Author: Lisa Brown

Meditation and Prayer Space on Campus

Talbot Building   715 Albany St. Room 119A West Crosstown Building   801 Albany St. 4th Floor, Suite 431, Room 447 Evans Biomedical Research Center, 650 Albany St. Classroom 714 Housman Building, 778 Harrison Ave. R107 – available Fridays only from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Goldman School of Dental Medicine 635 Albany St. To access these specific spaces, […]

Art Days 2017 Seeks Submissions

All students, faculty and staff from all BUMC schools are encouraged to submit artwork of any medium to the 27th annual Boston University Medical Campus gallery for the arts, sponsored by the Provost’s Office. “Art Days” was begun by then Dean Chobanian to foster the support and growth of the creative arts at BUMC. It […]

BU Faculty Looks Warily at Trump’s Proposed Budget

With strong bipartisan support for NIH funding, deep cuts unlikely to pass During his election campaign, Donald Trump barely mentioned science, and what he did have to say about it—that climate change is a hoax, that he’d heard a lot about the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and it was terrible—was hardly encouraging to scientists. […]

Full Professorships to 14 on Medical Campus

Faculty cited for contributions to science, medicine, public health Osteoarthritis causes chronic pain for hundreds of millions of people around the world, an estimated 30 million in the United States alone. Doctors can help with medication to treat pain for this most common form of arthritis, and can recommend physical therapy and joint replacement surgery […]

March 14 Winter Storm Advisory

BU Medical Campus Schedule for Tuesday, March 14: BUSM GMS classes will be canceled. Employees in essential services should report as scheduled. Medical, PA and GMS students who are assigned to inpatient services are expected to be present, if possible. Students who are assigned to outpatient services should check with their course director or the policy at the clinical […]

3/9 Symposium: Emerging Leaders in Regenerative Medicine and Systems Biology

Don’t miss presentations by five faculty finalists being recruited to the BU CReM/Systems Biology program. These back-to-back presentations will be delivered during a half day symposium in Bakst Auditorium. The science promises to be science some of the best and most cutting edge that we’ll hear this year. Breakfast provided, admission is free. All are […]

March 9 BUMC Voicemail System Upgrade

On Thursday, March 9, beginning at 7 p.m. and lasting for approximately two hours, the voicemail system on the Medical Campus will be upgraded. Voicemail will not be available during the upgrade. Please note: Any messages in your current voice mailbox cannot be migrated to the new system.  Please make sure you transcribe/handle any voicemail […]

Visit East Boston with the Outreach Van Project

Every Thursday the Outreach Van Project (OVP), a group of first- and second-year medical students at BUSM, travels to East Boston to feed and care for the homeless population. The students unpack a van full of food, clothing and supplies, and distribute them throughout the night for anyone in need. They, along with a physician, […]

Tips for Staying Safe in Vehicles for Hire

Do you know how to stay safe when using Uber, Lyft, taxi cabs or livery vehicles?  The Boston Police Department has created a safety tip sheet on ways to say safe when using vehicles for hire.  Please review the safety tips at http://www.bu.edu/police/2017/02/03/bpd-safety-in-vehicles-for-hire/

Students Distribute Mittens to Homeless During Annual Census

On Wednesday, Jan. 25, as BUSM students joined more than 300 volunteers across the city to gather data of the number of people living on the streets with the hopes of connecting them with shelters and clinics, they brought with them a special message of compassion in the form of hand-sewn mittens. The mittens they […]