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The Boston University Police Department. This week’s crime logs include two elevator entrapments, a suspicious vehicle and an arrest at 595 Commonwealth Ave. HOLLY GUSTAVSEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Campus Crime Logs: Nov. 10-17

Megan Amato November 18, 2024
This week's crimes include elevator entrapments, a motor vehicle accident and an arrest made
The Boston Medical Center. Three Boston University School of Medicine students began a campaign and published a petition Feb. 5 to end the universal shackling of incarcerated patients at the Boston Medical Center, as well as other hospitals. BAYLE VINES/DFP STAFF

BU medical students call on Boston Medical Center to humanize care, stop universal shackling of incarcerated patients

Eden Mor March 15, 2022
Students at BUSM created a campaign and petition to put an end to the universal shackling of incarcerated patients at BMC.
vaccination center at boston university fitness and recreation center

BU community reflects on vaccination experiences thus far

Jesús Marrero Suárez March 31, 2021
Students, faculty and staff share how they got their vaccines as the state's rollout continues.
Boston Medical Center. The BMC received its first shipment of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Dec. 14. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Boston Medical Center receives its first doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

Juncheng Quan December 20, 2020
The vaccine arrived at BMC, which is affiliated with BU's School of Medicine, on Dec. 14.
As part of Boston University's First Year Student Outreach Project (FYSOP), a group of freshmen students visited the Boston Medical Center's rooftop farm this summer to help with the clearing and planting of crops. PHOTO COURTESY OF CATRIN TRUDGILL

FYSOP partners with BMC rooftop farm, educates community about sustainable food cultivation

Minali Prasad September 6, 2018

At ground level, the Boston Medical Center appears as a vast, brick building, yet atop the roof sits rows of colorful vegetables and leafy greens. Red tomatoes on vines, green peppers, cucumbers and...

Gov. Charlie Baker attends a hearing Thursday in support of an opioid bill which would help to mitigate the impacts of opioid addiction in Massachusetts.  PHOTO BY BY NICOLAS TEPPER/DFP FILE PHOTO

Study finds rise in deaths among hospitalized opioid users

Rickie Houston December 8, 2017

New data collected by researchers at Harvard Medical School revealed that patients hospitalized for an opioid-related illness are now about five times more likely to die in the hospital than they were...

Campus Crime Logs: Nov. 10-12

Campus Crime Logs: Nov. 10-12

Isabel Owens November 16, 2017

The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department crime logs from Nov. 10-12. Hydrogen gas alarm triggered at Photonics Center The department of environmental health and...

Boston Medical Center releases a study showing that financial rewards and personalized support can improve a smoker’s chances of quitting. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BMC study shows financial incentives can help smokers quit

JenRacoosin November 7, 2017

A recent study from Boston Medical Center, Boston University’s affiliated hospital, found that financial incentives and personalized patient support may encourage smokers to kick their habit. The...

Children in the Boston Medical Center’s Summer Culinary Camp harvest produce on the BMC's green roof. PHOTO COURTESY MATT MORRIS/ BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER

Boston Medical Center winds down inaugural rooftop farm season

Ellisa Riddell October 26, 2017

The Boston Medical Center, Boston University’s affiliated teaching hospital, is winding down its first growing season on the center’s new rooftop farm with thousands of pounds of fresh, farmed...

Boston University alumni Raagini Jawa and Thuy Luu initiated hospital-wide Narcan trainings at Boston Medical Center. PHOTO BY VIVIAN MYRON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU alumnae spearhead naloxone training addressing opioid epidemic

JenRacoosin October 5, 2017

In an effort to combat the growing opioid epidemic in Massachusetts, Boston University alumnae Raagini Jawa and Thuy Luu launched an initiative at the Boston Medical Center aimed at overdose prevention. Through...

Campus Crime Logs: Sept. 29-Oct. 1

Campus Crime Logs: Sept. 29-Oct. 1

Isabel Owens October 4, 2017

The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department crime logs from Sept. 29 to Oct. 1. Unconscious female transported to hospital BUPD was notified of an unconscious female...

The Boston Medical Center has launched the new Faster Paths to Treatment center to provide substance abuse care for patients. PHOTO BY MARY SCHLICHTE/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Boston Medical Center launches opioid emergency care center

Laney Ruckstuhl October 21, 2016

Boston Medical Center launched the Faster Paths to Treatment Opioid Urgent Care Center after receiving a four-year, $2.9 million grant from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, according to...

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