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A group of students playing spikeball outside on campus

Public Health

BU Hotline for COVID-19 Reports Gets Nearly 200 Calls in First Month

September 28, 2020

A portrait photo of Paul Farmer

Public Health

Partners In Health Founder Paul Farmer to Speak Today on Social Class and Healthcare

September 23, 2020

Portrait of Muhammad Zaman, Boston University professor of engineering

Health & Medicine

ENG’s Muhammad Zaman on the Growing Dangers of Antibiotic Resistance

September 22, 2020

Composite photo made from black and white portraits of staff and doctors at Boston Medical Center. Overlay in red forms the red medical sign with center cross.

Photo Essay

“I Will Get through This. We Will Get through This.”

September 21, 2020

Illustration of a group of people facing different directions wearing masks. Each head and mask is translucent and of different colors on a dark blue background.

COVID on Campus

Weekly Compliance Report: September 7 to 17

September 18, 2020

Photo of large groups of mostly unmasked students eating and hanging out at picnic tables on West Campus on August 28.

University News

Group Gatherings Increase on and around Campus. But So Does Reporting Them

September 17, 2020

Photo of two signs outside of warren towers. The one on the right is purple and says “Don’t go Viral, respond to tracers.” The right one is green and says “Don’t go viral, address stress”

Contact Tracing

Q&A: BU’s Contact Tracing System Explained

September 15, 2020

A photo of a researcher working on a vaccine in a lab

Public Health

Will Some Americans’ Vaccine Aversion Prolong the Pandemic?

September 14, 2020

Photo of Bishop Edwards (CFA’23) moving within his 14-foot square during instructor Liz Roncka’s improv dance class at FitRec September 3. The yellow tape grid is there to ensure physical distancing. Bishop raises both his hands in the air gracefully and wears a blue mask.

Campus & Facilities

Like Everything Else, FitRec Will Be Different This Fall

September 9, 2020

Photo of a hand holding beer; the beer and glass are in the light, while the background is blurry but resembles a bar.

Voices & Opinion

POV: New Federal Recommendations for Alcohol Use: Less Is better

September 5, 2020

Image of a young person pulling a white mask over their face.

Public Health

How to Wear a Face Mask Properly

September 2, 2020

Photo of the glass door at the entrance of the Rajen Kilachand Center at Boston Univeristy. Paper signs on the door read “COVID-19 Testing Collection Site Entrance” and “Stop! Have you completed your required daily symptom survey?”

Wellness

New BU Healthway Help Line Answers Students’ Questions about Coronavirus Testing

August 31, 2020

a portrait of Eric Kolaczyk

OPINION

POV: Modeling Shows Us What Can Happen. Our Choices Determine What Will Happen.

August 28, 2020

Patrons without facemasks on the rooftop bar at The Bear Trap on The Strip, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Back2BU

BU Will Suspend Students Who Host or Attend Large Gatherings

August 26, 2020

Voices & Opinion

POV: My Experience Getting Tested for COVID-19 at BU

August 25, 2020

A photo of desks in an empty classroom at Boston University

Voices & Opinion

POV: False Advertising and the In-Person Experience

August 19, 2020

Abiba Braimah, a patient who took aspirin when pregnant with her two boys, both of whom were born near or full-term. She also has a daughter who was born prematurely, weighing only four pounds, before Braimah found the BMC doctor who prescribed aspirin. Braimah is pictured here with her three children, sitting on steps outside of her home. Her young boys wear matching red shirts with a dinosaur print, and her daughter smiles in a red head band and pink shirt.

Medicine

Boston Medical Center Urges Low-Dose Aspirin in Pregnancy as Hedge against Preterm Births, Deaths

August 18, 2020

A photo of the new COVID testing site at Boston University

University News

BU Launches COVID-19 Dashboard of Data

August 17, 2020

Public Health Campaign

BU Students Say “F*ck It Won’t Cut It” When It Comes to COVID-19 Safety

August 12, 2020

Signs advise COVID-19 precautions at the Fenway Campus, which will house undergraduate students who test positive for the novel coronavirus, per BU’s mandatory testing protocols. Signs use human figures to show the benefits of social distancing.

Public Health

FAQ: Quarantine vs Isolation and BU’s Safety Plans for Reopening Campus

August 12, 2020

FAQ: Quarantine vs Isolation and BU’s Safety Plans for Reopening Campus