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Screenshot from the SPH seminar Politics, Health, and Coronavirus panelists speaking over Zoom on April 2: Eduardo Gomez, Lehigh University College of Health (clockwise from top left); Daniel Dawes, Satcher Health Leadership Institute; Jennifer Grodsky, BU vice president for federal relations; and David Jones, SPHassociate professor of health law, policy, and management.

Infectious Diseases

How Politics Shapes Our Understanding of, and Response to, COVID-19

April 6, 2020

A photo of ventilators in a hospital

Voices & Opinion

POV: Rationing Ventilators—a Look at Pandemic Myths That Deserve to Die

April 6, 2020

A photo of Cathy Cao (CGS’22), wearing a mask, waits for her ride to her new off campus housing March 17, 2020.

Public Health

Coronavirus: BU Monday Roundup

April 6, 2020

Photo of a student worker at the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center filing archive boxes.

University News

Work-Study Students to Be Paid for Remainder of the Semester

April 3, 2020

A sign on a Bay State Road residence informing students they will lose swipe access by March 30

Housing

BU Announces Prorated Housing, Dining Credits and Refunds for Upended Semester

April 3, 2020

female silhouette in front of a Tiger King Zoom virtual background

Technology

Have a Creative Zoom Background? We Want to See It

April 3, 2020

A woman with a mask and Bruins t-shirt on standing on a loading dock with a cardboard box in front of her that says “SCA - Sharon Chinese Association.”

Public Health

Coronavirus: BU Friday Roundup

April 3, 2020

A photo of smokestacks spouting smoke

Sustainable Energy & COVID-19

Will the COVID-19 Pandemic Slow The Global Shift to Renewable Energy?

April 2, 2020

Photo of CAS academic advisor Taryn Andrea meeting with a student in her 100 Bay State Rd office in February of 2018. The back of the student's head is seen on the right in the foreground.

Public Health

Coronavirus: BU Thursday Roundup

April 2, 2020

Public Health

Coronavirus: BU Wednesday Roundup

April 1, 2020

Jon Botelho of BU Facilities cleans StuVi-I elevators with a green gun.

Campus & Facilities

Spraying, Wiping, and Cleaning, BU Custodial Workers Never Stop, Even in a Pandemic

March 31, 2020

Photo of the BU softball team in a huddle. The team didn’t get to play a single game at home, or even in New England, before the 2020 season was cut short by the coronavirus pandemic.

Varsity Sports

BU Senior Athletes Reflect on a Season Cut Short by Coronavirus

March 31, 2020

Photo of the Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort passes lower Manhattan on its way to docking in New York, Monday, March 30, 2020, with a foggy Manhattan skyline in the background.

Public Health

Coronavirus: BU Tuesday Roundup

March 31, 2020

A passerby walks down an aisle with empty shelves where paper towels are normally on display at a grocery store, Thursday, March 26, 2020, in Quincy, Mass. A sign on the shelf says "due to tight supply, limit 2 per customer."

Supply Chain

Will the Coronavirus Crisis Lead to Food Shortages?

March 30, 2020

A photo of a refugee camp in Lebanon

Voices & Opinion

POV: Refugees Are Especially Vulnerable to COVID-19. Don’t Ignore Their Needs

March 30, 2020

Four images of BU students on video calls, from left to right, top to bottom: Jack Marciano (CAS’22) coloring with oil pastels, Archelle Thelemaque (COM’21), Srushti Dhoke (CAS’22) and Jailyn Duong (COM’20) dancing.

Student Life

Life Inside: BU Students on How They’re Adjusting to Social Distancing

March 30, 2020

Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh at a press conference in front of city hall on Sunday March 29, 2020 where he announced 240 beds additional beds for the homeless that can be used as additional capacity to increase social distancing in city shelters or as places for individuals to isolate or self-quarantine.

Public Health

Coronavirus: BU Monday Roundup

March 30, 2020

Four screenshots from SPH’s second virtual seminar on the mental health effects of coronavirus, clockwise from top left: Sandro Galea, dean and Robert A. Knox Professor at SPH; Patricia Watson, assistant professor of Psychiatry, Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine; Karestan Koenen, professor of psychiatric epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; and Sarah Lowe, assistant professor of social and behavioral sciences, Yale School of Public Health.

Mental Health

How to Reduce the Psychological Harm of the COVID-19 Pandemic

March 30, 2020

Dr. Judy Platt, Boston University Director of Student Health Services, and Dr. Ann Zaia, Boston University Director of Occupational Health Services, and Kat McAlpine, Editor of The Brink, participate in a Facebook Live conversation about COVID-19

COVID-19

Watch BU’s Facebook Live Video Answering COVID-19 Questions

March 27, 2020

Image of a person holding a pen taking a test; a calculator is at their left.

Academics

University to Offer Students Credit/No Credit Option for Spring 2020 Classes

March 27, 2020

University to Offer Students Credit/No Credit Option for Spring 2020 Classes