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Global Medical Brigades volunteers in El Rosario, Honduras in January 2020. The Boston University GMB chapter is preparing for a trip to Guatemala this May. After two years of working with patients and providers over Zoom, the chapter will resume working in rural and under-resourced communities in-person again, taking extra caution against COVID risks. COURTESY OF BU GLOBAL MEDICAL BRIGADES VIA FACEBOOK

After two years of cancellations, BU Global Medical Brigades is ready to head to Guatemala

Stella Tannenbaum March 18, 2022
Boston University Global Medical Brigades will be on its way to Guatemala in May. This is their first in-person trip in two years.
Boston University’s Global Engineering Brigades, a student organization dedicated to installing water systems in underdeveloped communities, spoke at a guest lecture on Nov. 15 about sustainability and international volunteering. COURTESY OF BU GLOBAL ENGINEERING BRIGADES

International professor’s guest lecture talks sustainability abroad

Yiran Yu November 23, 2020

Sustainability and international activism are more relevant than ever in the 21st century, yet the impact of voluntourism — international volunteering — is less discussed. Global Engineering...

Nicole Jollimore, a Global Brigades volunteer engagement associate, speaks at a student leadership conference on Sunday. Global Brigades hosted the conference. PHOTO BY RACHEL SHARPLES/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Global Brigades conference unifies chapter leaders, GB mission

Camille Mojica April 8, 2018
Global Brigades, a nonprofit dedicated to helping resolve global health and economic disparities, held its Northeast Regional Conference at Boston University’s Photonics Center on Sunday. In attendance were approximately 30 student leaders and members of various chapters at BU, Smith College, Harvard University and Northeastern University.

Newly renovated architecture program draws in new students

Daily Free Press Admin January 28, 2014

Starting as an independent concentration of two students and then transforming into a major with between 45 and 50 students, architectural studies is one of the new, growing academic opportunities at BU. “We...

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