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Photo of Lecturer Malwina “Maja” Carrion in her course Neglected Tropical Diseases at Sargent Nov 9. She wears a patterned, multi-color, bluish mask, and a gray long sleeve, and gestures with her right hand at the podium at the front of the classroom. She is a young light-skinned woman with long hair.

Infectious Diseases

Want to Learn about Neglected Tropical Diseases? Sign Up for This Sargent Course

November 13, 2021

Photo of a silhouette of a soldier in military fatigues, with the tops of the tents in a military camp visible through the desert dust in the background, in the Saudi–Iraqi neutral zone on the border between Saudi Arabia and the Iraq, 1991.

Health & Medicine

Three Decades after the Gulf War, Veterans Still Battle Health Issues

November 11, 2021

Photo of Carrie Landa, director of Behavioral Medicine and associate director of Student Health Services, is BU’s new executive director of student wellbeing. She wears a black blazer and crimson blouse and leans against a beige, brick wall.

New Appointment

To Help with Student Wellbeing, BU Names Carrie Landa to New Position

November 2, 2021

A portrait photo of Sandro Galea

Public Health

The Contagion Next Time: How to Fight a Future Pandemic

October 30, 2021

zoomed in photo of a student's arm receiving the Covid-19 vaccine at a BU clinic in January

Booster Shots

BU Will Offer 800 COVID-19 Booster Shots to Eligible Students, Faculty, Staff

October 29, 2021

Student Health

Your Guide to a Fun and Safe Halloween

October 28, 2021

Seven Tips for Managing Homesickness

Mental Health

Seven Tips for Managing Homesickness

October 19, 2021

a photo of Student vlogger Anna Malygin posing in front of lush greenery and a well-placed sun-glare highlight on BU's campus

Student Life

Tips for Coping with College Stress and Anxiety

October 14, 2021

Pitcher Chris Sale practices on the mound while team mates watch. Red sox team members dressed in red and blue stand behind the mound, and Sale is seen mid pitch. The photo was taken during a practice on June 11, 2021 and the red seats in the stands are empty.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Three Jeers for the Anti-Vax Red Sox

September 28, 2021

Listen Now

What Would It Mean to Codify Roe v. Wade?

September 27, 2021

A 13 year-old boy gets a shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the First Baptist Church of Pasadena in New York.

COVID Vaccine

Kids 5 to 11 Show Strong Immune Response to Pfizer COVID Vaccine

September 20, 2021

Slide that the team created. It has a light blue border and tan interior. The slide reads “Daily Post - Day 6” and shows an icon of a young person with a mask, and two sample social posts written in what looks like arabic. In English the slide says “Can wearing a mask prevent the virus? When Kamal wears a mask, it helps to protect the others around him. That’s because wearing a mask keeps germs from spreading from person to person when talk. #BeLikeKamal, keep your family safe!”

Public Health

Sargent Students Team Up with Iraqi Peers to Find Solutions to Health Inequities

September 14, 2021

Listen Now

When Will COVID End?

September 13, 2021

Photo of Pro-choice protesters perform outside the Texas State Capitol on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021 in Austin, TX. The protesters raise their fists and wear shirts that say "BANS OFF OUR BODIES"

Law

What the Texas Abortion Law Means for Roe v. Wade

September 2, 2021

Student Health

What You Need to Know about BU’s Good Samaritan Policy

September 1, 2021

Photo of Triage nurse specialist Victoria Cunningham, in pink scrubs, blue gloves, and a blue face mask, at the Moderna vaccine clinic at FitRec May 4. She holds a vial and extracts a dose of the vaccine with a needle.

University News

BU Updates Its COVID Data Dashboard, as Employee Vaccination Deadline Looms

August 17, 2021

Photo of USA's Simone Biles, in her white USA sweatsuit, looking a little somber as she waits for the final results of the artistic gymnastics women's team final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo on July 27, 2021.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Simone Biles Teaches Us Why We Must Support All Athletes Better

July 29, 2021

A male staff member at a COVID-19 Test Collection Kiosk prompts a woman to leave her testing swab vial in a tray on the kiosk table.

Staff

Video: How to Use BU’s COVID-19 Staffed Collection Kiosks

July 12, 2021

A photo of an outdoor yoga class

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Summer Sol Series Outdoor Yoga at Bunker Hill Monument

July 6, 2021

People playing and relaxing in a big, open field of green grass in a city park

Health & Wellness

Going Green: Parks Can Help Everyone’s Well-being

June 29, 2021

Going Green: Parks Can Help Everyone’s Well-being