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Health

Carryl Navalta (from left), a clinical associate professor of psychiatry at BU’s Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and director of the new child and adolescent integrated behavioral healthcare concentration; Alana Nicker (CAMED’27), a second-year mental health counseling and behavioral medicine student; and Rachel Levy-Bell, a clinical psychologist at Boston Medical Center and director of the master’s program in mental health counseling and behavioral medicine at the medical school.

Mental Health

New BU Child and Adolescent Counseling Program Seeks to Address the Pediatric Mental Health Care Crisis

October 22, 2026

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Health & Medicine

As Flu Season Approaches, BU Launches Flu, COVID Vaccine Clinics for Students, Faculty, Staff

October 8, 2026

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Student Health Services

Ask Anything—Anonymously—at Student Health Services’ Sex in the Dark Event

September 28, 2026

Student Life

BU Medical School Students Spent their Summer Volunteering in Malawi and Ghana

September 28, 2026

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Engineering

College of Engineering’s 2026 Catalyst Summit Focused on Decoding Everyday Health

September 22, 2026

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Watch Now

Video: Leaders Among Us—President Gilliam in Conversation with Yvette Cozier

September 21, 2026

PHOTO: Professional studio portrait of Geeta Swamy. Credit to Duke Photography.

New Appointment

Prominent Women’s Health Researcher and Academic Leader Named Dean of BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

September 17, 2026

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University News

BU Opens Cooling Stations on Charles River Campus as First Heat Wave of the Summer Arrives

June 29, 2026

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Health & Medicine

Ask an SHS Nurse: Is My Period Supposed to Hurt This Much?

April 23, 2026

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Healthcare

Life as a Third-Year BU Medical Student

February 27, 2026

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Medicine

WHO Decision Recognizing Obesity as a Disease Treatable with GLP-1 Drugs Is “Big Deal,” says BU Endocrinologist

December 4, 2025

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Safety

Brrr! When It Gets This Cold, Be Smart Outside and Follow These Tips to Stay Warm, Safe, and Dry

December 3, 2025

Talya Cohen (CAS’25, CAMED’25) and

Healthcare

New BU Hub Class Teaches Students How to Navigate the US Healthcare System

October 28, 2025

Mental Health

How to Support a Friend’s Mental Health at College: Peer Support Tips and Campus Resources

October 17, 2025

Books

SPH’s Michael Stein Explores Working-Class Americans with New Book

August 1, 2025

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Health

35 Ways to Build the Community You’re Craving

July 23, 2025

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Fitness

BU Sports Rehab Therapists on Jayson Tatum’s Achilles Injury and Recovery Ahead

May 19, 2025

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Voices & Opinion

POV: There Are Ways to Make Life Easier for Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease and Their Caregivers

April 23, 2025

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Here’s What’s Wrong with How People Are Using New Anti-Obesity Drugs

April 14, 2025

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Campus Life

Annual Sex in the Dark Event Returns—with Prizes

April 3, 2025

Annual Sex in the Dark Event Returns—with Prizes