Author: Lisa Brown

Jan. 20 Celebrate the Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

MLK & Kazi Nazrul Islam: The Spirit of Inclusion Wednesday, Jan. 20, Noon-1 p.m., Hiebert Lounge Open to Medical Campus students, faculty and staff Refreshments will be provided. Winston E. Langley Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Professor of Political Science and International Relations University of Massachusetts Boston Kazi Nazrul Islam is the national […]

Critical Thinking Workshop

More than 50 BUMC faculty, course and program directors gathered Dec. 21-22 in Hiebert Lounge to take part in the two-day joint faculty development program, “Critical Thinking Strategies for Health Professionals.” Led by Gerald Nosich, PhD, a noted authority on the subject, the workshop was designed to help teaching professionals engage their students in critical […]

Grant Awarded to Develop Methods for Diagnosing CTE During Life

Researchers from Boston University, the Cleveland Clinic, Banner Alzheimer’s Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, have been awarded a $16 million* grant from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NIH/NINDS). This seven-year, multi-center grant will be used to create methods for detecting and diagnosing chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) […]

BUSM Expands Curriculum to Address Opioid Abuse

All Students Now Training in Addiction Prevention, Screening & Treatment Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) has expanded the content covering opioid dependence and overdose as well as the training in prevention, screening and multidisciplinary treatment of substance abuse over each of the four years of the medical school’s curriculum in response to Massachusetts Governor […]

Dec. 16 Deadline: BU CTSI Mini-sabbaticals

The Boston University CTSI seeks to fund Mini-sabbaticals at other academic and research institutions. The Mini-sabbaticals are intended to encourage intellectual growth and multidisciplinary and inter-institutional collaboration. The CTSI is planning to offer three (3) mini-sabbaticals annually. Mentored faculty, post doctoral scholars, project coordinators and research staff are eligible to apply. Applicants are required to […]

Three GSDM Researchers Receive CTSI Pilot Grants

Three Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) researchers have been awarded $20,000 each in Boston University Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) pilot funding. The GSDM researchers are Research Associate Professor Dr. Manish Bais, Research Associate Professor Dr. Ann Marie Egloff, and Professor Dr. John C. Samuelson. All three researchers are in GSDM’s […]

BUMC FedEx Print Center is Moving Dec. 1

The FedEx Office On-Campus Print Center is moving! The new print center will be located at 700 Albany St. (next to City Convenience). The existing print center, at 715 Albany St., will remain open for business through Nov. 30. The new print center location will be open for business on Dec. 2. Both print centers […]

Nov. 16 The Life Equation

Big data is coming to global health. But who should decide who lives and dies: Doctors on the front lines or a mathematical formula? Join emmy-winning filmmaker Rob Tinworth as he discusses the ethics surrounding data-driven health care. He will screen clips from his film ‘The Life Equation ‘ a documentary film that follows extraordinary […]