Provost Workshop: Climate Change and Health
The discussion will center on the existing and expected health impacts of climate change, and the current and developing plans by the city of Boston and BU to address these impacts. More
Interdisciplinary BUMC Team Investigates Dialysis Access Malfunction
Patients with chronic kidney disease frequently develop stenosis of their intrathoracic large veins (i.e., central venous stenosis), which jeopardizes their prospects of having a functional dialysis access, while the current modality to diagnose this complication is fraught with inaccuracies. An interdisciplinary team of clinicians, biomedical engineers and scientists, including members of the Evans Center IBR Thrombosis... More
NEIDL Researchers Create Tool to Study New Virus
Could help determine if Ebola-like LLOV can cause disease in humans In recent years, traces of new zoonotic viruses—pathogens that live in animals and could potentially cause infectious diseases in humans—have been discovered in bats, fish, and other species around the world. But scientists have been stumped in their search for the complete genome for these... More
Parking and Transportation Services for Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 3
See the schedule and services in effect for Labor Day. More
8/20-24 BUMC Electrical Generator Testing
Beginning Monday, Aug. 20, through Friday, Aug. 24, facilities will be testing the electrical generators on the Medical Campus. There will be no disruption of electrical services during the four-hour tests. More
100 BUMC Students Attend Diversity Mixer
On Wednesday, Aug. 8, approximately 100 students participated in a Medical Campus student diversity mixer. The event allowed underrepresented minority students from the three schools on the medical campus, Medicine, Public Health and Dental Medicine, to come together to mingle, share ideas and build relationships. BUSM Associate Dean of Diversity & Inclusion Dr. Rafael Ortega, More
Ebola Research Begins at NEIDL
After years of review, lab receives first BSL-4 pathogen Eight months after receiving final approval from the Boston Public Health Commission to conduct research at Biosafety Level 4 (BSL-4), Boston University’s National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) has begun work with its first Level-4 pathogen, the Ebola virus. “This is clearly an important step for the NEIDL,” says Ronald B. More
Parking and Transportation Services for July 4
Click here for parking and transportation information for Wednesday, July 4. More
Remote Desktop Will Require Two-factor VPN with Duo Security Starting Thursday, June 28
You soon will be required to use the BU two-factor VPN with Duo security for remote desktop to access computers on the Medical Campus. More
Julie Palmer Appointed Director ad interim of BU-BMC Cancer Center
Dr. Palmer succeeds Avrum Spira, MD, MSc, and will assume the role on July 1. More
