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

SPH This Week

March 8, 2020
 
 
 
Upcoming Signature Program
 
Coronavirus: What Do We Know? What Do We Not Know? What Should We Be Doing?
 
 
Mar 12
4:30 to 6 p.m.
 
 
Bakst Auditorium, 72 East Concord Street, Boston
 
 
 
 
Q&A
 
 
COVID-19: ‘This Epidemic Can Go Two Ways’
 
Davidson Hamer on tracking the new coronavirus with GeoSentinel, identifying outbreaks in low-income countries, and helping Boston prepare.
 
 
Research
 
 
Social Determinant Screening Misses Patients at Risk of Utility Shut-Off
 
Among patients who received a utility protection letter in 2018, only 16 percent screened positive for difficulty paying utility bills.
 
School News
 
 
Staff Member Appointed Vice-Chair of BU LGBTQIA+ Network
 
Thomas Lee, Jr. will develop activities and goals for the initiative, one of four new Faculty & Staff Networks to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion across the University.
 
 
Research
 
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Drinking Weakens Bones of People Living with HIV
 
Any level of alcohol consumption decreases bone formation and raises risk of osteoporosis in people living with HIV, but more consumption causes more harm.
 
 
PHX
 
 
Registration Open for Summer Institute 2020
 
Join us on campus or online and learn new skills in Geographic Information Systems, Data to Dashboards, Biostatistics, Monitoring & Evaluation, and more.
 
Public Health Post
 
 
Profile: Anahaita Kotval
 
PHP Fellow Edward Alexander interviews Anahaita Kotval about the public's understanding of homelessness and the challenges of serving those experiencing homelessness.
 
 
 
 
In the Media
 
 
Boston Globe
 
Quarantine for Coronavirus? Let’s Make That Unnecessary — opinion by Wendy Mariner, Edward R. Utley Professor of health law, ethics & human rights.
 
 
Slate
 
The Real Problem with Men Watching Porn — interview with Emily Rothman, professor of community health sciences.
 
 
MassLive
 
Coronavirus: Massachusetts Health Officials Say Vaccines Could Take at Least a Year to Get to Public — quotes Davidson Hamer, professor of global health.
 
 
Psychology Today
 
What Covid-19 Teaches Us about Health — opinion by Dean Sandro Galea.
 
 
WMTW Portland
 
Public Health Laws Strike Balance between Individual Rights, Good of Community, Health Expert Says — quotes Sophie Godley, clinical assistant professor of community health sciences.
 
 
London Free Press
 
Virginity Testing Is Considered Assault. Yet, We Still Do It. — quotes Sondra Crosby, associate professor of health law, ethics & human rights.
 
 
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Think. Teach. Do.
For the Health of All
 
 
 
 
Looking Ahead
 
 
Spring Recess
 
Monday, March 9 – Friday, March 13.
 
 
DEAN'S SEMINAR—Coronavirus: What Do We Know? What Do We Not Know? What Should We Be Doing?
 
Thursday, March 12, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm, Bakst Auditorium.
 
 
School Assembly for Faculty and Staff
 
Tuesday, March 17, 8:45 am – 10:50 am, Hiebert Lounge.
 
 
Staff Senate Meeting
 
Wednesday, March 18, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm, Alice Bisbee Conference Room 922.
 
 
Staff Breakfast with the Dean
 
Tuesday, March 24, 9:00 am – 10:00 am, Alice Bisbee Conference Room 922.
 
 
Faculty Senate Meeting
 
Tuesday, March 24, 12:30 pm – 1:50 pm, Crosstown 305.
 
 
PUBLIC HEALTH FORUM—TB: The Hidden Epidemic
 
Tuesday, March 24, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.
 
 
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