Category: Announcements

2/23 BUMC Closed

Due to the impending winter storm, Boston University Medical Campus will be closed on Monday, Feb. 23, including the BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine and its Patient Treatment Centers, and the BU School of Public Health. Medical, PA and GMS students who are assigned to inpatient services or clinics […]

Intersession 2025 Preparations

BUMC Facilities would like to conserve energy over Intersession in non-occupied spaces. Below is a list of steps to follow before leaving on holiday break as we head into Intersession.  Office Spaces & Labs: Close windows. Turn off all electrical equipment i.e. computers, monitor, lights, any portable heaters, copiers, printers, coffee pots and lamps. Lock all […]

Overnight Network Outages Feb. 23-26

During the early morning hours of Sunday, Feb. 23, Tuesday, Feb. 25, and Wednesday, Feb. 26, the following locations will experience a 5-minute network outage to perform updates. These updates will be done in a rolling manner, with multiple floors starting every 5-10 minutes. For some buildings, not every floor will be affected. To report […]

BU Alum Drew Weissman Wins 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine for Breakthrough mRNA Technology That Led to COVID Vaccines

Physician and scientist Drew Weissman, who earned both an MD and a PhD at Boston University, and his research collaborator, Katalin Karikó, have won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their pioneering work  developing the technology that powers the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, the Nobel committee announced on Monday. Read more at Bostonia.