GMS Celebrates Black History Month 2024
Graduate Medical Sciences is proud to celebrate Black History Month! This year marks the 48th annual Black History Month since it was federally recognized in 1976. The 2024 theme of Black History Month, “African Americans and the Arts,” highlights “the art of resistance,” and “the artists who used their crafts to uplift the race, speak […]
A Welcome Back to Campus with Coffee, Cookies and a BU Raffle
Students had a chance to unwind after their first full week of classes at the “Welcome Back Relax & Chat & Gear Raffle” on Friday, Jan. 26. Hosted in L-311 by Graduate Medical Sciences Student Affairs, the event included a coffee and tea station, cookies from Chequers and a raffle of popular Boston University swag […]
Spring 2024 Affinity Group Expo Kicks off the New Semester
The Community Catalyst Center kicked off its Spring 2024 programming with an Affinity Group Expo, hosted in the L-building lobby on Wednesday, Jan. 24. The expo gave students a chance to meet with several C3 peer mentors, learn more about C3’s resources and seven affinity groups, sign up for upcoming events and pick up some […]
Spring 2024 Office Hours with the Assistant Deans of Diversity & Inclusion
Join the Assistant Deans of Diversity & Inclusion at this semester’s office hours! Get to know the deans with a safe space to bring up issues relating to: Navigating resources for diverse student needs Being connected to a peer or faculty mentor Professional development or other questions for which you’d like advice Navigating Boston as […]
MISO Hosts Winter Refuel & Cultural Exchange Event
Fifty guests attended a Winter Refuel & Cultural Exchange Event hosted by the Minority and International Scientists Organization (MISO) on Thursday, Dec. 7. The event, hosted in L-403, brought students, faculty and staff together for free wellness care packages, free Mediterranean food and an opportunity to meet this year’s MISO student leaders: President Amaya Lewis, […]
Where to See Holiday Lights and Performances This Season
There’s no better way to get into the holiday spirit than elaborate displays of glimmering holiday lights, so let’s get jolly over festive decor! We found gorgeous lights displays, tastefully decorated trees and more all around Boston and beyond. Get ready to drink in lights in town, or take a day trip to celebrate the […]
2023-2024 Volunteering Opportunities in and Around Boston
Throughout the year, and especially during the holiday season, there are thousands of people in need throughout the Greater Boston area. Many organizations exist in and around the city that are critical to meeting these needs, and many of them are accepting volunteers. Below is a list of organizations accepting help that you can volunteer […]
GMS Alumna Chadene Tremaglio, PhD, Talks Careers in Science, Teaching, and Balancing with Parenthood
Boston University Broadening Experience in Scientific Training (BU’s BEST) hosted GMS alumna Chadene Tremaglio, PhD, for a lunchtime Alumni Career Talk with Graduate Medical Sciences students. The event, hosted on Tuesday, Dec. 5, in L-403, filled the classroom with 36 registrants for Tremaglio’s visit. Tremaglio’s presentation, titled “My Adventures in Balancing a Career in Science […]
GMS Mix & Mingle Brings Holiday Cheer to the End of the Semester
Around 160 GMS students, faculty and staff celebrated the end of a successful Fall 2023 semester at the annual Mix & Mingle social, held on Thursday, Nov. 30 in Hiebert Lounge. The event, co-sponsored by the Community Catalyst Center and GMS Student Affairs, included appetizers, desserts, a bar, games, raffle prizes, and live music from […]
Save the Date! GMS End-of-Semester Mix & Mingle on Thursday, Nov. 30
Save the date! Graduate Medical Sciences will host its annual End-of-Semester Mix & Mingle social event next Thursday, Nov. 30, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Join your GMS community in Hiebert Lounge for an evening of appetizers, desserts, a bar, live music, games and raffle prizes! The Mix & Mingle is co-sponsored by the Community […]