Mobile and Electronic Health ARC Research Highlighted at University-wide Event
Wearable technology. Text messaging. Apps. Social media. You likely use these technological innovations in your day-to-day life – but did you know they can be used to improve health outcomes? The intersection between digital innovations and health outcomes was in the spotlight during a recent Boston University “Research on Tap” event that showcased the Mobile and... More
Parking and Transportation Services for Thursday, July 4
View the parking and transportation details for the Fourth of July. More
BUMC Celebrates 14th Annual John McCahan Medical Campus Education Day
More than 100 enthusiastic faculty, staff, trainees and students from MED, SPH, GMS, GSDM and BMC attended the 14th Annual John McCahan Medical Campus Education Day on May 29 in Hiebert Lounge. Karen Antman, MD, BU Medical Campus Provost and School of Medicine Dean, opened the event, emphasizing the important roles educators play in education and... More
BUMC Fire Safety System Testing
During the week of June 10, fire alarms will be tested in various Medical Campus buildings. Read more for specific dates and locations. More
Big Data, Big Impact
. Part Four of a Five-Part Series . Know What’s Good for Your Health? Artificial Intelligence Data and algorithms can spot medical concerns early and point to solutions . Every day, it becomes a little harder to find a corner of healthcare not being touched in some fundamental way by data analytics. That Fitbit on your wrist may soon send your resting heart... More
Parking and Transportation Services for Memorial Day
Memorial Day is observed on Monday, May 27. More
BUMC Faculty Promotions to Associate Professor Announced
Thirty-two faculty members have been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor. See the full list. More
Sandro Galea Aims to Change the Conversation around Health with New Book
SPH dean says more focus should be on preventing, not treating In his provocative new book, Well: What We Need to Talk about When We Talk about Health, Sandro Galea, dean of the BU School of Public Health and Robert A. Knox Professor, argues that as a society, we’ve been thinking about health the wrong way:... More
BU Receives Massachusetts Life Sciences Capital Grant
Funding will develop new brain imaging techniques to better understand diseases like CTE, Alzheimer’s There is currently no way to track the subtle brain changes caused by traumatic head injuries or degenerative neurological diseases—but that’s finally poised to change. A $4.9 million grant from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) has been awarded to the Center... More
Natasha Hochberg Awarded 2019 Global Programs/BU Foundation-India Seed Fund
Associate Professor of Medicine Natasha Hochberg, MD, MPH, has been awarded the Boston University Global Programs and Boston University Foundation-India Spring 2019 Seed Fund. Her research proposal “Scaling Up Nutritional Interventions to Stop Tuberculosis in India,” seeks to determine optimal implementation strategies for nutritional interventions as part of the effort to combat tuberculosis (TB) in... More
