Medical Campus Flu Clinics

There will be joint MED/GMS/SDM/SPH flu clinics at the medical campus so all students on the medical campus will have an opportunity to get a flu shot. If your program and/or courses require working with patients or spending any time in the hospitals or clinics then you must obtain a sticker to be placed on your BU ID after the flu shot.  If you do not comply you will NOT be permitted in these areas unless you wear a mask. Following are dates, times and locations. Nov 4th  from 11:00 am- 3:00 pm  in Hiebert Lounge Nov. 7th from  4:00 pm  -7:00 pm in... More

GSDM Blood Drive 8/29

Every two seconds, someone, somewhere in the United States needs a blood transfusion. Help save a life by donating blood at the GSDM Blood Drive, sponsored by the American Student Dental Association.  Your blood donation could help an accident victim, someone receiving an organ transplant or a cancer patient battling their disease. In fact, each blood donation has the potential to save three lives! Join your fellow classmates, and help patients in from Boston Medical Center and Boston Children’s Hospital on Thursday, August 29th from 11am to 5pm, in front of the Newton Pavilion. If you are at least 18... More

Diverse Career Panel June 18

Diverse Careers in Science: A Boston University Alumni Panel Discussion Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 Time: 4:30-6:30pm 4:30-5:50 pm Panel Discussion, Bakst Auditorium 5:50-6:30 pm Reception, Room L-109 Boston University School of Medicine, Instructional Building 72 East Concord Street

Sarcoma Awareness Week 4/8-4/12

Sarcoma Awareness Week April 8th-April 12th April 8th, 10th, and 11th @ 11am-2pm: Stop by our table in the main lobby to learn about sarcoma research and the Sonia Sethi Foundation. April 10th: Go to Andres Café as 5% of all proceeds will be donated to the Sonia Sethi Foundation. April 11th @ 11:30am-12:30pm, Baskt Auditorium: Join us for a presentation by Dr. David D’Adamo, Clinical Director at the Center for Sarcoma and Bone Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, to learn more about sarcomas, current research trials, and case studies. A reception is to follow.

STEM Graduate Student Challenge Due 4/15

A new program offered by the Division of Graduate Education at the NSF: http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/gradchallenge/index.jsp From the NSF site: Our world is changing faster than ever before--technology is developing at an unprecedented rate and the world faces extraordinary challenges with solutions based in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). What is needed to prepare STEM graduate students to meet these modern day challenges? Fundamental changes are also occurring in the career options for STEM professionals. What is necessary to navigate the career pathways of the future? The Division of Graduate Education at the National Science Foundation challenges STEM graduate students across the nation to submit... More