The National Cancer Institute’s Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer has tapped a multidisciplinary research team, comprising members of the Charles River and Medical Campuses, to launch a training center to help grow the next generation of nanomedicine researchers in cancer. The announcement comes with a five-year, $2 million grant. An offshoot of nanotechnology, nanomedicine is […]
The Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research is holding “Retreat Day: Collaborative Research and Future Growth” on Monday, Sept. 20. Evans Center Affinity Research Collaboratives (ARC) Directors will present summaries of ARC research achievements and plans from this first year. ARCs include investigators from the medical campus and across campuses who share common interests in […]
Boston University has received a gift of $900,000 from Sovereign Bank, a part of Banco Santander, half of which will go to Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) to support international field practicum experiences for students. The gift of $450,000 to BUSPH over three years will be awarded to international health students with […]
The ninth annual Sue Kim Hanson Lecture in Immunology will be held at noon on Friday, Sept. 17, in BUSM’s Keefer Auditorium. The annual lecture honors Sue Kim Hanson, MA, PhD ’02, a former researcher in BUSM’s Pulmonary Center. Hanson, her husband and their daughter were passengers on one of the airplanes that struck […]
Please be advised that on Thursday, Sept. 16, Boston Medical Center will be conducting a workplace violence (Code Green) DRILL during the evening hours. The event will take place in and around the Moakley Building, 830 Harrison Ave. The drill will test the hospital’s response to workplace violence. In addition to BMC staff, it will […]
On Friday, Sept. 17, musicians from the Berklee College of Music, in the spirit of reciprocity, will play with the BUMC Band in a concert to benefit BMC’s Food Pantry. The BUMC Band is a diverse ensemble composed of medical students, faculty and staff whose mission is to foster interpersonal relation at the medical center […]
Since mid-August, more than half a billion eggs have been recalled after hundreds of people became sick with possible salmonella poisoning. It is the largest national outbreak associated with salmonella enteritidis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. To prevent future outbreaks, the entire U.S. food safety regulation program needs to be revisited, […]
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Division of Community Health Programs (CHP) Oral Health Promotion Director Kathy Lituri led a team of volunteers at the Massachusetts Stand Down at Clifford Park on August 27 and 28. The two-day event, presented by the VA Boston Healthcare System in cooperation with Volunteers of […]
Even the most mainstream psychiatrists might agree that yoga is like chicken soup—it can’t hurt. But researcher Chris Streeter has gone a step further toward validating yoga’s potential to help treat depression and anxiety. In a study recently released in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, the BU School of Medicine assistant professor of […]
A new study led by Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) epidemiologists has found that women who took over-the-counter decongestants during their pregnancies are less likely to give birth prematurely. Preterm birth — deliveries at less than 37 weeks’ gestation¬ — is the leading cause of infant morbidity and mortality in developed countries, but […]