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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Life is full of challenges. While we often have no choice over the challenges we encounter, we do have some control over how we respond. BUMC faculty and staff are invited to a free wellness workshop, Tuesday, Nov. 17. (Register at fitness@bu.edu) This presentation will focus on cultivating psychological resilience – the ability to cope […]
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) hosted students and faculty from three Schools of Stomatology in China this summer, during three separate 14-day visits. The visits were part of an ongoing Global Externship Exchange with three Chinese institutions that began in October 2013. The exchange allows fourth-year DMD students to spend […]
Extending a Hand: Dr. Salman Zarka on the humanitarian treatment of Syrian casualties in Israel Salman Zarka, MD, MPH, Director General of Ziv Medical Center, Safed, Israel Students, faculty and staff are invited to the BUMC Provost Guest Lecture on Dec. 9. Prior to his position at Ziv Medical Center, Dr. Zarka served as a […]
On Friday, Oct. 16, the BUMC Arts Lab, BUSM Office of Multicultural Affairs and Diversity, and the BMC Neurology Department hosted, “An Extraordinary Concert” – a creative collaboration between neurology patients and BUMC musicians. The concert is an opportunity for patients who have been successfully treated by the Department of Neurology to thank their care […]
The Occupational Health Center will be offering an additional influenza (flu) vaccination clinic for those who were unable to attend the previously scheduled clinics. The vaccine is available at no cost to BUMC employees. We encourage you to protect yourselves and those around you during this flu season. For information regarding the 2015-2016 flu vaccine […]
Medical Campus students, faculty and staff are invited to the “Ebola, The Disease, and Immune Privilege” symposium. Thursday, Oct. 29 1-6 p.m. BUSM Instructional Building, Hiebert Lounge The Symposium will feature guest speaker Ian Crozier, MD, an infectious disease specialist who while helping to fight against the Ebola outbreak in Kenema, Sierra Leone in August […]