Editor’s Note:

This Week @ Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine will be on hiatus during Intersession. Our next issue will be Sunday, Jan. 7. Wishing you peace this holiday season and a happy and healthy 2024.

-- Maria Ober, Associate Dean, Communications

Campus Announcements

Chequers Café & Peets

During the week of Dec. 18-22, Chequers and Peets will be open from 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday.

Intersession 2023 Preparations

BUMC Facilities would like to conserve energy over Intersession in non-occupied spaces. Click here for a list of steps to follow before leaving on holiday break as we head into Intersession.

W Building Construction Project Update

Week of Dec. 18

Next week crews will be demolishing Air Handler 4 concrete pad and associated piping. Crews also will be demolishing existing small air handlers and duct work on level 11 and continue installing Exhaust Air Handler 1 on the roof. The occupants should expect moderate to high impact throughout the week.

If you have questions/concerns, please contact Dylan McIntosh.

Deadline Extended: Submissions Sought for Whorl BUMC Literary Magazine

Whorl, the BUMC literary magazine founded in 1995 and produced by the Creative Arts Society, showcases the creative art of Medical Campus students, faculty and staff. The 2024 edition is returning to continue its mission to encourage creativity and celebrate the healing power of the arts. Whorl welcomes: paintings and digital art, photography, fashion (new feature!), short prose, dance and music performances (new feature!), poetry, and more! 

Submissions are due by 5 p.m. on Jan. 15, 2024. Please use the submission link here for submission requirements and to submit your work. Questions? Email Aurore Zhang and Nikitha Prattipati.

In the Media

The Boston Globe

Part of Maine mass shooter’s brain to be sent to Boston University for CTE testing

BU Today

BU Researchers Helped Develop the First FDA-Approved Gene Therapies to Treat Sickle Cell Disease

Martin Steinberg, MD; Jean-Antoine Ribeil, PhD; Elizabeth S. Klings, MD

The New York Times

Did Army Blast Exposure Play Role in Maine Gunman’s Rampage?

The Washington Post

They watched their husbands win the Heisman – then lost them to CTE

Thor Stein, MD, PhD; Lisa McHale

WBUR

How to keep COVID, flu and RSV at bay during the holidays

Sabrina Assoumou, MD, MPH

Yahoo

Can using everyday hair care products be harmful to your health?

Kimberly Bertrand, ScD

Events

//SAVE THE DATE

Retirement Reception for David Keough

Date: Monday, Jan. 8, 2024

Time: 3-4 p.m.

Location: Instructional Building (L), 109AB

Please join us to celebrate the many contributions of David Keough, who has announced his plans to retire after serving for ~40 years as a photographer for the school and medical campus.

David joined our community in November 1984 and over the years has captured thousands of images of our faculty, staff, students and events. We are grateful for his contributions to our history. David’s last day will be Jan. 19, 2024.

Anti-Racism in Addiction Treatment: What Our Community Members Are Teaching Us About How Treatment Needs to Change

Date: Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024

Time: 5-7 p.m.

Location: Instructional Building, Hiebert Lounge (L14)

Researchers from the Grayken Center for Addiction at Boston Medical Center will share their approach to collaborating with community members to learn about how to improve addiction treatment for Black patients.

In honor of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Food provided.

Faculty & Staff Meeting

Date: Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024

Time: 1-2 p.m.

Location: Hybrid meeting – Zoom/L405

Agenda to follow. Register Here.

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