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September 6, 2026
SPH This Week.
Latest News, Research, and More
RESEARCH
A new study by Amruta Nori-Sarma and Mary Willis presents a way to quickly identify who is most at risk during heat waves, offering an opportunity to implement protective measures during ongoing climate events. Read more.
CELEBRATING OUR 50TH ANNIVERSARY
Over the next several weeks, we will highlight "SPH50 Champions"—50 faculty, staff, alumni, donors, and SPH leaders whose work has shaped the school, field, and health of communities near and far. Dean Adnan Hyder shares more about this upcoming series. Read more.
ALUMNI NEWS
Nik Karr (SPH'13), a former Peace Corps volunteer and current project manager with The Nature Conservancy, has spent over a decade building climate resilience across the Pacific, from water systems in Vanuatu to food security in Guam. Read more.
RESEARCHA new study led by Shannon Ogden and Lois McCloskey details how Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations can improve maternal healthcare quality, delivery, and equity in the US by aligning performance mandates with innovative care coordination and social needs support among patients before, during, and after pregnancy. Read more. |
PUBLIC HEALTH POSTRelocating to a walkable city increases daily steps by up to 1,400, while moving to a less walkable one markedly decreases them, writes PHP fellow Farah Rimeri. Read more. |
SNAPSHOT
Scenes from the fall 2026 new student orientation, and an international environmental epidemiology conference in Munich. Read more.
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Behind every milestone in our history is a person who taught a class no one had taught before, opened a program that did not exist, took an unpopular position because the evidence demanded it, or stayed with a community long after the grant ended.
ADNAN HYDER
DEAN AND ROBERT A. KNOX PROFESSOR, ON CONTRIBUTIONS OF SPH COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTED IN OUR UPCOMING "SPH50 CHAMPIONS" SERIES.
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BUMC
The Faculty Development & Diversity Narrative Writing Program, codirected by Jennifer Beard and cofounded by Emelia Benjamin, has helped more than 100 faculty published non-fiction and fiction works, including opinion pieces, books, and poems. Read more.
PUBLIC HEALTH POST
Food swamps, or neighborhoods where unhealthy food outlets outnumber healthy retailers, have exploded across America over the last two decades, writes PHP fellow Rylie Lillibridge. Read more.
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Let's give a hearty welcome to our new students, who braved the cold to attend Orientation activities on Wednesday! We captured a few moments from the day - check them out!
In the Media.
NPR
Quotes Quinn Adams, research scientist for the Center for Climate and Health (CCH), and features research by Gregory Wellenius, Beverly A. Brown Professor for the Improvement of Urban Health; CCH research scientists Chad Milando and Zachary Popp; and CCH research fellow Alison James.
BOSTON GLOBE
Quotes Sophie Godley, clinical associate professor of community health sciences.
NEW YORKER
Mentions research by Brooke Nichols, associate professor of global health.
HEALTHDAY
Quotes Paul Shafer, associate professor of health law, policy & management.
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