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Weekly Safe Return to BUMC Update: July 30

July 30th, 2020in COVID-19

The BUMC COVID-19 Pilot Testing program for students, which is by appointment, will run July 27-Aug. 14. New parking rates go into effect Aug. 10. GSDM will move into phase 2 in reopening its Patient Treatment Centers on Aug. 10 and the Department of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics will resume Saturday appointments on Aug. 15. More

BUMC Parking Update

July 28th, 2020in Announcements, Featured

Effective Monday, Aug. 10 employees and students will no longer be able park at the 710 Albany Street Garage for a reduced rate. The 710 Albany Street Garage is the primary parking facility for patients visiting BMC and BU clinics. As more patients return to campus, parking needs to be made available. Employees and students... More

Weekly Safe Return to BUMC Update: July 23

July 23rd, 2020in COVID-19

Faculty are encouraged to view a three-minute Learn from Anywhere Faculty Overview Video. The Office of Research has opened research activity for Phase 3 of BU’s four-phase reopening process slated to begin in August. More

Fourteen Medical Campus Faculty Promoted to Associate Professor

July 22nd, 2020in Announcements, Featured

The following Medical Campus faculty have been promoted to the rank of associate professor:  Michael Alosco, MED, Neurology, is a clinical neuropsychologist who focuses his research on three areas: (1) the relationship between repetitive head impacts (RHI) from contact and collision sport play and traumatic brain injury (TBI) with later-life cognitive and neuropsychiatric decline, as well as... More

Art Days – Antiracism Theme

July 20th, 2020in Announcements, Featured

Art Days has filled Hiebert Lounge with artwork of all kinds (paintings, photos, poetry, sculpture, needlework, etc.) from BUMC students, faculty and staff for thirty years. This annual all-campus event is sponsored by the Provost’s office, with the exhibition mounted by the Creative Arts Society. The recent horrific deaths of Stephon Clark, Aura Rosser, Atatiana Jefferson, More

BUMC-IT is Hiring Graduate Students for Medical Campus Positions

July 16th, 2020in Featured

Join the IT Help Center and play a key role in BU’s Learn from Anywhere (LfA) initiative. We are seeking graduate students to act as LfA classroom moderators on the Medical Campus. This role helps faculty engage with students who are participating in class remotely and assists with basic classroom technology support.  We provide an environment that encourages creativity, collaboration, professional... More

Weekly Safe Return to BUMC Update: July 16

July 16th, 2020in COVID-19

BU enters phase 2 of its reopening with new protocols, requirements and advisories. The GMS Masters graduate program proposals for Learn from Anywhere have been approved. GSDM officially opened its brand-new Simulation Learning Center (SLC), located on the third floor of 635 Albany Street. More

Weekly Safe Return to BUMC Update: July 9

July 9th, 2020in COVID-19

In-person patient care has resumed at Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine Patient Treatment Centers at 635 Albany Street and 930 Commonwealth Avenue. The R107 computer lab is being prepared as a BUMC COVID-19 testing center. A website is now available to provide occupancy numbers for 130 centrally scheduled BUMC classrooms with social distancing capacity. More

Weekly Safe Return to BUMC Update: June 18

June 18th, 2020in COVID-19

Research continues to ramp up on the Medical Campus following the Commonwealth’s guidance, IS&T has launched the Learning from Anywhere (LfA) faculty resource website and the new research MRI has been installed in the X Building basement. More

5/31 GSDM Update from Dean Hutter

June 2nd, 2020in COVID-19

GSDM has received conditional approval from the University to reopen the Simulation Learning Centers. This is the first step in the gradual, phased reopening of GSDM. More

Translational Research Hub at BU Gets $38.3 Million Renewal from NIH

May 21st, 2020in Featured, Research

BU’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute (BU CTSI) aids junior investigators and bench-to-bedside research, including new coronavirus studies The importance of translating science rapidly from laboratory bench to clinical bedside has never been more apparent, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic and the researchers who are racing to understand and combat the virus’s spread. Now, further boosting... More

Phased Return to Work Process

May 15th, 2020in COVID-19

If on Monday, May 18, the Governor lifts the Massachusetts stay-at-home order and begins Phase 1 of reopening the MA economy, the University will begin a phased return to work process. More

2020 BUMC Faculty Promotions to Professor Announced

May 15th, 2020in Announcements, Featured

The following nine BUMC faculty have been promoted to the rank of Professor: Megan Bair-Merritt, Suryaram Gummuluru, Andrew Henderson, Judith Linden, Thanh Nguyen, Steven Pizer, Wendy Qiu, Robert Saper, and Minh-Tam Truong. Congratulations! Megan Bair-Merritt, MD, MED, Pediatrics, is a leader in the field of intimate partner violence and regarded research mentor in the educational field... More