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Shakespeare plays in Mugar Library’s fiction section. Boston University Libraries administration are looking to change how students view libraries and make them a place where they can connect and find a community. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Boston University libraries shift stereotypes, create ‘third place’ for students

Eliza Lamont March 20, 2024
Boston University Libraries are looking to change how students view the library and prove that they are not a purely academic space, Kristina Bush, BU’s library experience manager said. Supporting students’ wellbeing and curiosity entails facilitating access to research tools, scholarly experts and citation guides, Bush said. The libraries strive to create a “holistic student experience” that connects students’ academic life with recreational life, she said.
From left: School of Public Health members Breanna van Loenen, Brian Sousa, Jonathan Buonocore, Mary Willis, Hristiana Stoynova and Fintan Mooney. Boston University’s Institute for Global Sustainability hosted a virtual three-day CAFÉ Climate and Health Conference, which was funded for a climate-health research initiative funded by SPH. COURTESY OF REBECCA PEARL-MARTINEZ

IGS database aims to bridge gap between climate health risks, policy

Macie Parker February 9, 2024
BU’s Institute for Global Sustainability hosted its first annual three-day CAFÉ Climate & Health Conference on Monday as part of a three-year $6.7 million grant funded by the National Institutes of Health for a climate-health research initiative led by the BU School of Public Health and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Lucas Zhang / DFP Staff

Highway to Health: Collective ignorance contributes to lack of quality in women’s healthcare

Bailey Salimes April 19, 2022
Women’s pain is commonly treated as a mental health condition rather than a physical illness. Physical health concerns must be addressed regardless of whether or not a medical professional believes the patient is experiencing what she says she is experiencing.
On May 15, Boston University released the first phase of its plan to reopen in the Fall. Phase one provides resources and information to help ensure a safe return to on-campus work for select faculty and staff. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU releases phase one of its reopening plan for Fall

Shannon Damiano May 19, 2020
As colleges across the nation are shrouded in uncertainty over how to proceed in the Fall, BU is among those that have demonstrated a commitment to returning its students to campus.
Boston University’s custodial staff has developed a more rigorous protocol to clean university buildings and residence halls more frequently as a precaution against the coronavirus. ANGELA YANG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU still working to keep campus sanitary

Allison Pirog March 23, 2020
While Boston University required most students to move out of on-campus housing by March 23 and have shut down many buildings, several BU departments are working to keep facilities sanitary for those that remain on-campus during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, is transmitted through respiratory droplets and can cause a spectrum of symptoms, including fever, dry cough and breathing complications. COURTESY CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL

The history and science behind COVID-19

Miriam Fauzia March 16, 2020
Where did the coronavirus come from and what do we know about the disease?
Boston University was ranked ninth on the Consortium of Social Science Associations’ 2020 list, which ranks colleges and universities based on how much funding they are gifted for social science research. PHOTO BY VIOLET GIDDINGS/ DFP FILE

Boston University makes top ten in COSSA rankings

Matthew Sensabaugh February 2, 2020
BU earned a top ten spot in the 2020 rankings of colleges and universities by the Consortium of Social Science Associations. BU came in ninth out of more than 500 institutions considered in the ranking, which allocates positions based on the funding gifted to research and development in the social sciences.
Cambridge biotechnology company Moderna Inc. announced Jan. 23 that it is developing a vaccine to combat the coronavirus, which it is preparing to test in a Phase 1 trial. COURTESY U.S. ARMY

Local biotech company developing coronavirus vaccine

Angela Yang January 30, 2020
A Cambridge company is working to develop a vaccine for the new coronavirus that has ignited concern around the globe.
As cities like Boston continue to grow across the world, researchers need to find new solutions to urban climate challenges. COURTESY OLIVIA NADEL/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU researchers study urban climate change

Minali Prasad February 1, 2019
Faculty from across Boston University joined together in October 2018 to share their findings on urban climates as part of a new research program, called the Urban Climate Initiative.
The Boston University School of Medicine. A new study by researchers at the school suggests treating chronic inflammation in elderly people could help avert the onset of Alzheimer's disease. BRIAN SONG/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Chronic inflammation with ApoE4 gene results in increased risk of Alzheimer’s, BUSM researchers say

Conor Kelley October 25, 2018
People who possess the gene ApoE4 and have chronic low-grade inflammation have an elevated risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study from researchers at the Boston University School of Medicine.
EDITORIAL: Undermining scientific research hurts society

EDITORIAL: Undermining scientific research hurts society

Editors April 2, 2018
The National Institutes of Health, a federal organization which provides grants to scientific researchers and university scholars, made national news last year after Trump’s 2017 budget proposal sanctioned significantly less money than years past to the government organization. College professors and students, even those from Boston University, feared the funding for their research would no longer be renewed. Others felt the proposal was an attack on scientific information and threatened the value of scientific experimentation.
The National Institutes of Health and National Institute on Aging awards the Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Center a $5.4 million grant renewal. PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

NIH renews Alzheimer’s Disease Center’s multi-million dollar grant

Andres Picon September 6, 2017

The National Institutes of Health and the National Institute on Aging renewed a three-year $5.4 million research grant for the Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Center on Aug. 25. The grant will...

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