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SPH This Week

January 5, 2020
 
 
 
Dean's Note
 
 
Looking Ahead in 2020
 
There has rarely been a more consequential time for health than now. As we start a new decade, our community is poised to continue building a healthier world, guided by our core purpose of “Think. Teach. Do. For the health of all.”
 
 
Reflection
 
 
Looking for the Mothers
 
The Zambia Pertussis/RSV Infant Mortality Estimation Study team connects bereaved parents with grief counselors in Lusaka.
 
School News
 
 
Student Awarded Whitney Young, Jr. Fellowship
 
MPH student Jori Fortson received the Whitney Young, Jr. Fellowship for her commitment to eliminating health inequities, particularly for communities that have been decentralized and marginalized.
 
 
Research
 
 
Researchers Awarded $10.8 Million to Study Genetics of Alzheimer’s
 
A team led by Anita DeStefano will look for genes that may increase or decrease Alzheimer’s risk by analyzing whole genome sequencing data from ethnically diverse populations.
 
 
Research
 
 
Children of Construction Workers Are at Risk of Secondhand Lead Exposure
 
Diana Ceballos will lead a team working to illuminate new ways to reduce lead levels in children who live in homes of construction workers.
 
School News
 
 
Professor Receives Navy Achievement Medal
 
Sondra Crosby received the honor from the US Department of the Navy for three years of exceptional service as a senior medical officer in the Operational Health Support Unit in Portsmouth, Va.
 
 
PHX
 
 
How to Be a Public Health Advocate in the Media
 
PHX Perspectives: MPH student Alison Cebulla gives tips on how to use your voice to improve health outcomes, work for social justice, and create a healthier world.
 
 
 
 
In the Media
 
 
NPR
 
Opinion: Obesity Is Linked to Food Insecurity. SNAP Cuts May Make Both Worse — opinion by Elsa Pearson, senior policy analyst in health law, policy & management.
 
 
Wall Street Journal
 
Research Fuels Debate over E-Cigarettes as Smoking-Cessation Device — quotes Michael Siegel, professor of community health sciences.
 
 
Vox
 
How McKinsey Infiltrated the World of Global Public Health — quotes Dean Sandro Galea.
 
 
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Think. Teach. Do.
For the Health of All
 
 
 
 
Looking Ahead
 
Think. Teach. Do. San Francisco—Art and Health
 
Tuesday, January 14, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, Merchants Exchange Club, 75 Leidesdorff Street, San Francisco, CA.
 
 
Spring Orientation
 
Thursday, January 16, 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.
 
 
BUSPH Alumni Breakfast with Dean Galea
 
Wednesday, January 22, 8:00 am – 9:00 am, Lucile’s Creole Cafe, 275 South Logan Street, Denver, CO.
 
 
PUBLIC HEALTH FORUM—From Theory to Practice: What It Takes to Permanently Exit an Individual from Homelessness
 
Wednesday, January 29, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.
 
 
Think. Teach. Do. New York—Politics and Health
 
Tuesday, February 4, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, Glasshouse Chelsea, 545 W 25th Street, New York, NY.
 
 
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION SEMINAR—‘Is There a Doctor on Board?’ Racial Profiling and Health
 
Wednesday, February 5, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm, Keefer Auditorium.
 
 
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