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Ebola Research Begins at NEIDL

August 2nd, 2018in Featured, Research

After years of review, lab receives first BSL-4 pathogen Eight months after receiving final approval from the Boston Public Health Commission to conduct research at Biosafety Level 4 (BSL-4), Boston University’s National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) has begun work with its first Level-4 pathogen, the Ebola virus. “This is clearly an important step for the NEIDL,” says Ronald B. More

Two Faculty Recognized with Spencer N. Frankl Award for Excellence in Teaching

May 21st, 2018in Featured

              Drs. Monica Ann Pessina from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Hesham M. Nouh from the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) received the Spencer N. Frankl Award for Excellence in Teaching.  They were honored at 2018 GSDM Commencement Convocation on Friday, May 18. Dr. Pessina received her Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy... More

BUMC Honors Tom Moore, MD

April 26th, 2018in Featured

On Monday, April 23, faculty, staff, students, family and friends gathered to honor Tom Moore, MD, for his 17 years of service to Boston University. Dr. Moore will be stepping down from his roles as BUMC Associate Provost and Executive Director of the Office of Human Research on July 1, but will continue to work on... More

SPH Hosts Climate Change Symposium

April 24th, 2018in Featured

Policymakers, journalists discuss cities, the media, and climate solutions The signs are grim, and grimly familiar: 2016 was the hottest year on record since 1880, future warming is inevitable, and by the end of the century, Boston may see entire summers with daytime temperatures over 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Extreme rainfall is forcing migration worldwide. West Nile... More

Groundbreaking for “New” Goldman School of Dental Medicine

April 9th, 2018in Featured

Dean says SDM is “on its way into and beyond the 21st century” Breaking ground for the Goldman School of Dental Medicine renovation and addition: Michael Donovan and Gary Nicksa, BU VPs (from left); Karen H. Antman, MED dean and Medical Campus provost; Jeffrey Hutter, SDM dean; David Lustbader, (CAS’86, SDM’86), SDM Dean’s Advisory Board chair;... More

BUMC Celebrates Art Days 2018

April 4th, 2018in Featured

Science and art are a lot more alike than what you might expect. They help others understand and process the world around us. Artists and scientists strive to communicate their vision, whether through a mixed media mounting or a microscope. Art Days was started by BU President Emeritus and BUSM Dean Emeritus Chobanian to foster the... More

New, Improved Digs in Store for Goldman School of Dental Medicine

March 27th, 2018in Featured

Striking architecture, state-of-the-art clinics, modern student spaces A rendering of the completed Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine. Images courtesy of SmithGroupJJR The Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine is about to undergo a three-year, $112 million renovation The building facade will be redone, and its interior mostly gutted and reconfigured No disruption to... More

BUMC Students Organize Walkout in Support of #ENOUGH, Gun Violence Prevention

March 14th, 2018in Featured

On Wednesday, March 14, more than 300 Boston University Medical Campus students, faculty and staff walked out of their classes and offices in their white coats or adorned in orange to demonstrate solidarity with the victims of gun violence in Parkland, Fla., and other cities and towns around the country. Watch the walkout on Facebook live! The... More

Celebrating the Arts at BUMC

March 13th, 2018in Featured

BUMC students, faculty and staff gathered in Bakst Auditorium to welcome BU College of Fine Arts (CFA) Dean Harvey Young to the Medical Campus and to celebrate five years of "Arts Lab,” a collaboration between the CFA, Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs at the School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center. The event featured brief... More

Director of NIDCR, Dr. Martha Somerman, to Speak at GSDM Science Day

March 12th, 2018in Featured

Science Day at the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) is an annual event, highlighting and showing research from pre-doctoral and post-doctoral students and fellows. This year’s Science Day, which will be held on Thursday, March 15, 2018, features a particularly distinguished keynote speaker, Martha J. Somerman, DDS, PhD. Somerman, Director of the... More

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