BU NEIDL Scientists “Can See the Enemy”
GMS faculty Robert Davey, Professor of Microbiology, makes headway in COVID-19 research.
BUMC Researchers Develop COVID-19 Test
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Zoom Support for Faculty and Students
Students Getting Started BU Tech Guide Using Zoom through BU using your BU username and kerberos password Students Guide to Zoom Faculty Remote Teaching Resources
Live Coronavirus Research Gets Underway
GMS faculty Ronald Corley, Chair and Professor of Microbiology, as well as NEIDL director, work with the Greater Boston Consortium on Pathogen Readiness to fight COVID-19. The Brink March 19, 2020
4/23 Learning During COVID-19
Meet Fumi
PhD Candidate in the Department of Microbiology What drew you to Boston University for your graduate studies? It was mainly the friendly, collaborative atmosphere that the students had when I was interviewing here. It was less stressful in terms of there being more communication between students, and it being more supportive in... More
To: BUSM, GMS, GSDM Faculty From: Chris Dorney, Interim Executive Director, BUMC IT Date: March 20, 2020 Re: 3/23 BUMC IT–EdMedia & Client Services working remotely As per COVID-19 CDC guidelines, BUMC IT - EdMedia & Client Services are working remotely and available to assist you. Curriculum Support for MED, GMS & SPH Technical Contacts: GSDM Curriculum Tech... More
3/23/2020 Email From GMS Associate Provost (to Faculty)
To: GMS Faculty From: Deborah Stearns-Kurosawa, PhD, GMS Associate Provost and Associate Dean ad interim Date: March 23, 2020 RE: Urgent Request for COVID-19 Testing Reagents/Supplies Scientists and students in the CReM, BU/BMC Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Department and Boston Medical Center (BMC) have worked collaboratively to get testing for COVID-19 online at the hospital. ... More
3/23/2020 Email From GMS Associate Provost (to PhDs)
To: GMS PhD Students From: Deborah Stearns-Kurosawa, PhD, GMS Associate Provost and Associate Dean ad interim Date: March 23, 2020 RE: Request for Volunteers Scientists and students in the CReM, BU/BMC Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Department and Boston Medical Center (BMC) have worked collaboratively to get testing for Covid-19 online at the hospital. The... More
Making Ends Meet Initiative launches Our Community Cupboard
Graduate school is time of intense investment in intellectual capital and personal growth. This endeavor sometimes comes at the sacrifice of finances that allow for other choices, especially maintaining a healthy lifestyle and diet. We are working to meet the needs of GMS students and post-doctoral trainees by providing the following... More
3/18/2020 Email From GMS Associate Provost
To: GMS PhD Students From: Debbie Stearns-Kurosawa, PhD, ad interim Associate Provost and GMS Associate Dean Date: March 18, 2020 RE: PhD Student Stipends Dear PhD Students, As you are well aware, we are working hard to face the challenges of COVID-19. We also know that it is bringing stress and anxiety to our daily lives. As the facts... More
3/15/2020 Email From GMS Associate Provost
UPDATE: ANYONE RETURNING FROM TRAVEL ABROAD MUST SELF-QUARANTINE. Dear Students. Faculty, and Staff, Spring break, with many GMS students, faculty and staff traveling domestically and abroad, ended on Friday. Most of Europe is now at Level 3. Please see the CDC travel risk assessment levels. If you have returned from a level 3 or higher country, you must self-quarantine for... More
Alum Semmy Adeleke entering medical school
We were very proud when we heard that recent Nutrition & Metabolism alumna, Ayomide "Semmy" Adeleke has been admitted to medical school in the coming fall! Semmy will be attending the University of Illinois College of Medicine, joining the class of 2024. She plans to be involved in the Urban... More
FitPass Classes (cancelled 3/16-4/13)
From: Durant, Katherine Mary <durantkd@bu.edu> Sent: Friday, March 13, 2020 3:12 PM Subject: FitPass Classes Cancelled March 16-April 13th Dear FitPass Participants; In keeping with the guidance of the BU COVID-19 response concerning transmission of disease and social distancing, FitRec will be closed for personal fitness and recreation from March 16 until April 13. More
MJ Yuan attends American Heart Association conference
Last week MJ Yuan, a Ph.D. canididate in the Nutrition & Metabolism program, traveled to Phoenix, Arizona to attend the American Heart Association (AHA) EPI/Lifestyle 2020 Scientific Sessions. She was selected to present her poster, "Saturated Fat Intake From Dairy Sources Is Associated With Reduced Cardiovascular Risk in Framingham Offspring... More
3/11/2020 Email From GMS Associate Provost
Dear GMS Faculty, Staff, and Students, Today’s letters from President Brown is the university’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and how we will make adjustments in the interests of all our BU community members. The change to remote teaching will begin next Monday (March 16th) and I applaud all of you... More
MD or PhD – Which is Right for Me? – February 27, 2020
GMS and BU MAPS Host Panel Discussion On Choosing an MD or PhD Monday, March 2, 2020 Aura Flores-Canelas (Boston University Sargent College ‘20) The Initiative for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion at GMS partnered with BU MAPS, the Minority Association for Pre-Health Students, for a panel discussion on Thursday, February 27th. With four... More
3/12 Coronavirus: What Do We Know? What Do We Not Know? What Should We Be Doing?
Thursday, March 12, 2020 4:30–6 p.m. DOORS OPEN, 4 P.M. Bakst Auditorium 72 East Concord Street Boston #Coronavirus Please Register Services for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing People Provided Livestreaming Available During Event We are currently in the middle of a worldwide outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19). The disease was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China and has since spread over the world. More
SheInspires Lunch with Dr. Milka Koupenova 2/13
February 13th, 12:00pm at 72 E. Concord St., Room L-306 This month's lunch guest is Dr. Milka Koupenova, Assistant Professor at UMass Medical School in the division of Cardiovascular Medicine. In 2016, she was awarded the American Heart Association’s Scientist Development Grant, which she used to fuel research that shed light... More
Billiards now at Fuller Gym as well as FitRec classes
The Fuller gym, open to all students, now have two pool tables ready for use by students. Stop by between 4:00 -10:00 pm everyday but Tuesday. The gym is located in the basement of 85 East Newton Street. Visit the Fuller Gym website to learn more.
Road to Zero: A Strategic Approach – 1/28
1/28 Student loan repayment coaching sessions
Need specialized assistance with planning on how to repay your student loans? AccessLex Institute will be at BUMC Student Financial Services on Tuesday, January 28 to provide free, one-on-one loan repayment coaching sessions - registration required. Below are available appointment times. Slots are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. 9am 9:30am 10am 10:30am 11am Please bring your... More
Financial Aid Renewal
On Behalf Of Loans, BU GMS Sent: Friday, January 31, 2020 5:30 PM To: gms students Subject: 2020-2021 Financial Aid Renewal Happy New Year from Student Financial Services. As the Spring 2020 semester commences, we would like to remind you about the steps to renew your financial aid for the 2020-2021 academic year. Complete the... More
Congratulations PA Students!
We are thrilled to announce that 100% of our 2019 PA students passed the Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam (PANCE) on their first attempt. The first-time taker pass rate for the PANCE exam had fallen this year across many well-known and established PA programs nationally. With that in mind, we are... More
SheInspires Lunch with Dr. Fiona Randall 11/19
Join WPDC as they celebrate their next SheInspires guest, Dr. Fiona Randall from Vertex Pharmaceuticals! Dr. Randall is Senior Director of Alliance Management at Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. A British neuroscientist and electrophysiologist by training, she has worldwide drug discovery experience in both established and emerging markets, having worked in academia and the... More