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Big Data, Big Impact
. Part Four of a Five-Part Series . Know What’s Good for Your Health? Artificial Intelligence Data and algorithms can spot medical concerns early and point to solutions . Every day, it becomes a little harder to find a corner of healthcare not being touched in some fundamental way by data analytics. That Fitbit on your wrist may soon send your resting heart... More
Parking and Transportation Services for Memorial Day
Memorial Day is observed on Monday, May 27. More
BUMC Faculty Promotions to Associate Professor Announced
Thirty-two faculty members have been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor. See the full list. More
Sandro Galea Aims to Change the Conversation around Health with New Book
SPH dean says more focus should be on preventing, not treating In his provocative new book, Well: What We Need to Talk about When We Talk about Health, Sandro Galea, dean of the BU School of Public Health and Robert A. Knox Professor, argues that as a society, we’ve been thinking about health the wrong way:... More
BU Receives Massachusetts Life Sciences Capital Grant
Funding will develop new brain imaging techniques to better understand diseases like CTE, Alzheimer’s There is currently no way to track the subtle brain changes caused by traumatic head injuries or degenerative neurological diseases—but that’s finally poised to change. A $4.9 million grant from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) has been awarded to the Center... More
Natasha Hochberg Awarded 2019 Global Programs/BU Foundation-India Seed Fund
Associate Professor of Medicine Natasha Hochberg, MD, MPH, has been awarded the Boston University Global Programs and Boston University Foundation-India Spring 2019 Seed Fund. Her research proposal “Scaling Up Nutritional Interventions to Stop Tuberculosis in India,” seeks to determine optimal implementation strategies for nutritional interventions as part of the effort to combat tuberculosis (TB) in... More
Julie Palmer Named Director of Slone Epidemiology Center
Many thanks to David W. Kaufman, who will step down effective June 30. More
New Method for Evaluating Cancer Risk of Chemicals is Quick, Precise, Inexpensive
Researchers from Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health have developed and evaluated a fast, accurate and cost-effective approach to assessing the carcinogenicity of chemicals—that is, whether exposure to a chemical increases a person’s long-term cancer risk. As a result, they have generated one of the largest toxicogenomics datasets to date, and have made... More
GSDM Celebrates “Topping Off” of Addition, Renovation Construction Project
Wet weather couldn’t dampen spirits as the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine community gathered on Friday, March 29, 2019, to celebrate the “topping off” of the School’s Addition and Renovation Construction Project. Huddled under umbrellas and clad in rain ponchos, a crowd of about 100 watched as a crane hoisted a large steel beam—painted... More
POV: We Need a Health New Deal Now
Inequality and climate change are threats to our physical well-being In recent weeks, talk of a Green New Deal has entered the political debate, with the aim of overhauling the country’s transportation system, providing universal healthcare, creating a federal jobs guarantee, investing in infrastructure, and other goals reminiscent of the original New Deal. Today, the United States... More
Parking and Transportation Services for Patriot’s Day, April 15
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BUSM Student’s Bernese Mountain Dog Captivates, Comforts BMC Patients
Otis’ charm proves irresistible to students as well When Cara Guenther started medical school, she yearned to spend more time visiting with patients. But the demanding curriculum often made that difficult. That changed after Ms. Guenther, a third year student at the School of Medicine, got a Bernese mountain dog named Otis. She’d always wanted a Bernese... More
Poor Oral Health May Increase the Risk of Pancreatic Cancer Among African American Women
In the U.S., studies show that African Americans are more likely to get pancreatic cancer (PC) than Caucasians. Poor oral health, specifically adult tooth loss and periodontal disease prevalence, has a similar pattern. Using data from the Black Women’s Health Study, researchers from the Slone Epidemiology Center at BU found that compared to African American... More
Medical Campus Student Lounge Now Open
The L14 Medical Campus Student Lounge, complete with a kitchen, soft seating, a handicapped accessible bathroom and lots of natural light, is now open to enrich student study and relaxation spaces on campus. Many thanks to John Barton and the facilities staff for the rapid completion of this investment in large group assembly and community space. Watch... More
Now Open! New L13 Study Space in the Alumni Medical Library
The renovation of the 13th floor of the Alumni Medical Library is complete! Students representing each of the schools on the Medical Campus cut the ribbon for the Learning Resource Center. They were flanked by, from left, BUSPH Associate Dean for Education Lisa Sullivan, PhD, BUMC Provost and BUSM Dean Karen Antman, GSDM Associate Dean... More
President’s Day Parking and Transportation Information
President's Day is Monday, Feb. 18. More
Fun, Friendly Dodgeball Competition at Fuller Gym Kickoff
Access to the Fuller Gym basketball court and recreational area has been granted to the BUMC community as part of a campuswide pilot program. More
Medical Campus Volunteers Brave Polar Vortex to Help Boston’s Homeless
Mayor to participants: “Every person you meet out there is loved by somebody” At 10:30 pm January 30, it was dark on the streets of Boston, and bitterly cold. Mayor Martin Walsh had just kicked off the 39th annual Boston homeless census, telling more than 300 volunteers at City Hall that their work was important—that they... More
BUMC Program Successfully Prepares Minority Students for Dental School
Boston University’s Oral Health Sciences (OHS) master’s program is a successful credential-enhancing program for dental school applicants, while also serving as a pipeline to increase the number of qualified applicants from underrepresented minority (URM) groups. There are a variety of academic enrichment programs for medical school applicants however, development of pre-dental enrichment programs has lagged behind. More
BUMC Access to Fuller Gym
Access to the Fuller Gym basketball court and recreational area has been granted to the BUMC community, as part of a campuswide pilot program. More
Celebrating the Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Medical Campus community gathered in Hiebert Lounge on Thursday, Jan. 24, to commemorate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This year the annual event featured a conversation with Crystal Ann Williams, Associate Provost for Diversity & Inclusion. Rafael Ortega, MD, Associate Dean for Diversity & Inclusion, welcomed more than 100 attendees. Dr. Ortega, More
Thirteen Faculty Promoted to Professor
See which faculty have been promoted to the rank of Professor. More
BU-BMC Cancer Center Announces Co-Directors
Julie Palmer, ScD, Matthew Kulke, MD, and Gerald Denis, PhD, will bring together their respective expertise in population sciences, clinical and basic research to foster interdisciplinary research. More
Jan. 21 Parking and Transportation Information
The Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday will be celebrated on Monday, Jan. 21. More
1/17 Crosstown Early Morning Electrical Shutdown
Beginning Thursday morning, Jan. 17, at 12:01 a.m., electrical power will be shut off throughout the entire Crosstown Building (801 Mass. Ave) and will be off through 6 a.m. More