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Coronavirus

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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

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Academics

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

March 27, 2020

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Public Health

Coronavirus: BU Friday Roundup

March 27, 2020

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Marsh Chapel

Marsh Chapel Adjusts Its Ministry in Response to Coronavirus

March 27, 2020

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Coronavirus

BU School of Medicine Will Graduate Students Early to Help Hospitals

March 26, 2020

Aerial view of the 2019 Boston University Commencement on Nickerson Field on May 19, 2019.

Commencement

BU Commencement Postponed until Late Summer or Fall

March 26, 2020

The front of NUD POB Thai cuisine on Comm Ave with a sign that says “We’re opened. Take out, call in, online ordering and delivery only. Our apologies for the inconvenience. Thank you” taken on March 18, 2020.

Public Health

Coronavirus: BU Thursday Roundup

March 26, 2020

Admissions

Admitted Class of 2024

March 25, 2020

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Mental Health

How to Talk to Kids about Coronavirus

March 25, 2020

A photo of Commonwealth Ave and the green line on an overcast day in March 2020.

Public Health

Coronavirus: BU Wednesday Roundup

March 25, 2020

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Health & Medicine

BU Researchers Heed Plea to Help Local Hospital Workers

March 24, 2020

Photo of a worker wiping down counters at the GSU during the campus quarantine on March 16, 2020.

Public Health

Coronavirus: BU Tuesday Roundup

March 24, 2020

Illustration of a seamless pattern of diverse group of individuals wearing white medical face masks.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Coronavirus Is Taking a Toll on Mental Health

March 24, 2020

Still of four students, Joshua Pei (CAS’21), Morgan Moscinski (CFA’21), Michelle Njoroge (CAS’20), and Rownyn Curry (CAS’21) on a Zoom call from a video in which the students discuss the new normal, learning remotely.

Student Voices

The New Normal: Students Reflect on First Week of Learning—and Living—Remotely

March 24, 2020

A photo of Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker at his March 23, 2020 press conference

Public Health

Governor’s Stay-at-Home Advisory Allows BU to Remain on Course

March 23, 2020

Coronavirus

Coping with the Digital Divide during Remote Learning

March 23, 2020

Students on BU’s Study Abroad in Quito, Ecuador boarded a chartered flight home after a frantic week of trying to depart.

Coronavirus

Escape from Ecuador: The Race to Get BU Students Out amid Global Flight Bans

March 23, 2020

Escape from Ecuador: The Race to Get BU Students Out amid Global Flight Bans