2022 Dahod Awards
Dr. Karen Antman (BUMC Provost and BUSM Dean) is pleased to announce the 2022 recipients of the Dahod Pilot Grant Program Fund and the Dahod International Scholar. In August 2008, Shamim Dahod (CGS’76, CAS’78, MED’87) and her husband Ashraf gave $10.5M to BUSM to establish the Shamim and Ashraf Dahod Breast Cancer Research Center, as […]
Museum & BSO Memberships
Looking for weekend plans? In the mood for music or art? BU Students can register for a free Boston Symphony Orchestra College Card. This grants access to a number of different BSO performances. Not only that, students can also receive free or discounted tickets to the ICA, the Isabella Stewart Gardner, the MFA, and the […]
Summer Plans for Repopulating Campus
Earlier this month, President Brown shared the University’s plans for a gradual return to campus over the summer and a “near normal Fall Semester”. Do you have questions about what that will look like? Learn all the details from the full statement here.
Spotlight Interview: Dr. Tara Moore
Dr. Tara Moore is the Director of the Forensic Anthropology program and one of the Lab Directors at the BUSM Laboratory of Cognitive Neurobiology. We had a chance to speak to her recently about the NIH grant she secured for her research, the Forensic Anthropology Program, and her advice to graduate students! Congratulations on being […]
Evening Shuttle
As the temperature drops and the sun starts to set earlier, we’d like to remind you that the Medical Campus’s evening shuttle is available free of charge for students and employees. The central pickup location is in front of our well-lit indoor parking garage at 710 E Concord St, which is staffed 24 hours a […]
10/21/2020 – Why Pronouns Matter
GMS recently co-hosted, along with the School of Public Health Queer Alliance, a virtual discussion on “Why Pronouns Matter” with Dr. Carl Streed. Carl Streed, MD, MPH, FACP is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at BUSM and Research Lead for the Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery at Boston Medical Center.
International Education Week 2020
This year’s IEW will be from October 26th to November 2nd. It will feature numerous events being held virtually by offices, schools/colleges, and groups across campus to celebrate our global identity and the exchange of ideas, customs, and cultures. From art events, to lectures, to community and social gatherings, there are myriad ways to participate […]
Spotlight Interview: Dr. Kip Thomas
Dr. Kevin “Kip” Thomas is the Principal Investigator for the Laboratory for Human Neurobiology, as well as the Program Director for both the Master’s of Science in Bioimaging and Healthcare Emergency Management Degree Programs. He spoke with us about the newly installed 3 Tesla Philips Ingenia Elition MRI at the Center for Biomedical Imaging, the […]
GMS Scientists Discover COVID-19 Lung Inflammation Pathway
Scientists, including GMS faculty, at NEIDL and CReM have uncovered how COVID-19 triggers severe lung inflammation. Their research points to the body’s NFkB signaling pathway as the driver of this response. In discovering this, they are opening the door to therapeutic research that could reduce inflammation before it becomes deadly. In the words of Dr. […]
BU’s Cultural Guide
Boston University’s Office of Diversity & Inclusion has created an online resource called The Curated, Crowd-Sourced, Cultural Guide to Boston. This guide is part of an effort to share Boston’s cultural and community resources with current and prospective BU community members. We’ve been querying all the folks we know—nearly 35,000 students and more than 10,000 […]