5/8/20 NIH Career Symposium from 12pm-5pm all welcome to join
This Friday, May 8, is the 13th Annual NIH Career Symposium - an entirely virtual event. The event allows you to learn about the highlights (and low-points) of different careers, how to make yourself a competitive candidate, and how to navigate your transition into a job. Sessions will be both... More
5/20/20 LinkedIn Workshop from 2:30pm-3:30pm
LinkedIn Workshop Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 from 2:30pm-3:30pm Location: Virtual, please register to receive link. Description: Learn how to use LinkedIn to help you navigate networking during these virtual times. In this interactive workshop walk away with tangible steps to have your LinkedIn profile help you put your best foot forward while expanding your network. Register: http://www.bu.edu/postdocs/using-linkedin-to-virtually-network/
6/4 Career Panel: Planning for Your Career during a Crisis
Career Panel: Planning for Your Career during a Crisis Date: Thursday, June 4, 2020 from 3pm-5pm Location: Virtual, please register to receive link. Description: A great group of panelists will be present to describe their own career journey, what industry hiring practices currently look like in their roles and to describe how their... More
6/4 Mental Health, Race, and COVID-19
BU Diversity & Inclusion is hosting a series of virtual conversations to address broader societal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the help of leading experts across multiple fields, our goal is to catalyze important new dialogue about inequities, challenges, and opportunities exposed by the virus. Please join us for an... More
6/5 Virtual Housing Fair
BUMC Housing Resources will be holding a virtual Housing Fair on Friday, June 5 from 1 PM – 2 PM EST. BUMC Housing Resources staff, and agencies, and property managers will be presenting their available properties and services to you during the event. Click here to register for the Housing Fair.
5/1/2020 Email From GMS Associate Provost
To: GMS Faculty, Staff and Students From: Deborah Stearns-Kurosawa, PhD, ad interim Associate Provost and GMS Associate Dean Date: May 1, 2020 RE: CARES Federal Student Financial Assistance Deadline May 8th On April 27th, Congress passed the CARES Act which provides money to colleges and universities to distribute to students with expenses related to... More
Careers In Industry – Alumni Panel Discussion
A crossroads many scientists face over the course of their career is the choice between industry and academia. The prospect of venturing outside of academia may seem like a daunting step, particularly for graduate students who are just beginning their journeys as scientists. At a panel discussion on careers in... More
International Student Details Related to Summer 2020 Course Changes
International Student details related to Summer 2020 course changes
4/15/2020 Email From GMS Associate Provost
To: GMS Faculty, Staff and Students From: Deborah Stearns-Kurosawa, PhD, ad interim Associate Provost and GMS Associate Dean Date: April 15, 2020 RE: Recent Press Releases In the last few days there has been some misrepresentation about Boston University’s plans for the 2020 fall term in the press, and I want to ensure that... More
Online Career Conference for PhDs: Beyond the Professoriate
May 2 & 9: Online Career Conference for PhDs: Beyond the Professoriate is hosting its 7th Annual Online Career Conference for PhDs. The conference teaches graduate students and postdocs proven job search strategies to launch non-faculty careers. BU will pay for 50 participants to attend on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please send... More
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Behind the Scenes: BU, BMC Scientists and GMS Students Work Together for the Hospital’s COVID-19 Test
Gian Sepulveda, PhD Candidate Five days away from his PhD dissertation defense date, GMS doctoral candidate Richard Giadone spent early mornings in the lab to optimize and adapt CDC and WHO COVID-19 testing protocols for use at Boston Medical Center (BMC). Under the supervision of his PI, Dr. George Murphy at the... More
4/8/2020 Email From GMS Associate Provost (to Students & Faculty)
To: GMS Faculty and Students From: Debbie Stearns-Kurosawa, PhD, interim Associate Provost and GMS Associate Dean Date: April 8, 2020 RE: Resources available to GMS graduate students We recognize that as this pandemic continues to disrupt our social, economic and family fabric, there is increasing anxiety among our students about fundamental needs of food, More
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