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Voices & Opinion

POV: Since When Should a Misdemeanor Carry a Death Sentence?

April 28, 2020

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Wellness

Designing an Ergonomically Sound Work-from-Home Environment

April 24, 2020

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Public Health

Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on Domestic Violence

April 16, 2020

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Weekender

The Weekender: April 16 to 19

April 16, 2020

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Boston Medical Center

Boston Medical Center Doctors on Front Lines of COVID-19 Pandemic

April 13, 2020

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

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Voices & Opinion

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

April 6, 2020

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Wellness

10 Ergonomics Dos and Don’ts for Those Now Working from Home

April 1, 2020

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Voices & Opinion

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

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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Coronavirus

BU School of Medicine Will Graduate Students Early to Help Hospitals

March 26, 2020

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Coronavirus Is Taking a Toll on Mental Health

March 24, 2020

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Coronavirus

Coping with Being Cooped Up

March 20, 2020

Photo of Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill, Dean of Marsh Chapel an in person worship service took place at Marsh Chapel March 15, 2020. Hill encouraged members to stay home and listen via broadcast, but assured that for this last service, the doors would be open. Starting next Sunday, the service will be via broadcast only until at least April 12.

Public Health

Coronavirus: BU Tuesday Roundup

March 17, 2020

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Coronavirus

Provost Jean Morrison Answers Student Questions about Remote Learning

March 16, 2020

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, left, listens as CEO of the Boston Athletic Association Thomas Grilk talks about the postponement of the Boston Marathon during a news conference, Friday, March, 13, 2020,

Public Health

Coronavirus: BU Monday Roundup

March 16, 2020

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University News

Updated: BU Moves All Classes Online Due to Coronavirus—Questions and Answers

March 11, 2020

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Coronavirus

SPH Dean to Chair Statewide Emergency Task Force on Coronavirus & Equity

March 11, 2020

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Coronavirus

Explaining BU’s Coronavirus Plan

March 3, 2020

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University News

BU Launches Coronavirus Website

March 2, 2020

BU Launches Coronavirus Website