December 7, 2025

Announcements

12/17 Router Upgrade Work


On Dec. 17, from midnight to 6:30 a.m., BUMC IS&T will be performing a hardware upgrade of the networking equipment servicing the buildings listed below. This work will cause outages in each building as the connections are shifted. This outage could last through the entire change window.


  • 100 East Newton St. (Dental)
  • 609 Albany St. (J)
  • 610 Albany St. (610 garage)
  • 650 Albany St. (X)
  • 670 Albany St.
  • 700 Albany St. (W)
  • 710 Albany St. (710 garage)
  • 750 Albany St. (power plant)


If you have any issues after the work is completed, contact the BUMC IT Service Desk at 617-358-4540 or bumchelp@bu.edu.

Call for Nominations for Distinguished Faculty and Staff of the Month


Distinguished Faculty of the MonthTo recognize faculty service to the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine community, please submit your nominations here. All school faculty are eligible for nominations.


Distinguished Staff of the MonthTo recognize staff who provide exceptional commitment and service to the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine community, please submit your nominations here. All school and BMC staff who directly support the academic, teaching, and research missions of the school, (e.g., coordination of clerkship rotations) are eligible.

In the Media

ABC 10

For those living with long-term brain injuries, a new therapy may offer a path forward

Margaret Naeser, PhD


Bloomberg

Searching For A Blood Test To Diagnose Football Linked Disease

Thor Stein, MD, PhD; ‌Michael Alosco, PhD


The Boston Globe

Today in History: First permanent artificial heart implanted

Isaac Asimov, PhD


Mirror

Brain ageing may 'slow down' by maintaining one diet for over 20 years

Ana Vitantonio, PhD; Tara L. Moore, PhD


The Washington Post

Want to slow down brain aging? These activities might help.

Stacy L. Andersen, PhD

Events

Community Voices: Building Stronger Partnerships Between Academia & Community

Date: Friday, Dec. 12

Time: 1-3 p.m.

Location: 2 Silber Way, Wheelock Auditorium, Room 130

Register here


Join us for a conversation with Boston community organizations who will share their visions, needs and priorities for research partnerships across Boston University. 

 

Interviewer: Eric Gordon, professor of the practice in journalism, college of communications, director of Center for Media Innovation & Social Impact (MISI).


Panelists: Chaplain Clementina Chéry, Louis D. Brown Peace Institute; Reverend Mariama White-Hammond of New Roots AME Church.

Photos of the Week

Some special moments from the annual Gingerbread House competition, hosted by the MD Student Affairs Office.  

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