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Health & Medicine

Photo of the headstones of Rebecca Lee Crumpler (MED'1864), reading "the first Black woman to earn a medical degree in the US." and her husband Arthuer Crumpler. The headstones are at the Fairview Cemetery in Hyde Park. Bright green grass grows around the headstones.

Historic Alumni

Trailblazing BU Alum Gets a Gravestone 125 Years after Her Death

August 7, 2020

Emily Gibb offers testing advice to Ahmad Al Khafaji during a visit to the Boston University Medical Campus COVID-19 testing site

Coronavirus Testing

BU’s COVID-19 Testing Passes Its First Test

August 6, 2020

A photo of the new COVID testing protocol at Boston University.

COVID Testing

Robots, Nanobeads, and Data Modeling—The Science behind BU’s Coronavirus Testing Plan

August 4, 2020

Elijah Ercolino, director of the Facilties Engineering Group, inspects an HVAC air filter on the roof of 1047 Commonwealth Ave.

Campus & Facilities

BU Aims to Move More, and Cleaner, Air through Buildings

August 3, 2020

Maureen Mahoney, pictured here with Boston Terrier Augie, is retiring after 26 years at BU as a crisis counselor, helping people traumatized by sex asssault, domestic violence, hazing, fires, accidents, and deaths. Mahoney and Augie sit on stairs.

Mental Health

Maureen Mahoney, SARP Founding Director, to Retire

July 30, 2020

A photo of Boston's "Faces of Dudley" mural. A text overlay reads "Black Boston: Building Healthy Communities"

Public Health

Black Boston Series Kicks Off Tomorrow

July 29, 2020

Sign at the the Covid-19 testing collection site on the BU Medical Campus on July 27, 2020. Sign reads “BU Medical Campus COVID-19 Testing Collection Site” in a red box with an arrow pointing to the right. Bolded text below reads “Testing by appointment only.”

BUMC

Medical Campus Begins COVID-19 Test Pilot Program

July 28, 2020

A Boston Police officer in silhouette on the street

Social Justice

Five New Studies to Probe Pandemic’s Impact on Vulnerable Urban Populations

July 17, 2020

Photo of Defund Police Protestors Camp Outside NYC City Hall NEW YORK, NY on June 25, 2020. A multi-racial group of protestors hold various signs calling for the NYPD to be defunded. A group holds a large BLACK LIVES MATTER BANNER in the bottom of the frame.

Voices & Opinion

POV: The America I See Is Not the Same One My White Friends See

July 15, 2020

Photo of incoming student Adam Katz (CAS’24), sitting and smiling, as he prepares homemade masks for donation. A pile of masks sit on a kitchen table before him.

Student Life

Incoming Freshman Spearheads Homemade Mask Donations for BU’s Student Health Services

July 14, 2020

Graphic of Project Crane team members Ian Saucy (CAS’21) and Rachael Dier (COM’20), with a screen shot from their project. One screenshot reads "Tracking Racism around COVID-19 on Twitter," the other shows trends graphs and is titled "Frequency of Sinophobic Slurs on Twitter”

Innovation

BU Spark! Hacking COVID-19

July 6, 2020

A photo of Adil Najam standing in front of a bookcase in his home with his arms crossed in front of himself

Coronavirus

#WorldAfterCorona—Adil Najam’s Crash Course on the Future

July 1, 2020

Photo of a brewer from Trademark Brewing producing hand sanitizer during the pandemic. The employee wears a purple face covering and blue gloves and watches a pipe, waiting with his hand on a lever to close the pipe. Barrels are seen in the background.

Brewing For Good

Brewing Up Something Different

June 23, 2020

During COVID-19 pandemic, a teen wearing a protective mask lies in bed watching a video on his smart phone. His face is blurred.

Public Health

How Are Queer Teens Handling COVID-19?

June 19, 2020

A photo of workers and volunteers loading up vehicles at a food distribution center in Compton, Calif.

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

Image of Boston Medical Center staff holding a moment of silence on June 11th. Keila Price, pictured in blue scrubs, an Administrative Assistant at Boston Medical Center for 40 years, takes a knee alongside her fellow healthcare workers at BMC during an 8 minute 46 second moment of silence in memory of George Floyd and other members of the Black and brown community who have lost their lives to police violence.

University News

Updated: BU Will Host Day of Collective Engagement June 24 to Reflect on American Racism

June 17, 2020

An illustration of a face mask with a rainbow pattern on it

LGBTQ+

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

June 12, 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

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