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Public Health

Sandro Galea, dean of the BU School of Public Health

Public Health

Sandro Galea Aims to Change the Conversation around Health with New Book

May 3, 2019

Hispanic Man Sitting At Dining Room Table Reaches For His Prescription Medications

Public Health

POV: We Need a Health New Deal Now

April 2, 2019

School of Social Work graduate student Jessica Lareau

Medicine

Don’t Call Jessica Lareau an Alcoholic. To Her, Words Matter

April 2, 2019

Karen Jacobs

Faculty

Office Artifacts: Karen Jacobs

March 26, 2019

BU students sitting around a dinner table

Spring Break

BU Students: Learning on the Ground in Puerto Rico

March 25, 2019

Environmental Health

Are There Toxins Hiding in Your Sofa? Probably

March 20, 2019

Matthew Walker and Caroline Jens sitting behind a red table and laughing

Volunteer

Passionate about Public Health? Here’s a Chance to Get Involved

March 19, 2019

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker (left) and Attorney General Maura Healey, two speakers at the SPH Dean’s Forum Tackling Gun Violence on March 11 at WBUR’s CitySpace.

Science & Technology

SPH Forum: Commonwealth Leaders, Advocates Tackle Gun Violence

March 13, 2019

Public Health

Visionary for Your Vision

March 12, 2019

Swipes for Boston, a BU Student Government initiative, delivers donated food and Rhetty-to-Go meals to homeless people around the city.

Dining Services

Feeding Boston’s Homeless—One Swipe at a Time

March 6, 2019

BU entrepreneurs Ellice Patterson, Dielle Lundberg, and Ines Andrade answer questions at the podium during the IDEA 2019 conference.

Fashion

Six Quotes from BU Entrepreneurs to Ignite Your Innovative Spirit

March 5, 2019

Former Congressman Mike Capuano

University News

Former Congressman Michael Capuano (Hon.’09) to Join BU

March 4, 2019

A City of Boston volunteer hugs a homeless person during the annual Boston Homeless Census.

Community Service

Medical Campus Volunteers Brave Polar Vortex to Help Boston’s Homeless

February 4, 2019

A portrait of Nicole Prudent

Diversity

After Nearly Three Decades, MED Pediatrician Nicole Prudent to Retire

January 28, 2019

microscopic image of ebola virus

Ebola

Spotting Ebola in the Crowd

January 28, 2019

Concept photo of a United States shaped pill box holding a lot of pills resting on an American flag, symbolizing the opioid crisi in America

Marketing

In America’s Opioid Crisis, Drug Marketing Is a Matter of Life or Death

January 23, 2019

A person celebrates new years eve wearing 2019 glasses

Immigration

Predictions for 2019 from BU Experts

January 22, 2019

a man uses a vape

Health & Medicine

Vaping Slows Wound Healing Just as Much as Smoking

January 17, 2019

Microscopic image of tuberculosis bacteria

Biology

How Bad Drugs Turn Treatable Diseases Deadly

January 14, 2019

Black handgun lying on a black background

Public Health

Gun-Related Deaths Have Decreased Overall American Life Expectancy

December 12, 2018

Gun-Related Deaths Have Decreased Overall American Life Expectancy