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Happy first week of October!

Reminder: Registration for spring semester is approaching this month -  October 23 at 9:00am If you started your MPH program this fall and still need to decide on a second certificate, don't hesitate to reach out to me about any questions regarding Monitoring & Evaluation, Sex, Sexuality, & Gender, Global Health, & Pharmaceuticals. If you are interested in any others reach out as well and I will help to point you in the right direction!  Have a great weekend!  Juliana Restivo

Announcements

Pre-registration for high demand GH courses, GH722, GH743, and GH804 is now open. If interested please complete the form by October 13 Apply to be on BU’s team for the 2017 Emory Global Health Case Competition! (See below) Launch of The Report of The Lancet Commission on Essential Medicines Policies

Events  Burden & Impact of Heavy Metal Exposures in Low & Middle Income Countries - Environmental Health Seminar TOMORROW October 7, 12:45-1:45pm, L210 Mental Health-Public Health Connections meeting October 12, 5:00-5:50pm, CT305 Reducing Mercury Exposure from Gold Mining: The Roles of Governments, NGOs and the Jewelry Industry - Environmental Health Seminar October 14, 12:45-1:45pm, L210 Meet the GH Chair, Pat Hibberd Global Health Concentration dinner October 18, 5:00-5:50pm, L109A RTI International employer information session October 19, 1:00-2:00pm, L303 Career Services DIME(S) Event! Where are the Jobs in Global Health? October 18, 5:00-5:50pm, L109A Herstory: Exploring the Intersection of Women and HIV, Then and Now - The Fenway Institute, Fenway Women's Health, LGBT Aging Project  October 24, 6:30pm-8:00pm Wolffy facilitates "The Future of Healthcare" conversation with Robert Wells, the Executive Director for Strategy, GE Healthymagination October 24, 6:30pm-8:00pm Director, Institute for Health Metrics & Evaluation Christopher J. L. Murray, MD, DPhil coming to BU!  October 26, 4:00-5:00pm,  BU Sargent College Room 101

Juliana Restivo | Events & Communications, Department of Global Health 801 Massachusetts Ave. 371A Boston MA 02118 617-414-1258 | jrestivo@bu.edu

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