The Fall 2012 Thematic Seminar Series, which focuses on The Cytoskeleton in Health and Disease, kicks off on Thursday, Nov. 8, at 3 p.m. with a presentation on Molecular Motors in Brain Developmental Disease. This lecture is being given by Richard Vallee, PhD, Professor, Department of Pathology and Cell Biology; Director, Division of Cell and […]
GSDM students Jennifer Rubin DMD 13 and Elizabeth Ponder DMD 13 volunteered for two weeks in Comitancillo, Guatemala (Comi), with Dentistry for All (DFA) and its founder, GSDM alum Brad Krusky DMD 93. The experience was educational in not only a clinical, but also a cultural sense. Rubin and Ponder immersed themselves in the traditional […]
There is a common catch-22 in research, particularly when examining new, novel pathways and nascent discoveries. Data are needed to support exploratory research hypotheses when submitting proposals for external funding, but funding is typically needed to collect data for testing preliminary hypotheses. Pilot grants funded by the BU Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) offer […]
Boston University is 17th in the chart of universities around the world that were ranked based on the “employability” of their graduates according to a recent Boston Globe story. The chart, entitled “What the job market wants,” was published by the New York Times, which said an online survey was compiled by Emerging, a human […]
The Department of Neurology in collaboration with the Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs and the Medical Campus Arts Outreach Initiative present a concert: “When Patients Heal You.” This extraordinary concert features a group of talented patients who have been successfully treated by the Department of Neurology. Their musical performances, ranging from Nordic jazz, classical […]
On Oct.1, 75 alumni and friends of the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) gathered at the JW Marriott in Los Angeles for the School’s alumni reception held every year during the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) Annual Meeting. Professor and Chair of Periodontology & Oral Biology and Director of the […]
In an effort to help incoming students learn more about businesses in the Medical Campus neighborhood, BU Schools of Medicine (BUSM) and Public Health (BUSPH) co-sponsored a vendor fair. Approximately 60 first-year BUSM MD and BUSPH students attended the 90-minute fair held Oct. 9 in Hiebert Lounge. “The vendor fair was a great opportunity to […]
Researchers studying Alzheimer’s disease at Boston University School of Medicine are the recipients of a donation resulting from a September fundraiser, “An Evening at the Arbors.” This event raised $15,000 for the BUSM Skip Curtis Fund, which was donated to the BU Alzheimer’s Disease Center. The Skip Curtis Fund was established by Meg Curtis in […]
TranSComm sponsored Car-Free Week (Sept. 17–23) with transportation organizations throughout the state. As part of Car-Free Week thousands of Massachusetts commuters traded their cars for more sustainable methods of travel that resulted in: 27,456 fewer car trips 319 tons of CO2 emissions prevented from entering the air 724,488 fewer miles driven 13,587 cars taken off […]
Andrew Jorgensen DMD 13 has recently received well-deserved attention for his service to the community at large and for his excellence as a dental student of the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM). Jorgensen was chosen as the first BU student to be presented on Boston University Provost Jean Morrison’s newly […]