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

SPH This Week

October 28, 2018
 
 
 
Messages from the Dean
 
Updates to SPH Bylaws
 
Staff Senate
 
 
University Update
 
Strategic Planning Listening Tours
 
 
 
Upcoming Signature Program
 
For the Future of Public Health Gala
 
 
Nov 1
6 to 9 p.m.
 
 
Mandarin Oriental, Boston
 
 
 
 
Research
 
 
Many Students Still Getting Preventable Diseases Abroad
 
Many sick students returning from abroad have infections that can be prevented with vaccination or other methods, despite majority receiving pre-travel consultation from health care providers.
 
 
Dean's Note
 
 
There Is No Public Health without Environmental Health
 
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the SPH doctoral program in environmental health, some thoughts on the environment’s ineluctable influence on health.
 
School News
 
 
Professor Named 2018 Outstanding Young Leader
 
Monica Wang honored as 2018 Outstanding Young Leader by Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce on October 25.
 
 
Research
 
 
More Studies Needed to Determine Impact of Air Pollution on Gynecologic Health
 
Initial studies suggest potential relationship between air pollution and both infertility and menstrual irregularity, but number of studies examining similar exposures and outcomes has been limited.
 
 
School News
 
 
Professors Receive Pilot Award for Infectious Disease Project
 
Davidson Hamer and Jean van Seventer receive Established Investigator Innovation Award for research project on antimicrobial resistance in Bangladesh.
 
PHX Podcast
 
 
The Sleep Episode: Melatonin for a Sleep Disorder
 
Looking at trial that focuses on whether melatonin can help people with sleep disorder, and discussing provocative editorial that says nutritional epidemiology is deeply flawed.
 
 
SPH This Year
 
 
SPH This Year 2018
 
Public health education: What's next, and what's after that.
 
 
Scenes from SPH
 
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SPH Snapshot: October 22-26, 2018
 
Scenes from the week on campus, from an apple-picking field trip to a panel discussion on marijuana legalization.
 
 
 
 
Recently at SPH
 
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‘This Isn't a New Industry; This Isn't a New Idea’
 
At annual Bicknell Lecture, panelists discussed impacts of recreational marijuana legalization, from effects on usage rates in both adolescents and adults to quality and dosage control.
 
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‘Public Health Needs to Change to Up Front, in the Thick, and After the Fact'
 
At Public Health Forum, Deborah Prothrow-Stith, dean of Charles R. Drew University College of Medicine, spoke about various causes of violence and argued for prevention over punishment.
 
 
 
Think. Teach. Do.
For the Health of All
 
 
 
 
 
In the Media
 
 
Thrive Global
 
Trump Cannot Erase Me and My Transgender Community — quotes Julia Raifman, assistant professor of health law, policy & management.
 
 
Cognoscenti
 
A ‘Yes’ on Question 3 Is a Vote for Public Health — opinion by Dean Sandro Galea.
 
 
WBUR
 
A Year Later, Puerto Ricans Face Death in the Wake of Maria — quotes alumna Debora Perez.
 
 
CNN
 
No, You’re Not Crazy. There Are Way More Campaign Ads about Immigration This Year — quotes alumnus Ali Noorani.
 
 
Seattle Times
 
Washington’s I-1639 Would Implement Some of the Nation’s Most Stringent Gun-Control Laws — quotes Michael Siegel, professor of community health sciences.
 
 
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Vote in BUMC & BMC Mock Election
 
When presented with the question of whether to continue to treat transgender people as equal members of the Commonwealth, how will you vote?
 
 
 
 
 
Opioid Overdose Deaths among the Formerly Incarcerated
 
The United States has underutilized prevention and treatment strategies in its response to opioid overdose death in people with a history of incarceration.
 
 
 
 
 
Winter Institute: Introduction to Geographical Information Systems
 
Live Online January 9, 2019 | Learn how to apply spatial analysis to local, state, and regional public health data with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software, ESRI’s ArcGIS.
 
 
 
Looking Ahead
 
 
For the Future of Public Health Gala
 
Thursday, November 1, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Mandarin Oriental, Boston.
 
 
Unconscious Bias Workshop
 
Thursday, November 8, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, Keefer Auditorium.
 
 
Think. Teach. Do, San Diego–APHA Conference
 
Monday, November 12, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Ultimate Skybox, 350 Tenth Avenue, San Diego, CA.
 
 
Staff Breakfast with the Dean
 
Friday, November 16, 9:30 am – 10:30 am, Fuller Building, Alice Bisbee Conference Room 922.
 
 
Faculty Breakfast with the Dean
 
Friday, November 16, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm, Founders Room, Talbot.
 
 
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