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

SPH This Week

September 6, 2020
 
 
 
 
Upcoming Signature Program
 
There Goes the Neighborhood: How Communities Overcome Prejudice and Meet the Challenge of American Immigration
 
 
SEP 9
4:30 to 6 p.m.
 
 
Online
 
 
 
 
Alumni News
 
 
New Podcast Makes Public Health ‘Accessible and Digestible’
 
Alums Dara Oloyede, Fatima Dainkeh, Ryann Monteiro, and Breanna Chachere created the Project BLACCK podcast to share diverse perspectives and knowledge on health topics that impact BIPOC communities.
 
 
Research
 
 
SPH and Sharecare Release Community Well-Being Rankings
 
Hawaii and Massachusetts come out on top in the new Community Well-Being Index rankings. The Biostatistics and Epidemiology Data Analytics Center (BEDAC) led the analysis, and the development of an extensive data warehouse of wellbeing and social determinant measures.
 
Research
 
 
Dementia Kills Nearly Three Times More People Than Previously Thought
 
An estimated 7.1 times more Black older adults, 4.1 times more Hispanic older adults, and 2.3 times more white older adults die from dementia than government records indicate.
 
 
Public Health Post
 
 
Profile: Ali Noorani
 
Ahead of this year's SPH Reads webinar on September 9, the author of There Goes the Neighborhood offers his perspective on the 2020 election, immigration, and public health.
 
 
School News
 
 
In Memoriam: Kris Heggenhougen
 
The beloved retired professor in the Department of Global Health died on August 12 of COVID-related respiratory illness.
 
School News
 
 
Students Named ASPPH ‘This is Public Health’ Ambassadors
 
MPH students Juliana Barounis and Walae Hayek join representatives from 44 other ASPPH-member schools to raise awareness about public health issues through virtual events and projects.
 
 
Snapshot
 
 
SPH Snapshot: August 26–September 4
 
After a challenging spring and summer, SPH commenced the school year with 516 new students, a hybrid teaching model, and a community more focused than ever on shaping the future of public health.
 
 
Public Health Post
 
 
Viewpoint: A Return to Reason
 
We in public health work the realm of attempted truth, not fabrication that serves powerful, partisan interest.
 
PHX
 
 
Summer 2020 Coding Workshop Inspires Young Students
 
PHX continues to educate future public health leaders remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
 
 
 
In the Media
 
 
NPR
 
Pandemic’s Emotional Hammer Hits Hard — quotes Catherine Ettman, director of strategic development in the Office of the Dean, and Dean Sandro Galea.
 
 
New York Times
 
A Parent’s Toughest Call: In-Person Schooling or Not? — quotes Helen Jenkins, assistant professor of biostatistics.
 
 
BBC Health Check
 
COVID-19 Sniffer Dogs Being Trained — interview with Davidson Hamer, professor of global health.
 
 
Toward Freedom
 
Climate Change, Colonization and Community Organization — commentary by alum Kayla Huit.
 
 
Popular Science
 
The COVID-19 Pandemic Is About to Collide With Flu Season. Here’s What to Expect. — quotes Eleanor Murray, assistant professor of epidemiology.
 
 
Boston Herald
 
Biogen ‘Superspreader’ Conference Likely Led to ‘Tens of Thousands’ of Coronavirus Infections, Report Says — quotes Matthew Fox, professor of global health and epidemiology.
 
 
Bloomberg
 
Do You Really Have to Follow Those New Alcohol Guidelines? — quotes Timothy Naimi, professor of community health sciences.
 
 
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Looking Ahead
 
 
COVID-19: Community Conversations
 
Tuesday, September 8, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, Online.
 
 
Virtual Open Office Hours with Dean Andrade
 
Tuesday, September 8, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, Online.
 
 
Virtual Open Office Hours with Dean Lazic
 
Wednesday, September 9, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm, Online.
 
 
SPH Reads—There Goes the Neighborhood: How Communities Overcome Prejudice and Meet the Challenge of American Immigration
 
Wednesday, September 9, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm, Online.
 
 
View full SPH calendar
 
 
 
 
 
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