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Wellness

SHA student advisor Molly-Kate Carven (WHEELOCK’19) meets with Maeve Murphy (SHA’23) at SHA

Wellness

Supporting Those Who Support Students

March 9, 2021

Photo of Paula Quatromoni (SPH’01) standing at a Boston University Podium at the front of classrom with a slide show behind her that shows a picture of a person grabbing their stomach, with the words “Validate and support your client” above it and the words “dietary variety, renourish, fiber, fluids, yoga, try probiotics, meditation” around it. Quatromoni wears a patterned face mask and a few blurred students are seen sitting in the classroom.

Health

Sargent’s New Course on Eating Disorders, from Impact to Recovery

March 9, 2021

Photo of a teal mug resting on a wooden table next to MacBook with a blurred video call with more than a dozen participants on screen.

WORK CULTURE

Has 2020 Changed Workplace Culture for Good?

March 3, 2021

A photo of a woman with two masks on hanging off of one ear. She is holding the other end of both masks in her other hand.

Public Health

University Updates Mask-Wearing Guidance

February 22, 2021

A photo of a sign that says "Love Yourself" surrounded by roses

Wellness

Give Yourself the Gift of Self-Love for Valentine’s Day

February 12, 2021

Photo of a young women with long, wavy, red hair looking into the mirror as she puts on a blue face mask. She wears a mustard yellow beanie and thick jacket, and appears to be getting ready to go outside in the cold.

Wellness

How to Treat Maskne and Dry Skin at the Same Time

February 2, 2021

Photo of a person sitting with an at-home COVID test and booklet in their lap. They hold a swab and a tube; the booklet is labelled “coronavirus (COVID-19) Home Test”.

Coronavirus

Fast At-Home COVID-19 Tests Are Coming. But How Good Are They?

January 21, 2021

Student pushes their cart of moving items

Student Life

Updated: Holiday Break Checklist: What to Know about Leaving, Returning

December 17, 2020

Collection site specialist Jessica Sandberg guides a visitor through the test collection process at the Rajen Kilachand Center August 25, 2020. According to the BU COVID-19 Testing Data Dashboard there have been 14965 tests administered as of August 23, 25 of which are positive.

Health & Medicine

COVID-19 Tests Will Be Available to Category 4 Employees and Grad Students during Holiday Break

December 10, 2020

Photo of family members video chatting during a socially-distant holiday meal. The two people in the foreground hold champagne flutes and have plates of food in the front of them. On the laptop screen, two people, presumably relatives, also hold up wine glasses, as if making a toast.

Public Health

Unsure How to Celebrate the Holidays in a Pandemic?

November 12, 2020

Stress Reduction

10 Ways to Distract Yourself on Election Day and Beyond

November 2, 2020

Photo of a student walking down Comm Ave, the trees that line the street have yellow and orange leaves.

Campus Life

Thanksgiving Advice for BU Students: Stick Around, Have a Safe Friendsgiving

October 15, 2020

Photo taken at a COVID-19 test collection site. Specialist Jessica Sandberg guides a visitor through the test collection process at the Rajen Kilachand Center August 25, 2020. Sandberg wears a mask and lanyard and stands behind a plastic divider.

Public Health

Free Temporary University Housing Is Offered to Off-Campus COVID-19–Positive Students

October 6, 2020

A photo of the COVID-19 testing facility at Agganis Arena

University News

Administration Updates COVID-19 Testing Requirement for Category 3

October 5, 2020

Photo of two signs outside of warren towers. The one on the right is purple and says “Don’t go Viral, respond to tracers.” The right one is green and says “Don’t go viral, address stress”

Contact Tracing

Q&A: BU’s Contact Tracing System Explained

September 15, 2020

Photo of the glass door at the entrance of the Rajen Kilachand Center at Boston Univeristy. Paper signs on the door read “COVID-19 Testing Collection Site Entrance” and “Stop! Have you completed your required daily symptom survey?”

Wellness

New BU Healthway Help Line Answers Students’ Questions about Coronavirus Testing

August 31, 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

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

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

Close-up image of a person working at a home office desk with a pillow behind their back; you can see their hands touching a keyboard.

Wellness

Designing an Ergonomically Sound Work-from-Home Environment

April 24, 2020

Designing an Ergonomically Sound Work-from-Home Environment