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Screenshot from the SPH seminar Politics, Health, and Coronavirus panelists speaking over Zoom on April 2: Eduardo Gomez, Lehigh University College of Health (clockwise from top left); Daniel Dawes, Satcher Health Leadership Institute; Jennifer Grodsky, BU vice president for federal relations; and David Jones, SPHassociate professor of health law, policy, and management.

Infectious Diseases

How Politics Shapes Our Understanding of, and Response to, COVID-19

April 6, 2020

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Rationing Ventilators—a Look at Pandemic Myths That Deserve to Die

April 6, 2020

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Wellness

10 Ergonomics Dos and Don’ts for Those Now Working from Home

April 1, 2020

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Biosensing

Mining Bacteria Parts to Build Around-the-Clock Biosensors

March 31, 2020

A photo of a refugee camp in Lebanon

Voices & Opinion

POV: Refugees Are Especially Vulnerable to COVID-19. Don’t Ignore Their Needs

March 30, 2020

Four screenshots from SPH’s second virtual seminar on the mental health effects of coronavirus, clockwise from top left: Sandro Galea, dean and Robert A. Knox Professor at SPH; Patricia Watson, assistant professor of Psychiatry, Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine; Karestan Koenen, professor of psychiatric epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; and Sarah Lowe, assistant professor of social and behavioral sciences, Yale School of Public Health.

Mental Health

How to Reduce the Psychological Harm of the COVID-19 Pandemic

March 30, 2020

Dr. Judy Platt, Boston University Director of Student Health Services, and Dr. Ann Zaia, Boston University Director of Occupational Health Services, and Kat McAlpine, Editor of The Brink, participate in a Facebook Live conversation about COVID-19

COVID-19

Watch BU’s Facebook Live Video Answering COVID-19 Questions

March 27, 2020

Center for Regenerative Medicine researchers Aditya Mithal, Claire Burgess, and Andrew McCracken prepare samples collected from Boston Medical Center patients suspected to be infected with the novel coronavirus.

COVID-19 Testing

Facing Dire Shortages, 50 Boston Collaborators Develop Their Own FDA-Approved Coronavirus Test

March 26, 2020

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Coronavirus

BU School of Medicine Will Graduate Students Early to Help Hospitals

March 26, 2020

Illustration of a seamless pattern of diverse group of individuals wearing white medical face masks.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Coronavirus Is Taking a Toll on Mental Health

March 24, 2020

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Data

How Data Science Could Revolutionize Population Health

March 23, 2020

Illustration of a woman working on a laptop at home in bird cage as pathogens of the COVID-19 virus float around. A cat sits on top of the bird cage.

Coronavirus

Coping with Being Cooped Up

March 20, 2020

A photo of BU NEIDL virologist Robert Davey

Coronavirus Pandemic

Live Coronavirus Research Gets Underway at BU NEIDL

March 19, 2020

Photo of Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill, Dean of Marsh Chapel an in person worship service took place at Marsh Chapel March 15, 2020. Hill encouraged members to stay home and listen via broadcast, but assured that for this last service, the doors would be open. Starting next Sunday, the service will be via broadcast only until at least April 12.

Public Health

Coronavirus: BU Tuesday Roundup

March 17, 2020

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Coronavirus

Provost Jean Morrison Answers Student Questions about Remote Learning

March 16, 2020

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, left, listens as CEO of the Boston Athletic Association Thomas Grilk talks about the postponement of the Boston Marathon during a news conference, Friday, March, 13, 2020,

Public Health

Coronavirus: BU Monday Roundup

March 16, 2020

A photo of a panel at a symposium hosted by the School of Public Health on coronavirus

Coronavirus Outbreak

Boston Experts: We Need to Scale Up Coronavirus Testing Now

March 13, 2020

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University News

Updated: BU Moves All Classes Online Due to Coronavirus—Questions and Answers

March 11, 2020

A portrait photo of Sandro Galea

Coronavirus

SPH Dean to Chair Statewide Emergency Task Force on Coronavirus & Equity

March 11, 2020

A photo of Graduates of a pilot study, led by SPH’s Monica Wang

Public Health

Researcher Teams Up with Massachusetts Boys & Girls Clubs To Reduce Childhood Obesity Risk

March 9, 2020

Researcher Teams Up with Massachusetts Boys & Girls Clubs To Reduce Childhood Obesity Risk