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Health & Medicine

So Much News: Should You Turn it Off or Turn it Up?

June 28, 2022

protestors outside the Supreme Court after Roe v. Wade was overturned on June 24th.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Overturning Roe v. Wade Will Worsen Health Inequities in All Reproductive Care

June 24, 2022

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SCOTUS

Supreme Court Overturns New York’s Concealed Carry Gun Law

June 23, 2022

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Career

What Are the Fastest Growing Jobs? And How Can BU Prepare You?

June 10, 2022

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Things-to-do

To Do Today: Seaport Sweat

June 6, 2022

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BU Athletics

Richard Mark Laursen, Long-Serving Head of BU’s Athletic Training Services, Retires

June 1, 2022

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School Shootings

Sandy Hook Mother: Guns Are Not the Root Cause of Mass Shootings

May 26, 2022

Trauma-Informed Parenting

Tips for How to Help Your Children Cope in the Wake of Yet Another School Shooting

May 26, 2022

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Voices & Opinion

POV: The Killing We Continue to Fail to Stop

May 25, 2022

Law enforcement personnel stand outside Robb Elementary School following a shooting, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

Safety

The Long, Failed History of Gun Control Legislation

May 25, 2022

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MED CLASS OF 2022

School of Medicine Class of 2022: “Unprecedented Times Created a Truly Unprecedented Class”

May 20, 2022

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University News

University to End Asymptomatic COVID-19 Testing; Lab Will Continue to Process Specimens for Those with Symptoms

May 10, 2022

Photo of a crowd of people gathered outside the Supreme Court in Washington on the night of May 3. They protest overturning the 1973 case Roe v. Wade. Photo focuses on a young woman holding a sign mid-shout and holding a sign that reads "Abortions are Healthcare, Necessary, Justice. Keep them Legal!"

Politics

Is the End of Roe v. Wade Near? Leaked SCOTUS Brief Says Yes

May 3, 2022

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Refugee Crisis

First Afghans. Now Ukrainians. BMC Immigrant & Refugee Health Center Gets Ready to Help Again

April 29, 2022

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Autism

Helping Autistic Survivors of Sexual Assault

April 27, 2022

A candlelit vigil in front of the whitehouse for nurses who have died of COVID-19

Voices & Opinion

POV: The Lessons of One Million Lives Lost to COVID in the US

April 27, 2022

Listen Now

Why Do So Many Autistic Girls Go Undiagnosed?

April 12, 2022

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Diversity

Disability in the 21st Century: A Virtual Talk with Advocate Valerie Fletcher

April 7, 2022

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Public Health

School of Public Health Explores the Health Consequences of War

March 30, 2022

Wellness

10 Ways to Cope with Current World Events

March 22, 2022

10 Ways to Cope with Current World Events

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