Boston University School of Public Health's latest news, upcoming events, and announcements.
 
 

SPH This Week

January 28, 2018
 
 
 
 
Upcoming Signature Program
 
Opioids and the Masses: Early Lessons from the Epidemic
 
 
JAN 31
4:30 to 6 p.m.
 
 
Hiebert Lounge, 72 East Concord Street, Boston
 
 
 
 
Think. Teach. Do.
For the Health of All
 
 
 
 
Research
 
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Marijuana Use Does Not Lower Chances of Getting Pregnant
 
Conception probabilities are similar among couples that use marijuana and those that do not.
 
 
Dean's Note
 
 
Why Does DACA Matter?
 
A society cannot be truly healthy unless it embraces inclusion, tolerance, and respect. If we reject DACA recipients, the Dreamers, we risk undermining these core values, and, ultimately, our own health.
 
School News
 
 
Professor Guest Edits AJPH Supplement
 
Sara Bachman edited special issue focused on shared goals of public health and social work.
 
 
Research
 
 
Young Men Who Have Sex with Men Receive Less HIV Education
 
Demographic at high risk of HIV infection reports receiving less HIV education than peers.
 
 
School News
 
 
Student Brings Sexual Violence Conversation to SPH
 
Staige Davis spearheaded expansion of School of Medicine’s student group Sexual Trauma Outreach & Prevention (STOP).
 
Viewpoint
 
 
Work Requirements + Medicaid = Bad Medicine
 
Kentucky’s new requirements promote stigmas against Medicaid recipients while lessening healthcare access for those who need it the most.
 
 
 
Recently at SPH
 
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‘We Have to Make It Easier to Get Help Than to Get High’
 
At Dean’s Seminar, US Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams urged partnerships across sectors to put evidence-based strategies into practice against opioid epidemic.
 
 
 
 
 
In the Media
 
 
The Guardian
 
We Examined Julian Assange, and He Badly Needs Care—But He Can’t Get It — opinion co-authored by Sondra Crosby, associate professor of health law, policy & management.
 
 
US News & World Report
 
Real Talk about Vaping — opinion by Michael Siegel, professor of community health sciences.
 
 
Cosmopolitan
 
Why Public Health Scholars Should Study Pornography — opinion by Emily Rothman, associate professor of community health sciences.
 
 
Popular Science
 
Your Weight Affects How Long You Live—But It’s Extremely Complicated— quotes Andrew Stokes, assistant professor of global health.
 
 
Boston Globe
 
A Year After the First Women’s March, What’s Changed? — quotes student Tami Gouveia.
 
 
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What Is the Transgender Rights Initiative?
 
Meet the newest Activist Fellow, Iris Olson, and get a taste of what we are working on for the fall: the Transgender Rights Ballot Initiative.
 
 
 
 
 
The Black-White Infant Mortality Gap
 
According to a recent study in the American Journal of Public Health, 64,876 babies could have been saved between 1999 and 2013 by eliminating the Black–White infant mortality gap.
 
 
 
 
 
Save the Date: Summer Institute 2018 Registration
 
Registration will open for the PHX Summer Institute 2018 on Monday, February 5. Visit our website for more information.
 
 
 
 
Looking Ahead
 
 
School Assembly for Faculty & Staff
 
Tuesday, January 30, 8:45 am – 10:50 am, Hiebert Lounge.
 
 
PUBLIC HEALTH FORUM—Opioids and the Masses: Early Lessons from the Epidemic
 
Wednesday, January 31, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.
 
 
Faculty Breakfast with the Dean
 
Wednesday, February 7, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, Founders Room, Talbot.
 
 
DEAN'S SEMINAR: BICKNELL LECTURE—Can We Talk? Bridging Political Divides for the Health of the Public
 
Wednesday, February 7, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm, Keefer Auditorium.
 
 
Student Coffee Chat with the Dean
 
Monday, February 12, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Founders Room, Talbot Building.
 
 
School Assembly for Faculty & Staff
 
Tuesday, February 13, 8:45 am – 10:50 am, Hiebert Lounge.
 
 
PUBLIC HEALTH FORUM—Applying Lessons Learned from the Master Settlement Agreement with Big Tobacco to Other Industries
 
Wednesday, February 14, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.
 
 
Staff Breakfast with the Dean
 
Friday, February 16, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, Crosstown 305.
 
 
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