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One Million BU COVID Tests Reached—and Counting BU surpassed one million COVID-19 tests the week of April 26, 2021. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi Public Health One Million BU COVID Tests Reached—and Counting Milestone seen as critical for why the University was able to maintain some on-campus learning and activity April 28, 2021 Twitter Facebook What started with a pilot test program back in summer 2020, when no positive results for the coronavirus were detected among 287 samples, reached a huge milestone on Tuesday: Boston University’s Cl...

Twitter Facebook On March 15, 2020, life as we knew it came to an abrupt halt. The commonwealth of Massachusetts had just issued stay-at-home orders, forcing BU to act swiftly. Dorms closed. Teaching and learning went remote. And all but essential personnel began what would be months and months of working from home. Fast forward a year, and we’re still learning to cope, adjust, and recalibrate.  To commemorate the one-year anniversary, we reached out to students, faculty, and staff and asked them to talk about the biggest lessons they’ve learned over the past year.  For some it wa...

Meet BU’s Newest AAAS Fellows Research Accolades Meet BU’s Newest AAAS Fellows A pioneer in treating anxiety, one in turning moon dust into oxygen, and one in developing disease diagnostics for low-resource communities recently appointed fellows January 28, 2021 Twitter Facebook Each year, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) recognizes scientists who have made major contributions to their fields of expertise. As the chaotic and uncertain year of 2020 neared its close, three Boston University researchers joined ...

Catherine Klapperich, director of BU’s Precision Diagnostics Center, talks about the promise and potential problems with at-home tests for COVID-19.

Twitter Facebook When 2020 began, no one could have imagined it would end with a world turned upside down by a virus no one had ever heard of, a virus that has now claimed the lives of close to two million people, more than 300,000 in the United States alone. Social distancing, mask wearing, and hand sanitizing took on a new urgency. Here at BU, COVID-19 forced the University to quickly adapt to a remote learning model immediately following spring break in March. A massive testing and contact tracing system implemented by the University this summer allowed students to return to campus f...