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Caroline Moore-Kochlacs (GRS’16) with a small selection of the hats she has worn or plans to wear

University News

Wearing 100 Hats over 100 Days

August 11, 2016

Edward Damiano holds the iLet bionic pancreas while accepting the Innovator of the Year award at the Boston University Tech, Drugs, and Rock n' Roll event

Nutrition

Innovator of the Year Tackles Type 1 Diabetes

July 20, 2016

Health & Medicine

POV: My Life with Turner Syndrome

April 26, 2016

Ed Damiano, bionic pancreas

Public Health

TEDx on a Bionic Pancreas

October 5, 2015

Sargent College Dietetic Intern/Medical Student Match Program, Boston University

Wellness

Rx Nutrition

October 20, 2014

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Politics

Battling Ebola: The Ethical Issues

August 13, 2014

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Global Health

Battling Ebola: Is Human Activity to Blame?

August 7, 2014

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Disease

Battling Ebola: Working with a Deadly Virus

August 7, 2014

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Public Health

Battling Ebola: Grading the Global Response to the Epidemic

August 6, 2014

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Disease

ENG Prof’s Bionic Pancreas Takes a Big Step Forward

June 19, 2014

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Science & Technology

NEIDL Takes Two Steps toward Full Operation

May 15, 2014

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Engineering & Computing

A Better Way to Find and Treat Osteoarthritis

February 3, 2014

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Disease

High-Tech Mesh Delivers Chemo to Patients with Early-Stage Lung Cancer

February 3, 2014

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Faculty

Drug-Packed Nanoparticles KO Mesothelioma

February 3, 2014

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Natural Sciences

From Grad Students to Groundbreakers

February 3, 2014

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Awards

$30 Million from AHA Bolsters Framingham Heart Study

December 9, 2013

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Physical Science

BU Researchers Work against Deadly, Disfiguring Disease

November 7, 2013

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Health & Medicine

Is Obesity a Disease?

June 20, 2013

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Public Health

Ban the Tan?

June 5, 2013

Boston University BU, National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories NEIDL, National Institutes of Health NIH issued Supplemental Record of Decision, research facility risk assessment

Infectious Diseases

NEIDL a Step Closer to Wider Operation

January 7, 2013

NEIDL a Step Closer to Wider Operation