Boston University

Medicine

PharmaCheck, contaminated drug detector, counterfeit drug detector, drug quality detector, drug purity detector

Engineering

ENG Counterfeit Drug Screener Promises to Save Lives

October 21, 2013

Accolades

MED Prof Earns Drucker Award

October 2, 2013

Boston University BU, David Firstrom, scientific openness,

Health & Medicine

POV: Why Science Should Be (Even More) Open

October 2, 2013

Boston University BU, School of Medicine BUSM, New England Infectious Disease Laboratory NEIDL, contagious diseases clearance, tuberculosis research, Boston Public Health Commission, Institutional Biosafety Committee ISB, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Science & Technology

Federal Court Supports NIH Review of Biolab Safety Risks

October 1, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Engineering ENG, Edward Damiano, biomedical engineer, diabetse research therapeutics, bionic pancreas

Health & Medicine

Sugar Fix

September 30, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Communication COM, Pamoja Together, global student powered network, stories of foreign aid, Kenya

Journalism & Media

Dateline: Kenya

September 30, 2013

Boston University BU, Innovation Learning Network, healthcare innovation projects, Chris McCarthy, Beverly Brown, Kaiser Permanente, Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology CIMIT, Grow Clinic for Children, Center for Global Health and Development, Project RED, Boston Medical Center Preventive Food Pantry, Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program BHCHP

Strategy & Innovation

Health Care Leaders Think Big on a Small Budget

September 19, 2013

Boston University BU, student life, meditation

Neuroscience

Meditation Offers Lasting Peace

September 6, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Arts and Sciences CAS, human genome inflammatory system research, protein-binding microarrays, assistant professor of biology Trevor Siggers

CAMED

Setting the Stage for Smarter Drugs

August 6, 2013

Boston University BU, Sargent College SAR nutrition rehabilitation college, professor chair of health sciences interim dean Kathleen Moran

Research

Interim Dean Named for SAR

August 5, 2013

Boston University BU, School of Medicine MED, Philip A Wolf, Framingham Heart Study research budget cut

Science & Technology

Framingham Heart Study Carries on, Despite Budget Cuts

August 1, 2013

Boston University BU, Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine SDM, associate professor director of biomaterials Russel Giordano, dental restoration, Blocks of Enamic hybrid material

Science & Technology

Building a Better Tooth

July 29, 2013

American Medical Association AMA decision, obesity, disease, medical condition, overweight, fat

Medicine

Is Obesity a Disease?

June 20, 2013

Ashish Premkumar, OB/GYN, women's health in refugee camps, Lebanon, Zambia

Public Health

An Unconventional OB/GYN

June 6, 2013

Ruha Benjamin author, People's Science Bodies and Rights on the Stem Cell Frontier book, assistant professor of sociology and African American studies, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences CAS

Books

CAS Prof’s Book Explores Social Impact of Stem Cell Research

May 31, 2013

Boston University BU, Deborah Vaughan, Metcalf Cup and Prize winner, commencement

University News

Metcalf Cup and Prize Winner: MED’s Deborah Vaughan

May 14, 2013

Boston University BU, Max Wallack, Alzheimers research prevention, American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, Laboratory of Molecular Psychiatry in Aging, BU Alzheimers Disease Center, nonprofit Puzzles to Remember, Wendy Qui

CAMED

A 16-Year-Old Takes On a Disease of the Elderly

April 30, 2013

Caroline Apovian, Boston Medical Center Obesity Research Center, The Overnight Diet: The Proven Plan for Fast, Permanent Weight Loss book

Health & Medicine

MED Prof’s Overnight Diet: “Fast, Permanent” Weight Loss

April 26, 2013

Dean Karen Antman, Boston University School of Medicine BUSM MED BUMC, 2013 Margaret L. Kripke Legend Award for Promotion of Women in Cancer Medicine and Cancer Research

University News

Advocating for Women Scientists

April 18, 2013

Boston University BU, School of Public Health SPH, global cause children childhood death worldwide, pneumonia, diarrhea

Global

Keeping Two Million Children from Dying Each Year

April 12, 2013

Keeping Two Million Children from Dying Each Year