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SPH This Month

June 3, 2018
 
 
 
Message from the Dean
 
Wishing You a Happy and Healthy Summer
 
 
 
Upcoming Signature Programs
 
Disagreeing on Difficult Issues: White Privilege
 
 
Jun 15
12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
 
 
Hiebert Lounge, 72 East Concord Street, Boston
 
 
Think. Teach. Do. Baltimore—SER Conference
 
 
Jun 21
6 to 8 p.m.
 
 
Maryland Science Center, 601 Light Street, Baltimore, MD
 
 
 
 
Dean's Notes
 
 
05.20   Why Public Health? Three Stories That Reflect Our Core Mission
 
 
05.13   Why There Can Be No Health Without Social Justice
 
 
05.06   How the Trump Administration Is Shaping Our Health
 
 
04.29   Disasters and Public Health
 
 
 
Viewpoint
 
 
Driving Innovation in Population Health Lifelong Learning
 
Why did we launch Population Health Exchange? Because successful public health professionals need skills and knowledge developed and honed not just once, but over a lifetime.
 
 
School News
 
 
Professor Receives 2018 Metcalf Award
 
James “Wolffy” Wolff, associate professor of global health, received one of university’s highest teaching accolades at BU Commencement on May 20.
 
Recently at SPH
 
 
Scenes from 2018 Convocation
 
On May 19, hundreds of friends and family gathered to honor this year’s SPH graduates.
 
Research
 
 
Youth Tackle Football Linked to Earlier Onset of Cognitive and Emotional Symptoms
 
Every one year younger that individuals began to play tackle football predicted earlier onset of cognitive problems by 2.4 years.
 
 
PHX Podcast
 
 
People Who Live in Glass Houses....
 
Researchers take on one of their own studies and see how it holds up, then discuss what to do when your study has flaws.
 
School News
 
 
Staff Member Honored for Dedication to University
 
Mary Murphy-Phillips is one of three recipients of John S. Perkins Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes non-faculty staffers for their dedication to Boston University.
 
Research
 
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Guns Used in Cross-Border Crimes Originate from States with More Lax Laws
 
Guns used in crime flow from states with weaker laws to states with stronger laws.
 
 
 
 
Recently at SPH
 
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‘This Is Not New’
 
At Dean’s Symposium, speakers and panelists dissect health effects of Trump-era policies and how current administration reveals deep roots of injustice.
 
 
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‘The Unexpected Is To Be Expected’
 
Anne Schuchat, principal deputy director of the CDC, shared key lessons from past public health emergencies at Public Health Forum.
 
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‘Let's Get People to Follow Us, Not Run From Us’
 
At Dean's Symposium, former EPA administrator Gina McCarthy, New York Times climate editor Hannah Fairfield, and many more discussed ways in which scientists, city officials, and journalists can work collectively to shift climate change debate.
 
 
 
 
Think. Teach. Do.
For the Health of All
 
 
 
 
In the Media
 
 
New Yorker
 
The Promise of Vaping and the Rise of Juul — quotes Michael Siegel, professor of community health sciences.
 
 
CNN
 
What the Golden State Killer Case Means for Your Genetic Privacy — quotes George Annas, William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor of health law, policy & management.
 
 
New York Times
 
US Must Keep DACA and Accept New Applications, Federal Judge Rules — quotes alumnus Ali Noorani.
 
 
Chronicle of Higher Education
 
The 5 Tips for Student Success That a Longtime Instructor Swears By — quotes Taryn Vian, clinical professor of global health.
 
 
Boston Herald
 
Health Factors into Gun Suicide — quotes Bindu Kalesan, assistant professor of community health sciences.
 
 
Boston Magazine
 
The Birds and the Bees... and Porn — quotes Emily Rothman, professor of community health sciences.
 
 
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Summer 2018 Water Squad
 
Looking to get involved around campus over the summer? Sign up for Water Squad!
 
 
 
 
 
Digital Divide Hinders Health-Promoting Technologies
 
New health technologies such as patient portals often require quality internet access, but there is a digitial divide: more than 24 million Americans do not have high-speed internet.
 
 
 
 
 
Summer Institute Program Spotlight: GIS
 
On Campus | 20 Hours | June 11–13, 2018 | Explore the power of geocoding and communicating spatially-linked research with Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, taught by SPH Professor Kevin James Lane.
 
 
 
Looking Ahead
 
 
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION SEMINAR—Disagreeing on Difficult Issues: White Privilege
 
Friday, June 15, 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm, L206.
 
 
Think. Teach. Do. Baltimore—SER Conference
 
Thursday, June 21, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Maryland Science Center, 601 Light Street, Baltimore, MD.
 
 
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