December 8, 2024

Campus Announcements

AΩA Accepting Nominations for Faculty, Alumni, Residents and Fellows


The school chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) National Medical Honor Society is accepting applications for faculty members, alumni, residents and fellows for induction into AΩA.

 

Please submit nomination letters for deserving candidates that outline their academic, leadership, service and professionalism accomplishments in the BU/BMC community. Residents must have finished their PGY-1 year, and faculty must be faculty at the school. 

 

Nominations also must include the nominee’s CV as well as the nominator’s name, role at BU/BMC and relation to the nominee. 

 

For consideration, please send nominations to alumcamed@bu.edu by Jan. 10, 2025.

Intersession 2024 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.

News

Priscilla Slanetz, MD, MPH, Honored by the American Association for Women in Radiology


Slanetz, professor of radiology, is the recipient of the 2024 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Award, the highest honor from the American Association for Women in Radiology.

Glaze Gang Wins 2024 Gingerbread House Competition


Congratulations to the "Glaze Gang" for winning the top spot at the gingerbread house building competition. Great job Nick Whitcomb ('27), Rose Griffin ('27), TJ Jayasinghe ('27), Kyle Bui ('27), Neal Shah ('27). 

Others in photo: Douglass Bryant ('27), and Seamus Vahey ('27)!

In the Media

Boston.com

BU study indicates CTE risk is linked to years of hockey played, not just to being an enforcer

Jesse Mez, MD, MS


The Boston Globe

Who gets to live to 100? The answer may surprise you.

Thomas Perls, MD


CNN

I don’t have diabetes, but I wore a glucose monitor for six weeks. Here’s what I learned about food (and anxiety)

Nicole Spartano, PhD


GBH

New study finds link between CTE and years of hockey played for male athletes

Jesse Mez, MD, MS


Healio

Lesbian, gay, bisexual veterans face higher odds for prevalent ASCVD vs. straight peers

Carl Streed, MD, MPH, FACP


The Hill

Cervical cancer kills thousands of women each year. Stigma and silence are impeding efforts to prevent it.

Rebecca B. Perkins, MD, MSc


Nature

What’s the secret to living to 100? Centenarian stem cells could offer clues

George J. Murphy, PhD; ‌Thomas Perls, MD


NBC Boston

Here's where COVID wastewater levels are in Mass. ahead of Thanksgiving

Sabrina Assoumou, MD, MPH


NPR

Longer careers in ice hockey are linked to a greater risk of CTE, a new study finds

Jesse Mez, MD, MS


The Washington Post

Puberty blockers, hormones: What to know about gender care for minors

Carl Streed, MD, MPH, FACP

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