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

SPH This Week

December 2, 2018
 
 
 
 
Messages from the Dean
 
A Leader for Environmental Health
 
DrPH Program Leadership Transition and Next Steps
 
 
 
 
Upcoming Signature Program
 
Urban Health: State of the Science
 
 
Dec 6
8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
 
 
Hiebert Lounge, 72 East Concord Street, Boston
 
 
 
 
Think. Teach. Do.
For the Health of All
 
 
 
 
Research
 
 
Low PrEP Knowledge Among People Who Inject Drugs
 
Despite high risk of HIV, people who inject drugs have limited knowledge and mixed interest in pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).
 
 
PHX
 
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Online Course Supplies New Students with Foundational Knowledge
 
New online course provides foundational public health knowledge to incoming students in MPH, MS, and DrPH programs.
 
Dean's Note
 
 
On Urban Health, and the State of the Science
 
The study of urban health asks: How do we understand the role of cities in shaping population health, and how do we create healthier cities?
 
 
Viewpoint
 
 
The Proposed Title IX Rules Will Further Discourage Victims from Coming Forward
 
Title IX was created to protect those who experience sexual violence. The new rules will only protect those who perpetrate sexual violence.
 
 
Research
 
 
Clinicians Should Provide ‘Drinking Checkup’ to Patients
 
Physicians currently receive limited training to identify and manage unhealthy alcohol use, may also see drinking as moral rather than medical issue.
 
Public Health Post
 
 
Trump, Federalism, and the Environment
 
The Trump administration has pursued a strategy of reducing federal government responsibility for environmental protection and devolving responsibility to the states.
 
 
Viewpoint
 
 
The Future Is Urban, Global, and Unequal
 
The growing ubiquity of cities makes them important forces to reckon with as we think about the health of populations.
 
 
Activist Lab
 
 
A Push for Zero HIV Infections by 2020
 
Student Rory Moore on his summer practicum experience at Massachusetts Department of Public Health and using public health lens to understand impacts of law and policy on LGBTIQ+ health.
 
School News
 
 
Professor Honored for Work in Maternal and Child Health
 
Lois McCloskey received Loretta P. Lacey Academic Leadership Award from Association of Teachers for Maternal and Child Health at its annual meeting on November 11.
 
 
Scenes from SPH
 
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SPH Snapshot: November 26-30, 2018
 
Scenes from the week on campus, from a student town hall to the ISO Cultural Show.
 
 
 
 
 
In the Media
 
 
Mother Jones
 
Why the Government Should Fund Research on Incel Culture — quotes Emily Rothman, professor of community health sciences.
 
 
Slate
 
The FDA’s New E-Cigarette Regulations Respond to an “Epidemic” That Doesn’t Really Exist — quotes Michael Siegel, professor of community health sciences.
 
 
Time
 
Doctors Slam NRA’s Directive to ‘Stay in Their Lane’ After Chicago Hospital Shooting — quotes Dean Sandro Galea.
 
 
ABC News
 
Twin’s Difficult Birth Puts a Project Designed to Reduce C-Sections to the Test — quotes Eugene Declercq, professor of community health sciences.
 
 
Boston Globe
 
Local Researcher Calls for Halt to Genetically Edited Embryos — quotes George Annas, William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor of health law, policy & management.
 
 
BMJ Global Health Blog
 
An Open Letter to the WLGH18 Steering Committee: The Need to Adopt an Intersectional Lens to the Gender Equity Agenda in Global Health — opinion co-authored by doctoral student Salma Abdalla, research fellow in the Department of Epidemiology.
 
 
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Looking Ahead
 
 
DEAN'S SYMPOSIUM—Urban Health: State of the Science
 
Thursday, December 6, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm, Hiebert Lounge.
 
 
School Assembly
 
Tuesday, December 11, 8:45 am – 10:50 am, Hiebert Lounge.
 
 
Staff Breakfast with the Dean
 
Wednesday, December 12, 9:30 am – 10:30 am, Crosstown Room 305.
 
 
PUBLIC HEALTH FORUM–The “Skinny” on Health Disparities among Asian Americans: Biological, Behavioral, and Social Determinants
 
Wednesday, December 12, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.
 
 
Holiday Party for Faculty and Staff
 
Thursday, December 13, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm, Cinquecento Roman Trattoria, 500 Harrison Avenue.
 
 
Faculty Breakfast with the Dean
 
Friday, December 14, 10:00 am – 11:00 pm, Crosstown Room 305.
 
 
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