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A little boy gets sprayed with sunscreen

Public Health

How Safe Are the Ingredients in Your Sunscreen?

July 9, 2019

State Rep. Andy Vargas

Politics

Alum’s Bill Would Remove Commonwealth’s Religious Exemption from Vaccination

June 18, 2019

bisexual pride flag

Public Health

POV: What about the “B” in LGBT+?

June 10, 2019

Alex & Leo at the Boston University School of Public Health convocation in 2019.

Health & Medicine

Alex and Leo, a Story of Love, Healing—and Graduating

May 28, 2019

Mona Hanna-Attisha addressing SPHC graduates

Health & Medicine

Researcher Who Exposed Flint Water Crisis to SPH Grads: “Stand Up for What Is Right”

May 23, 2019

Sandro Galea, dean of the BU School of Public Health

Books

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

Health & Medicine

POV: We Need a Health New Deal Now

April 2, 2019

School of Social Work graduate student Jessica Lareau

Health & Medicine

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

April 2, 2019

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

Student Life

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

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

Style

Six Quotes from BU Entrepreneurs to Ignite Your Innovative Spirit

March 5, 2019

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

public health

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

February 4, 2019

A portrait of Nicole Prudent

BUSM

After Nearly Three Decades, MED Pediatrician Nicole Prudent to Retire

January 28, 2019

A person celebrates new years eve wearing 2019 glasses

Environment

Predictions for 2019 from BU Experts

January 22, 2019

a man uses a vape

Public Health

Vaping Slows Wound Healing Just as Much as Smoking

January 17, 2019

Portrait of Jennifer Tseng, Boston Medical Center’s surgeon-in-chief, sitting chair in her office

Healthcare

Jennifer Tseng: From Receptionist to Chief Surgeon

November 29, 2018

A woman's hand holding an e-cigarette vape pen and a traditional tobacco cigarette.

Urban Health

POV: FDA Restricts Flavored E-cigarettes, but Not the Real Killers. Huh?

November 27, 2018

Jorge Delva, dean of the School of Social Work, speaks at a reception

Schools and Colleges

Jorge Delva New Leader of BU Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health

November 15, 2018

A young woman removes a tampon from a blue and white free tampons dispenser in a restroom.

public health

Should Colleges Make Tampons Free on Campus?

November 7, 2018

A person holds up a transgender symbol on paper

Public Health

What Transgender Means to Me

October 29, 2018

What Transgender Means to Me