Author: Lisa Brown

COVID-19 US State Policies

States across the country have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with a flood of policy changes, from physical distancing and mask requirements to expansions of social safety net programs and eviction freezes. The COVID-19 US State Policy (CUSP) database is a publicly available dataset that is free for all users to download.

Data Needed for BUMC Programs that Benefit the Greater Boston Community

Government & Community Affairs (GCA) is seeking to collect information about programs across Boston University schools and colleges that:  Benefit Boston and/or Brookline residents; and Are offered for free or at a subsidized/low cost. We want to amplify the great work being done by BU students, faculty and staff. Please complete a brief survey by […]

Medical Campus ID Services

Announcing the organizational separation of the shared BUMC/BMC ID Services, which includes ID badges and access control to all BUMC buildings. ID Badges Students – Students may upload their own photo to the ID Office and simply pick up the card from the BUMC ID Office. Contact the ID Office at MEDID@bu.edu or 617-358-7603 for […]

New BUMC Executive Director of IT to start April 1

Lionel Zupan, PhD, will become the new Executive Director of IT for the BU Medical Campus, effective April 1, 2021. Most recently, Lionel served as Director of Research Technology at Tufts University in Somerville where he was responsible for centralized research technology core services including high-performance computing, bioinformatics, research software licensing, research data storage and […]

Ten BUMC Faculty Promoted to Professor

The following faculty have been promoted to the rank of Professor: Tamar Barlam, MD, MED, Medicine/Infectious Diseases, focuses her research on antibiotic stewardship implementation. Chief of the Section of Infectious Diseases since July 2019, Dr. Barlam has directed the Section’s efforts throughout COVID-19 pandemic. She is co-PI for an RO1 that is a multicenter mixed […]

Willock, Sullivan Faculty Development Programs Aim to Attract URG Faculty

In an effort to cultivate, sustain and promote an inclusive and diverse faculty on the Boston University Medical Campus, the Faculty Development Office announces two programs especially for underrepresented racial and ethnic faculty. The Marcelle M. Willock, MD, Faculty Development Program is a longitudinal leadership and career development program uses self-reflection and assessment, experiential learning, […]

Syringes, Oranges, and Faculty Help Train More Than 100 Volunteer COVID Vaccinators

Medical Campus physician, dental, and physician assistant students eager to pitch in and help area communities With thousands of COVID-19 vaccines being administered every day across the state, there is an urgent need for people trained to give shots. That explains why on Sunday morning, Boston University Medical Campus students Aesha Patel and Tucker Berk […]