SPH This Week

May 15, 2016

As we look to improve the health of populations, a note about the centrality of social justice to the work of public health.

[VIDEO] At Public Health Forum, Susan M. Wolf of the University of Minnesota discussed challenges where genomics and public health meet.

Inequality, mental health, and opioid epidemic loom large in mind of 2016 Convocation speaker.

[SLIDESHOW] At Agganis Arena, thousands of family, friends, faculty, and staff gathered to honor 281 assembled graduates.

[VIDEO] Watch the full live-stream of yesterday's ceremony.

[VIDEO] Professor shares his passion for improving global public health.

[VIDEO] Sixty-four percent of patients who received rapid treatment had good outcomes, compared to 51 percent of those who received standard care.

Women officers five times more likely than enlisted women to have PTSD symptoms and more likely to have depression.

JAMA
We Cant All Have It All: The Economic Limits of Pharmaceutical Innovation opinion by Austin Frakt, associate professor of health law, policy & management.

Fortune
Is Bacon Really Bad for You? opinion by Dean Sandro Galea.

Forbes
What the U.S. Should Learn from the UKs Wisdom on E-Cigarettes references Michael Siegel, professor of community health sciences.

Boston Globe
Startup Makes Water Safety Testing Cheaper quotes Jonathan Levy, professor of environmental health.

Fox News
Rise in Heat Waves Tied to Kidney Disease 'Epidemics' quotes Rebecca Laws, postdoctoral associate in environmental health.

WBUR
Opinion: Pending Mass. Paid Leave Bill Targets an Issue of Human Dignity Violated opinion by student Kate Mitchell.

Staff Breakfast with Dean Galea
Wednesday, May 18, 9:00 am 10:00 am, Wilkens Board Room.

Spring Celebration for Faculty and Staff
Wednesday, May 18, 1:00 pm 4:00 pm, Talbot Green.