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Health & Medicine

A screenshot of the BU emergency management website

University News

BU Launches Coronavirus Website

March 2, 2020

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Coronavirus

How Is Coronavirus Impacting BU Study Abroad and Spring Break Plans?

February 28, 2020

A portrait photo of Jennifer Childs-Roshak (Questrom’10)

Politics

Abortion Politics, a Q&A with Alum and Planned Parenthood CEO

February 26, 2020

Wellness

New Sargent College Podcast Examines School’s Far-Reaching Influence

February 24, 2020

A photo of Ali Gold (SAR'20) sharing her experience of studying and struggling with mental health issues during the "This is My Brave," storytelling performance at the Tsai Performance Center

Mental Health

Live Storytelling Designed to Erase the Stigma around Mental Health

February 19, 2020

Series of CAT scans showing the human head

Voices & Opinion

POV: Setting the Record Straight on Traumatic Brain Injury

February 18, 2020

Screenshots of the Sleep and Student suggestions area of the Headspace mediatation and relaxaation app.

Mental Health

Headspace App

February 13, 2020

A photo of a doctor holding a stethoscope against their white lab coat.

Health & Medicine

SPH Seminar to Tackle Consequences of Racial Profiling and Discrimination on the Health of People of Color

February 5, 2020

CDC Illustration of Novel Coronavirus 2019 (2019-nCoV)

University News

Update: Latest BU News on Coronavirus

February 3, 2020

A crowd of Boston University students walk along Commonwealth Avenue on the BU Charles River Campus

Health & Safety

Should I Be Worried about Coronavirus at BU?

January 30, 2020

Travelers walk past a display board of arriving flights showing a canceled flight from Wuhan at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing.

Public Health

BU Postpones Shanghai Study Abroad Program Amid Coronavirus Fears

January 30, 2020

An image of a glass that has been tipped over with liquid spilling out of it.

Public Health

Alcohol Transports Increased This Past Semester over Fall 2018

January 28, 2020

Security personnel check the temperature of a passenger in the Wharf at the Yangtze River on January 22, 2020 in Wuhan, Hubei province, China.

Health & Medicine

BU Closely Monitoring Coronavirus Outbreak

January 22, 2020

A group of women march holding signs that read "We want beer 1933" and American flags.

Voices & Opinion

POV: The 100th Anniversary of Prohibition Reminds Us That Bans Rarely Work

January 17, 2020

A robotic surgery assistant helps dentists do dental implants on a patient.

Science & Technology

Your Dentist, and Robot, Will See You Now

January 16, 2020

Teachers and graduate students in the Boston University Cadaver Lab advanced anatomy class point and discuss features of a dissected human heart

Life Sciences

Have You Held a Human Heart? An Afternoon Inside BU’s Cadaver Lab

December 18, 2019

An icon for our wellness wednesday series depicting a cross-legged figure inside of a stopwatch.

Wellness

Wellness Wednesday: How to Chill Out during Finals

December 10, 2019

A microwaved stuffed spaghetti squash on a plate in front of a microwave.

Nutrition

Four Healthy, Tasty Dishes You Can Make with Just a Microwave

December 4, 2019

Packs of JUUL e-cigarettes on a display shelf focused on a pack of Menthol flavored vape package.

Health & Medicine

Why Is Menthol So Addictive to Vapers?

December 3, 2019

two nurses conduct a blood test for aids in Faridabad

Health & Medicine

SPH Bicknell Lecture: Is Eradicating AIDS Feasible?

December 2, 2019

SPH Bicknell Lecture: Is Eradicating AIDS Feasible?