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Boston University School of Public Health
SPH This Month
 
 
June 5, 2016
 
 
MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN
 
 
SPH 40th Anniversary: Mid-Year Reflections and Looking Ahead
 
 
DEAN'S NOTES
 
 
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05.22 Innovating for a Healthier Public
05.15 Social Justice, Public Health
05.08 ­A Good Education—The Best Prevention?
05.01 Social Norms and the Health of Populations
 
 
 
NEWS
 
 
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'It's About Integration'
Dean’s Advisory Board Member Donato Tramuto discusses global health, “collaborative IQ,” and little things that drive great change.
 
 
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Christopher Gill Awarded Metcalf Cup and Prize
[VIDEO] Global health professor honored with University’s highest teaching accolade.
 
 
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Public Health Plays Important Role in Aftermath of Terror
Communities need to create and prepare "support and intervention systems” before incidents occur.
 
 
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Barriers to Integrated Pediatric Dental Care Common at Federal Health Centers
[VIDEO] Strong leadership and cross-disciplinary collaboration key to integrating dental care into pediatric care.
 
 
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The Other End of the River
How Dean Sandro Galea is working to make public health part of the national discourse.
 
 
 
Alumni NEWS
 
 
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Alumna to Head Lowell Community Health Center
Susan West Levine joins health center this summer.
 
 
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SPH Launches Alumni Leadership Council
Led by Emily Bajcsi, council held inaugural meeting last month.
 
 
 
VIEWPOINT
 
 
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Why Public Health Scholars Should Study Pornography
Pornography is a public health issue; it has implications for sexual and reproductive health promotion, and for violence prevention.
by Emily Rothman
 
 
 
RECENTLY AT SPH
 
 
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MA Health Secretary to SPH Grads: 'Search for the Positive'
[VIDEO] At Convocation, Marylou Sudders urged graduates to remember individuals and search for positives in battling health disparities.
 
 
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Prevention vs. the Right Not to Know
[VIDEO] At Public Health Forum, Susan M. Wolf of University of Minnesota discussed challenges where genomics and public health meet.
 
 
 
IN THE MEDIA
 
 
JAMA
We Can’t All Have It All: The Economic Limits of Pharmaceutical Innovation — opinion by Austin Frakt, associate professor of health law, policy & management.
 
Washington Post
9 Guantanamo Bay Detainees, Including One Who Waged a Long Hunger Strike, Are Sent to Saudi Arabia — quotes Sondra Crosby, associate professor of health law, policy & management.
 
Fortune
Is Bacon Really Bad for You? — opinion by Dean Sandro Galea.
 
Boston Magazine
Power Families — profiles alumnus Howard Koh.
 
 
UPCOMING EVENTS
 
 
Boston Pride Party
Tuesday, June 7, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Club Café, 209 Columbus Avenue.
 
Alumni Reception at SER 2016
Thursday, June 23, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, EPIC Hotel, 270 Biscayne Boulevard Way, Miami, FL.
 
Alumni Reception at AcademyHealth in Boston
Monday, June 27, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Bar Boulud, 776 Boylston Street.
 
Welcome Reception for New Department Chairs
Thursday, June 30, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.
 
View the full SPH calendar.
 
 
 
 
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