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A photo of the Charles River Campus at the beginning of summer; a "Boston University, in a word" banner hangs in the foreground.

University News

BU Cancels In-Person Summer Programs amid COVID-19 Pandemic

April 7, 2020

Photo of magnolia tree in bloom along Bay State road with a bicycle locked to a parking meter in the background.

Public Health

BU Survey Takes Stock of COVID-19 Effects on Research by University PhDs, Postdocs

April 7, 2020

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

A photo of ventilators in a hospital

Voices & Opinion

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

April 6, 2020

A photo of Cathy Cao (CGS’22), wearing a mask, waits for her ride to her new off campus housing March 17, 2020.

Public Health

Coronavirus: BU Monday Roundup

April 6, 2020

A woman with a mask and Bruins t-shirt on standing on a loading dock with a cardboard box in front of her that says “SCA - Sharon Chinese Association.”

Public Health

Coronavirus: BU Friday Roundup

April 3, 2020

Photo of CAS academic advisor Taryn Andrea meeting with a student in her 100 Bay State Rd office in February of 2018. The back of the student's head is seen on the right in the foreground.

Public Health

Coronavirus: BU Thursday Roundup

April 2, 2020

An image of a woman grabbing her neck in apparent discomfort

Wellness

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

April 1, 2020

Public Health

Coronavirus: BU Wednesday Roundup

April 1, 2020

Jon Botelho of BU Facilities cleans StuVi-I elevators with a green gun.

Campus & Facilities

Spraying, Wiping, and Cleaning, BU Custodial Workers Never Stop, Even in a Pandemic

March 31, 2020

Photo of the Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort passes lower Manhattan on its way to docking in New York, Monday, March 30, 2020, with a foggy Manhattan skyline in the background.

Public Health

Coronavirus: BU Tuesday Roundup

March 31, 2020

Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh at a press conference in front of city hall on Sunday March 29, 2020 where he announced 240 beds additional beds for the homeless that can be used as additional capacity to increase social distancing in city shelters or as places for individuals to isolate or self-quarantine.

Public Health

Coronavirus: BU Monday Roundup

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

BU early childhood education lecturer Megina Baker plays with her 7-year-old son.

Education

Homeschooling during the Coronavirus Pandemic: Tips from Three BU Childhood Experts

March 27, 2020

Photo of BU School of Medicine graduates walking onto the Track and Tennis Center last May during commencement.

Public Health

Coronavirus: BU Friday Roundup

March 27, 2020

A photo of BU's MED campus

Coronavirus

BU School of Medicine Will Graduate Students Early to Help Hospitals

March 26, 2020

The front of NUD POB Thai cuisine on Comm Ave with a sign that says “We’re opened. Take out, call in, online ordering and delivery only. Our apologies for the inconvenience. Thank you” taken on March 18, 2020.

Public Health

Coronavirus: BU Thursday Roundup

March 26, 2020

A photo of a mother and child embracing

Mental Health

How to Talk to Kids about Coronavirus

March 25, 2020

A photo of Commonwealth Ave and the green line on an overcast day in March 2020.

Public Health

Coronavirus: BU Wednesday Roundup

March 25, 2020

A photo of supplies being loaded into the back of a car

Health & Medicine

BU Researchers Heed Plea to Help Local Hospital Workers

March 24, 2020

BU Researchers Heed Plea to Help Local Hospital Workers