: Most Coughs, Sniffles, and Sore Throats Are Other Illnesses, Not COVID

November 5, 2021

a studio photo of Boston University's Board of Trustees member Richard C. Shipley. He looks to the distance wearing a black suit in front of a grey background.

Giving

$8 Million Gift from Richard Shipley Will Expand Technology’s Role in Residential Education

November 1, 2021

A portrait photo of Sandro Galea

Public Health

The Contagion Next Time: How to Fight a Future Pandemic

October 30, 2021

zoomed in photo of a student's arm receiving the Covid-19 vaccine at a BU clinic in January

Booster Shots

BU Will Offer 800 COVID-19 Booster Shots to Eligible Students, Faculty, Staff

October 29, 2021

a photo collage featuring studio photos of all 13 members of the team of Boston University researchers all posing in front of black backdrops in various poses.

Environmental Justice

This Squad of Researchers Is a Real-Life Justice League

October 27, 2021

an image of Dr. Sarah Davies' tweet on a purple background. Tweet reads: "COVID ripped through our household (2 vaxed un-boostered parents, 4.5 yo, 2.5yo) over the past 2 weeks and I have some thoughts. A thread 1. COVID is scary even if you're vaxed. My symptoms ranged from uncomfortable to panic-inducing."

Health & Medicine

“COVID Ripped Through Our Household”: An Eight-Tweet Story

October 26, 2021

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

A photo of the cast of Lorena: A Tabloid Epic at Boston Playwrights’ Theatre acting out a scene on stage. A huddled group of actors stand to the left as Valyn Lyric Turner as The Playwright chastises them on the right.

Theatre

Live Plays Return to the Boston Playwrights’ Theatre Stage Starting Tonight

October 14, 2021

Books

Lee McIntyre: How to Talk to a Science Denier

October 13, 2021

A woman wearing a protective face covering stares sullenly out of her window.

Mental Health

Depression Rates in US Tripled When the Pandemic First Hit—Now, They’re Even Worse

October 7, 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

A 13 year-old boy gets a shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the First Baptist Church of Pasadena in New York.

COVID Vaccine

Kids 5 to 11 Show Strong Immune Response to Pfizer COVID Vaccine

September 20, 2021

COVID-19

COVID-19 Test Scheduling 101: Everything You Need to Know

September 16, 2021

Wide view of the COVID-19 testing site at Agganis Arena, Boston University. A BU community member takes a nasal swab test in the back of the photo.

COVID-19 Testing

Agganis COVID Testing Site to Close, with 808 Comm Ave Taking On Capacity

September 13, 2021

Listen Now

When Will COVID End?

September 13, 2021

Photo, from behind, of a nurse with blue glasses, wearing a face mask and purple gloves, giving a BU staff or faculty a COVID-19 vaccine, at the vaccine clinic at FitRec January 2020.

Public Health

Do COVID Vaccines Affect Menstruation?

September 9, 2021

Detail photo of a tray of nasal swabs for COVID-19 testing in containers with red caps. The photo is tinted yellow and teal.

COVID ON CAMPUS

Boston University COVID-19 Report: September 2 to 8

September 9, 2021

Photo of Wendy Lippe (GRS’93,’96), here rehearsing for the Psych Drama Company’s audio productions. She wears a knee-length gray dress and a blue face mask and reclines on a red therapy-looking couch with a script in her hand.

Theatre

Audio Versions of Plays by Shakespeare and Tennessee Williams on Offer from Alum’s Local Drama Company

September 9, 2021

Maricopa County constable Darlene Martinez escorts a family out of their apartment after serving an eviction order for non-payment

Government & Law

BU School of Law Joins Fight in Eviction Moratorium Crisis

September 8, 2021

Photo of Emily Chua’s class WR120 K8 Planet Ocean, a first-year writing seminar focused on ocean science in CAS September 22, 2020. Students sit in rolling desks and look at their laptops; many of them wear sweatshirts and all of them wear facemasks in the dimly lit classroom.

Voices & Opinion

POV: University’s Course Guidance for Fall Is “Wishful Thinking” and “Inadequate”

September 2, 2021

POV: University’s Course Guidance for Fall Is “Wishful Thinking” and “Inadequate”