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

SPH This Week

July 21, 2019
 
 
 
 
Message from the Dean
 
On Better Serving Our Mission, Looking Back to Look Forward
 
 
 
 
Viewpoint
 
 
Child Detention at the Border Is Torture
 
The World War II Japanese-American internment camps have been used as an analogy, but a more recent American horror may fit better: the post-9/11 “black sites.”
 
 
Public Health post
 
 
Jeffrey Sánchez: Growing up in Public Health
 
How can we make public health a part of a people’s culture and community? Public Health Post Fellow Julia Garcia asks Jeffrey Sánchez.
 
PHX
 
video
Practically Speaking with Jaimie Gradus
 
Jaimie Gradus, associate professor of epidemiology, shares three key points on understanding the suicide epidemic and what researchers are doing to help prevent future deaths.
 
 
Research
 
 
New Vaccines Needed against Childhood Pneumonia
 
After successful vaccination campaigns against major bacterial causes of severe childhood pneumonia, the respiratory syncytial virus is now responsible for almost a third of cases worldwide.
 
 
Activist Lab
 
 
2019 Water Squad
 
The Life on Albany Committee strives to improve the health and well-being of our neighbors on Albany Street with dignity and respect.
 
Awards
 
 
Alum, PhD Student Win Poster Awards at SER Conference
 
Alum Anna Modest and doctoral student Tammy Jiang won first and second prize, respectively, for research they presented at the Society for Epidemiologic Research's annual meeting.
 
 
SPH Snapshot
 
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SPH Snapshot: 2019 Summer Practicums
 
MPH students are taking over the school's Instagram account to share their summer practicums, from breast cancer research in Morocco to child malnutrition program development in Haiti.
 
 
 
 
In the Media
 
 
New York Times
 
There Is No Single, Best Policy for Drug Prices — opinion by Austin Frakt, associate professor of health law, policy & management.
 
 
Reuters
 
Many Teen Girls Pressured by Partners to Get Pregnant — quotes Emily Rothman, professor of community health sciences.
 
 
WBUR
 
BU Doctors: Make Opioid Treatment Drug Available Over the Counter — interview with Michael Stein, professor and chair of health law, policy & management.
 
 
Oregon Public Broadcasting
 
Study: Segregation a Key Contributor to Racial Disparity in Police Shootings — interview with Michael Siegel, professor of community health sciences.
 
 
WBUR
 
Trump Administration Ends Asylum Protections for Most Migrants — interview with alum Ali Noorani.
 
 
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Think. Teach. Do.
For the Health of All
 
 
 
 
Looking Ahead
 
 
Faculty Senate Meeting
 
Tuesday, July 23, 12:30 pm – 1:50 pm, Founders Room.
 
 
Fall Orientation
 
Monday, August 26 – Friday, August 30, campus-wide.
 
 
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