Boston University

Public Health

Umpqua Community College shooting

Politics

POV: Waking Up to Another Preventable Tragedy

October 5, 2015

Peru

Public Health

To Peru, for a Cause

September 17, 2015

Health Matters Conference at Boston University BU

Exercise

Sargent College Hosts First Virtual Conference

September 14, 2015

Four men toasting with beer

Alcohol

A New Approach to College Drinking

August 4, 2015

Fertility

Health & Medicine

POV: It’s Time to Regulate the Fertility Industry

July 16, 2015

Kevin Outterson Thumb

Government & Law

Preventing an Antibiotic Apocalypse

July 15, 2015

Public Health

Recreational, Weekend Drug Use Can Morph into Daily Use

July 13, 2015

Girl with cigarette in hand

Public Health

No Drinking or Smoking Until Age 21

July 10, 2015

Low-income children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder could be better helped if their parents got skills counseling, MED’s Michael Silverstein says.

Pediatrics

Helping Parents Help Their ADHD Child

July 6, 2015

Amanda Alon and Aline Souza, Albert Schweitzer Fellows from Boston University

Public Health

Following in a Legendary Humanitarian’s Footsteps

June 23, 2015

Rachel Fearns, associate professor at Boston University School of Medicine

Infectious Diseases

Fighting a Deadly Virus

June 22, 2015

Urban Health

What the T Can Tell Us about Health Inequalities

June 19, 2015

A study led by SPH researchers found that consuming less than two servings of caffeinated coffee, black tea, or herbal/green tea a day early in pregnancy led to a slightly higher risk of having a miscarriage.

Public Health

Caffeine and Pregnancy

June 16, 2015

Stine Grodal, assistant professor of strategy and innovation at Boston University Questrom School of Business

Business & Social Sciences

The Curious Case of the Light Cigarette

May 26, 2015

Monica Bharel

University News

Getting to a Place Where Zip Codes Don’t Matter

May 20, 2015

New York Times colmnist, Nicholas Kristof speaks at Tsai Auditorium on Thursday, April 30, 2015

Health & Medicine

NYT’s Kristof: Changing Lives through Early Intervention

May 4, 2015

On April 25, 2015, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, killing thousands. This view shows Kathmandu’s Durbar Square before and after the earthquake, from opposite sides of the plaza.

psychiatry & psychology

Picking Up the Pieces

May 1, 2015

Inna Afasizheva, assistant professor, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine

Biology

RNA Rising

April 30, 2015

Lucy Hutyra, Conor Gately, and Ian Sue Wing, from the GRS department of earth and environment, developed a new way to measure CO2 emissions from cars. The new system, called DARTE, could help cities combat climate change. Photo by Michael D. Spencer

Climate Change

A New Map for Greenhouse Gas

April 21, 2015

Public Health

POV: Insurers Should Cover Antiobesity Drugs

April 15, 2015

POV: Insurers Should Cover Antiobesity Drugs