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nanosponges containing fragments of lung cell membranes in a cell culture in a NEIDL laboratory

Coronavirus

Tiny, Decoy “Sponges” Attract Coronavirus Away from Lung Cells

June 18, 2020

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Voices & Opinion

POV: COVID-19 Has Exposed Serious Gaps in the US Social Safety Net

June 18, 2020

Image of a young person with a white mask opening the side door of the GSU. The hallway and doorframes are dark and it's sunny outside.

Coronavirus

BU Details Campuswide COVID-19 Testing Plan for Fall

June 17, 2020

A photo of a sign that reads "Warning Tick Infested Area" near a beach

Climate Change and Health

Ticks and Mosquitoes, Infectious Disease Carriers, Are Expanding Their Range

June 16, 2020

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LGBTQ+

A Snapshot of How COVID-19 Is Impacting the LGBTQ Community

June 12, 2020

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Network Statistics

Data Science Is Helping to Explain Epileptic Seizures

June 11, 2020

Photo of a red BU Bus with a sign that reads "A face covering is required for all passengers"

University News

Back2BU Website Details How Campus Life Will Resume

June 10, 2020

Image of Rinka Murakami (SAR'20, MPH'21) volunteering as a contact tracer for the city of Boston. Murakami wears a mask, writes on some forms, while talking on the phone.

Student Life

Learning on the Front Lines of the Pandemic

June 10, 2020

Photo of people took to the streets of Boston on May 31, 2020, protesting the murder of George Floyd. Protesters marched through Tufts Medical Center. Some are seen on sidewalks, a line of parked cars is seen, with most protestors in the streets holding signs.

Public Health

SPH Conversation on Race and Policing Draws Nearly 1,000 from BU Community

June 8, 2020

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Public Opinion & COVID

In National Survey, Americans Say Chinese People Are Blameless for Coronavirus Spread, but Their Government May Owe Us

June 5, 2020

Image of Larry Herrera, of BU's Grounds crew, moving dirt into a wheelbarrow to lay grass seed along CAS on May 13, 2020. He wears a mask, baseball cap, and reflector vest.

Coronavirus

BU Makes It Easier for Staff to Care for Themselves and Their Families

June 3, 2020

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Public Health

SPH Seminar: Public Health, Science Experts Offer Global Perspectives on COVID-19

June 2, 2020

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Health

CAS Computer Scientist and SPH Epidemiologist Win University Teaching Awards

June 1, 2020

Using photolysis—a process by which molecules are broken down by light—BU engineers found they could temporarily weaken MRSA’s defenses enough to make it vulnerable again to several conventional antibiotics

Antibiotic Resistance

Why Phototherapy Will Be the Next Frontier in Combating Antibiotic Resistance

May 21, 2020

In this May 8, 2020, file photo, registered nurse Katie Hammond, left, works with another nurse on a patient in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit at Harborview Medical Center , in Seattle. The number of deaths in Washington because of the coronavirus has reached 1,000, the Washington State Department of Health reported Saturday, May 16, 2020. The agency added eight more deaths and listed the total number of confirmed cases at 18,288.

Translation

Translational Research Hub at BU Gets $38.3 Million Renewal from NIH

May 21, 2020

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Distancing During Coronavirus

Google Data Reveals Which Policies Best Promote Physical Distancing

May 19, 2020

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Public Health

SPH Seminar: Applying COVID-19 Lessons to Climate Change

May 18, 2020

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Decoding COVID-19

BU NEIDL Scientists Featured in NOVA’s Special Coronavirus Episode

May 14, 2020

Coronavirus Research

BU Scientists Awarded $1.9 Million to Accelerate Coronavirus Research

May 13, 2020

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Public Health

SPH Dean’s Forum Focuses on Global Gun Violence Epidemic

May 9, 2020

SPH Dean’s Forum Focuses on Global Gun Violence Epidemic