SPH This Week

SPH This Week

February 14, 2016

DEAN'S NOTE

Suicide deaths remain one of the most intractable, and unpredictable, challenges facing population health.

[SLIDESHOW] Alumni, faculty, and students celebrate SPH's "lasting contributions" at Algonquin Club in Boston.

[VIDEO] Alumnus Ali Noorani of National Immigration Forum spoke about immigration reform as part of Dean's Seminar Series.

[VIDEO] More research needed to clarify role of estrogen, progesterone, and identify risk factors.

Extra zinc improved functioning of T-cells in elderly sample group.

Students from community health class present to Lets Get Healthy Boston Food Access Coalition.

Jeannine Rivet, chair of SPH Deans Advisory Board, joins board of Massachusetts-based medical device company.

Boston Globe
Gun Ownership Does Not Make Women Safer quotes Emily Rothman, associate professor of community health sciences, and Michael Siegel, professor of community health sciences.

New York Times
Take the Tackle Out of Youth Tackle Football references study co-authored by Michael McClean, associate professor of environmental health; Yorghos Tripodis, research associate professor of biostatistics; and alumna Christine Baugh.

Futurity
Did Calling Zika a Public Health Emergency Jump the Gun? interview with Donald Thea, professor of global health.

Fox News
Mosquito Expert: Washington Downplaying Zika Virus Threat to US quotes alumnus Ali Noorani and Dean Sandro Galea.

Public Health in Action: A Safe Space for Opioid Users?
Thursday, February, 11:30 am 2:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.