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School of Dental Medicine Celebrates Completion of Three-Year $115 Million Expansion, Renovation
Ribbon-cutting ceremony marks opening of new facilities for patients, students, faculty, and staff that will modernize education programs and the dental health care offered. More
Medical Campus Study Space Finder
A mobile-friendly application is available to help students on the Medical Campus find study space. More
Human Resources Moves to J Building
During the move and technology set up, staff may be delayed in responding to inquiries. More
Changing COVID Testing Categories
Managers must make changes by Tuesday, Aug. 31. More
June 2021 Faculty Promotions Announced
Congratulations to Clinical Associate Professors Eduardo Pena, Julien Dedier. More
May 2021 Faculty Promotions Announced
Congratulations to Professor John Berk, and Associate Professors Anuradha Saokar Rebello, Varsha Vimalananda. More
Public Safety Escorts, Shuttle Services Update
Public Safety will resume providing evening shuttle and walking escort services to employees and students on Monday, Aug. 16. More
April 2021 BUMC Faculty Promotions
Congratulations to Professors Anand Devaiah, Ann Rasmusson, Allan Walkey, and Associate Professors Kimberly Bertrand, Gyungah Jun. More
BUMC Faculty Promotions Announced
Congratulations to Professors Elizabeth Mitchell, Ruth Rose-Jacobs, Eugene Y. Kissin, Benjamin P. Linas, and Associate Professors Amy M. Linsky, Amy E. Sobota. More
July update: BUMC COVID Compliance
As of July 1, the Medical Campus returned to 100 percent occupancy. Learn about masks, eating, physical distancing, testing and attestation and visitors. More
BUSM Faculty Promotions to Professor Announced
The following BUSM faculty have been promoted to the rank of professor: Ron Medzon, Emergency Medicine, is a pioneer in medical simulation; he has developed 20 curricula and simulation programs (17 in rank) and mentored educators from many departments and neighborhood health centers in their development of simulation-based curricula. An attending physician in Boston Medical Center’s... More
BUSM Faculty Promotions to Associate Professor Announced
The following BUSM faculty have been promoted to the rank of associate professor: Soukaina Adolphe, Pediatrics, is co-medical director of the GROW clinic, in the division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics as well as the founder and director of the EASE clinic, which serves families of children with special education needs, many of whom are not... More
SPH Faculty Promotions to Associate Professor Announced
The following School of Public Health faculty have been promoted to the rank of associate professor: Patricia (Trish) Elliott, Community Health Sciences, focuses on maternal and child health teaching and pedagogy, and researches youth and family access to health services. Managing Public Health Programs and Projects, one of the five courses she developed, has become a... More
Providing Critical Support to Early-stage Science: The CTSI Pilot Grant Program
A good idea for an experiment or study is not enough to answer an important scientific question. Financial resources are required to purchase equipment, perform the science, pay laboratory or study personnel, or compensate study subjects. Financial support, in the form of a grant, can be difficult to come by as most federal grant review... More
GSDM Faculty Promotions to Associate Professor Announced
The following Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine faculty have been promoted to the rank of associate professor: Gurkan Goktug, Restorative Sciences & Biomaterials, provides didactic teaching and clinical mentoring to 24 postdoctoral prosthodontic residents each year. He has been the course director of the Removable Partial Denture seminar since 2015. For 17 years from... More
GMS Faculty Awards Celebrate Excellence in Teaching
To recognize faculty who adapted quickly and successfully during the COVID-19 crisis and continued to provide students with quality education, mentoring and research experiences, GMS recently created new awards for faculty excellence. GMS students nominated faculty members whose efforts really stood out during the pandemic and the shift to remote learning. The award was broken down into... More
Annual RO Water Maintenance Shutdowns Begin Wednesday, May 26
Please be advised that the annual campus-wide RO (Reverse Osmosis) water service shutdowns and/or sanitizations begin Wednesday, May 26. E-Building, Evans Building | 75 E. Newton St. | 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, May 26 X-Building, EBRC: Evans Biomedical Research Center | 650 Albany St. | 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, May 28 W-Building, CABR: Center for Advanced... More
Nahid Bhadelia to Head New BU Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases
Will connect policy with research and use lessons from Ebola and COVID to prepare lawmakers and the public for next crisis The first-floor classroom is empty inside the Boston University School of Medicine on a gray and chilly May morning in the South End. The whiteboard is marked up from earlier instruction and the only sound... More
Fadie Coleman a 2021 Metcalf Award Winner
Congratulations Dr. Coleman! The assistant professor of Medical Sciences and Education and director of the Biomedical Laboratory & Clinical Sciences Program has received a 2021 Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching. More
BUSM Adds St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center as New Teaching Hospital
The agreement will bring more medical training and research opportunities for BU medical students and faculty St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Brighton will become a Boston University teaching hospital under an agreement reached between the University and Steward Health Care, announced on Monday. The five-year partnership, which goes into effect July 1, when the University begins its... More
Kate Flewelling Named Alumni Medical Library Director
Kate will join the Medical Campus on July 1, 2021. She will take over with Mary Blanchard's retirement after 25 years of service, including as Director of the Library for the past 12 years. More
COVID-19 US State Policies
States across the country have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with a flood of policy changes, from physical distancing and mask requirements to expansions of social safety net programs and eviction freezes. The COVID-19 US State Policy (CUSP) database is a publicly available dataset that is free for all users to download. More
Emelia Benjamin Promoted to Associate Provost, BUMC Faculty Development
Emelia J. Benjamin, MD, ScM, FACC, FAHA, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at BUSM and BUSPH, and a clinical cardiologist at BMC, has been promoted from Assistant to Associate Provost, BUMC Faculty Development. Dr. Benjamin is deeply engaged in the professional development of health care professionals and has a fundamental commitment to mentoring majority and underrepresented... More
Cataldo Leone Appointed Dean ad interim, GSDM
Cataldo Leone, DMD, has been appointed Dean ad interim of the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM), effective April 1, 2021, while a national search is conducted to replace Dean Jeffrey Hutter, who has announced his retirement effective March 31, 2021. Dr. Leone earned his DMD from the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental... More
Data Needed for BUMC Programs that Benefit the Greater Boston Community
Government & Community Affairs (GCA) is seeking to collect information about programs across Boston University schools and colleges that: Benefit Boston and/or Brookline residents; and Are offered for free or at a subsidized/low cost. We want to amplify the great work being done by BU students, faculty and staff. Please complete a brief survey by Monday, More