Propel Careers CEO Lauren Celano Presents CV & Resume Workshop to GMS Students
Graduate Medical Sciences welcomed Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers, to campus on Wednesday, Feb. 21 for “Looking Your Best on Paper: Building a Resumé for Industry and a CV for Academia.” The event was sponsored by the Community Catalyst Center (C3) and Boston University Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training (BU’s BEST). Eighteen students from […]
GMS Student Spotlight: Maxine Slattery (BMFS ’24)
Maxine Slattery is a second-year student in the Graduate Medical Sciences (GMS) Biomedical Forensic Sciences master’s program with an eye for forensic biology, crime scene investigation and advocacy. Slattery was born in San Diego and spent her childhood summers between Boston and Cape Cod, where her parents grew up and met. Her older siblings moved […]
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 […]
GMS Staff Spotlight: Patty Jones
Patty Jones is the Program Administrator for the Graduate Medical Sciences masters programs in Biomedical Forensic Sciences, Forensic Anthropology, Bioimaging, and Healthcare Emergency Management in the Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology. Patty joined GMS in 1999 and will celebrate her 25th work anniversary in December 2024. We interviewed Patty about her time at Boston University, […]
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 […]
Ringing in the End of the Fall 2023 Semester at GMS!
To our GMS community, We’ve made it to the final days of another semester at GMS! The past months have certainly been busy, filled with classes, on-campus events, research, and studying. We have been thrilled to share each moment with you and are proud to see just how much you’re making a difference in your […]
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, […]
PhD Student Spotlight: Kara Vasilew
In her four years in Graduate Medical Sciences, Kara Vasilew has used both her scientific acumen to perform novel research and her voice to advocate for wide-reaching change across the Medical Campus and beyond. Vasilew entered Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine in 2020 under the PhD Program in Biomedical Sciences (PiBS). Vasilew […]