SPH This Month

SPH This Month

January 7, 2018

Message from the Dean

Happy New Year

Upcoming Signature Program

Think. Teach. Do. San Francisco

Jan 10

6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Marines Memorial Club, 609 Sutter Street, San Francisco

Dean's Notes

12.18		Why We Should Resist Censorship of the Words and Ideas of Public Health


12.10		Game Theory and the Greater Good


12.03		Preventing Sexual Harassment and Assault: A Public Health Imperative


11.26		Towards Greater Inclusion in a Diverse Community


11.19		Learning from Recent Disasters: Three Lessons for Public Health

SPH This Year

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How We See It

For SPH This Year, our annual school report, we reached out to public health deans and directors from across the country to ask how we should advance the field in an unsettled climate. Here is what they said.

School News

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Scenes from the 2017 December Graduate Reception

School of Public Health December graduates celebrated their achievements at a reception to recognize their hard work and to acknowledge the support of family and friends.

School News

Professor Honored by Danish University

Kenneth Rothman received honorary doctorate from Aarhus University at event on September 15.

Q&A

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You See 999—Maxing Out the Air Pollution Monitors

Alumnus Kevin Lane discusses ongoing smog crisis in Delhi, his recent trip to collaborate with and train air pollution researchers in India, and trade-offs India will need to make.

Research

Professors Mark 70 Years since Nuremberg Doctors Trial

George Annas and Michael Grodin co-edit special section of American Journal of Public Health on 70th anniversary of trial bringing Nazi doctors to justice and resulting Nuremberg Code.

School News

Studying Mental Health in Zanzibar

Supported by language-learning fellowship from BU African Studies Center, student Damilola Iyiola finds infrastructure, not cultural views, to be greatest barrier to care.

School News

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Scenes from ISO Cultural Show

Annual showcase raised money for Puerto Rico and served as kickoff to International Education Week.

Research

Immediate ART Treatment Improves Retention Rates

Beginning antiretroviral therapy immediately following HIV diagnosis dramatically improves patient retention in clinical HIV care.

Recently at SPH

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These Are Issues of Power, of Inequality, of Human Rights

At Dean's Symposium, Malika Saada Saar, senior counsel on civil and human rights at Google, Audrey Morrissey, associate director of My Life My Choice, and more discussed issues surrounding commercial sex policies both globally and in the US.

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The Cart Is Out Before the Horse

At last Public Health Forum of 2017, Donna Arnett, dean of University of Kentucky College of Public Health, called for balance of precision medicine advancement and proven public health interventions.

Think. Teach. Do.

For the Health of All

In the Media

Washington Post

This Immigration Advocate Believes Trump Wants to Make Everybody Happy on DACA interview with alumnus Ali Noorani.

New York Times

The Secret to Long Life? It May Lurk in the DNA of the Oldest among Us quotes Paola Sebastiani, professor of biostatistics.

Wall Street Journal

The Mentality of Sexual Assault and Harassment, a Q&A interview with Emily Rothman, associate professor of community health sciences.

US News & World Report

Diabetes May Be Driving High Rates of Breast Cancer in Black Women quotes Julie Palmer, professor of epidemiology.

WBUR

Texas Shooting; Juror Data interview with Dean Sandro Galea.

Los Angeles Times

Gun Injuries in the US Have Become More Severe Since the 1990s, Study Says quotes alumnus Yi Zuos.

NBC Boston

Experts: CVS-Aetna Deal Could Negatively Impact Patients interview with Wendy Mariner, Edward R. Utley Professor of Health Law.

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What Is Regionalization, Anyway?

Activist Fellow Eddy Atallah talks about his experience working at the Department of Public Health and the importance of regionalization efforts going on in Massachusetts.

Winter Institute Course: Monitoring and Evaluation

The popular Summer Institute course returns this winter—"Monitoring and Evaluating the Impact of Public Health Programs" with SPH Professors Nancy Scott and Nafisa Halim. January 8–10, 2018.

Does Undocumented Immigration Increase Drug and Alcohol Problems?

The debate on the supposed connection has far outpaced the research.

Looking Ahead

Think. Teach. Do. San Francisco

Wednesday, January 10, 6:30 pm 8:30 pm, Marines Memorial Club, 609 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA.

PUBLIC HEALTH FORUMCrises, Calamities, and Chaos: How Public Health Can Improve Response to Emerging Threats Wherever They Arise

Wednesday, January 17, 4:30 pm 6:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.

Healthier Book Talk: A Conversation with Dean Galea

Monday, January 22, 6:00 pm 7:30 pm, New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY.

Healthier Book Talk: A Conversation with Dean Galea

Wednesday, January 24, 6:00 pm 7:30 pm, Army & Navy Country Club, 1700 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA.

PUBLIC HEALTH FORUMOpioids and the Masses: Early Lessons from the Epidemic

Wednesday, January 31, 4:30 pm 6:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.

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