Boston University School of Public Health's latest news, upcoming events, and announcements.
 
 

SPH This Week

March 18, 2018
 
 
 
 
Upcoming Signature Programs
 
Disagreeing on Difficult Issues: Sexual Harassment
 
 
Mar 19
4:30 to 6 p.m.
 
 
Hiebert Lounge, 72 East Concord Street, Boston
 
 
Is Patient Privacy Dead?
 
 
Mar 20
1 to 2:30 p.m.
 
 
Hiebert Lounge, 72 East Concord Street, Boston
 
 
Value-Based Pricing: Panacea, Building Block, or Pipe Dream?
 
 
Mar 21
4:30 to 6 p.m.
 
 
Hiebert Lounge, 72 East Concord Street, Boston
 
 
 
 
Think. Teach. Do.
For the Health of All
 
 
 
 
School News
 
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SPH Holds Community Forum on Gun Violence
 
At Dean's Seminar, dialogue between experts and attendees ends with phone calls to legislators.
 
 
PHX Podcast
 
 
All About That Gluten!
 
Latest PHX podcast puzzles out whether diet low in gluten has effect on coronary artery disease; whether it is ok to have prior beliefs when critiquing studies; and more.
 
Research
 
 
Brazil Yellow Fever Outbreak Necessitates Vaccines
 
Travelers should plan ahead to receive yellow fever vaccine before traveling to much of country, including Rio de Janeiro.
 
School News
 
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Scenes from the Walkout
 
More than 300 Medical Campus students, faculty, and staff walked out of classes and offices to demonstrate solidarity with victims of gun violence in Parkland, Florida.
 
 
Dean's Note
 
 
Power and Public Health
 
On engaging with power to improve the health of populations.
 
School News
 
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SPH at ASPPH
 
At annual meeting of Association of Schools & Programs of Public Health, Matthew Fox received Teaching Excellence Award.
 
 
 
 
 
 
In the Media
 
 
Washington Post
 
Fertility-Clinic Breakdowns Baffle Experts, Upset Couples — quotes George Annas, William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor of health law, policy & management.
 
 
Smithsonian
 
This May Be the World’s Largest Family Tree — quotes Paola Sebastiani, professor of biostatistics.
 
 
The Intercept
 
A Hidden Factor in Police Shootings of Black Americans: Decades of Housing Segregation — quotes Michael Siegel, professor of community health sciences.
 
 
Futurity
 
Home DNA Tests Put Gene Experts in an Awkward Spot — quotes Catharine Wang, associate professor of community health sciences.
 
 
Cognoscenti
 
Why the Trump Administration Is Hazardous to Your Health — opinion by Dean Sandro Galea.
 
 
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African Americans Own More Life Insurance, Not Less
 
Life insurance has the potential to mitigate wealth disparities across race. Recent research analyzed differences in life insurance holdings between whites and African Americans.
 
 
 
 
 
Summer Institute Program Spotlight: Public Health Writing
 
On Campus | 20 Hours | June 11–22, 2018 | Learn how to make your public health writing more appealing to a general audience with Public Health Writing: A Deliberate Practice Workshop, taught by SPH Clinical Associate Professor Jennifer Beard.
 
 
 
 
 
March for Our Lives
 
The March for Our Lives will take place across the nation on March 24 to demand that a comprehensive and effective bill be immediately brought before Congress to address the epidemic of mass school shootings. Join the Activist Lab at the Boston Common march and say #ENOUGH to Congress.
 
 
 
 
Looking Ahead
 
 
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION SEMINAR—Disagreeing on Difficult Issues: Sexual Harassment
 
Monday, March 19, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.
 
 
School Assembly for Faculty & Staff
 
Tuesday, March 20, 8:45 am – 10:50 am, Hiebert Lounge.
 
 
DEAN'S SEMINAR: SHINE LECTURE—Is Patient Privacy Dead?
 
Tuesday, March 20, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm, Hiebert Lounge.
 
 
Faculty Breakfast with the Dean
 
Wednesday, March 21, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, Crosstown 305.
 
 
PUBLIC HEALTH FORUM—Value-Based Pricing: Panacea, Building Block, or Pipe Dream?
 
Wednesday, March 21, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.
 
 
DEAN'S SEMINAR—Public–Private Collaboration: A Path to Sustainable, Affordable, Equitable, and Patient-Centric Health Care
 
Monday, March 26, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.
 
 
Staff Breakfast with the Dean
 
Tuesday, March 27, 9:30 am – 10:30 am, Wilkins Board Room.
 
 
Think. Teach. Do. Chicago–ACHE Conference
 
Tuesday, March 27, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, River Roast, 315 N. LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL.
 
 
DEAN'S SYMPOSIUM—Teaching Public Health
 
Wednesday, March 28, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.
 
 
Faculty Breakfast with the Dean
 
Friday, April 6, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, Founders Room, Talbot.
 
 
SPH Talent Show
 
Friday, April 6, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Keefer Auditorium .
 
 
Think. Teach. Do. NYC
 
Tuesday, April 10, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue, New York, NY.
 
 
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