Oct. 31, 2021
News // Announcements

The University will be offering two COVID-19 Moderna vaccine booster clinics on Nov. 9-10 for eligible faculty, staff and students. For eligibility information and to schedule an appointment, click here.
Doctor preparing a patient for a vaccination

The goal is to empower early-career scientists with hands-on medical device design experience.
Medical Campus Electrical Shutdown | Saturdays or Sundays, Oct. 30-Dec. 19

Beginning Saturday, Oct. 30, through Sunday, Dec. 19, Facilities will be testing the main breakers and transformer connections to BUMC buildings. This means that power will be out in the buildings during the testing. The testing will impact each building for one Saturday or Sunday. 

On the Thursday/Friday before each scheduled shutdown Facilities will coordinate with any offices requiring extension cords to enable sensitive equipment to run on auxiliary power. To request an extension cord or if you have questions, please contact Greg Walker (gawalker@bu.edu). 

Departments should safeguard their equipment by powering off PCs, copiers, lab equipment, etc. 

Buildings impacted will be:
  • Talbot | 715 Albany St. | Nov. 6
  • Garages | 610 and 710 Albany St. | Nov. 13
  • J Building | 609 Albany St. | Nov. 20 
  • R Building | 72 E. Concord St. | Dec. 4
  • X Building | 650 Albany St. | Dec. 11 
  • W Building | 700 Albany St. | Dec. 12
  • Evans Building | 75 E. Newton St. | Dec. 18
  • L Building | 72 E. Concord St. | Dec. 19
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In the Media

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Julie Palmer, ScD

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Katherine Gergen Barnett, MD

Thomas T. Perls, MD, MPH
Events
// UPCOMING

Through a series of mid-day informational webinars, BU Employee Wellness invites you to learn more about the various wellness providers and services available both on and off campus. These 45 minute presentations are meant to provide useful information about each provider, as well as provide an opportunity to ask any questions you may have.

See program and register here.
Noon-1:30 p.m.
Instructional Building room L-1110

Photoshop is an industry-standard photo and image editing software available as part of the Adobe Creative Cloud suite of applications. Create graphics for your Blackboard course, academic projects, online portfolio or scientific figures. 

This training will cover topics including: 
- User Interface Basics 
- Working with Layers 
- Image & Canvas Transformations 
- Adjustment Layers 
- Editing Layer Masks 
- Adobe Camera RAW 
- Drawing with the Pen Tool 
- Clone Stamp and Spot Healing Brush Tools 

Register here.
// SAVE THE DATE

The Department of Surgery is hosting the inaugural Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Visiting Professorship featuring Robert Higgins, the William Halstead Professor of Surgery and director of the Department of Surgery at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where he is also senior associate dean for diversity and inclusion. An internationally renowned heart-lung transplant surgeon, Dr. Higgins is the first Black physician to chair any department in the School of Medicine at Johns Hopkins. As of December 2021, Dr. Higgins will take on a new role as president of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and executive vice president at Mass General Brigham.

8 a.m. | Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
Location: Instructional Building, L110
For Zoom info, email: Patricia Cleary
"Diversity and Inclusion in Academic Medicine: Déjà Vu or a Brave New World?"

2 p.m. | Keynote Lecture, Reception to follow
Location: Instructional Building, Hiebert Lounge, 14th Floor
"Honoring our Past, Creating a Sustainable Future."
Dr. Robert Higgins

Boston University School of Medicine