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May 10, 2026
SPH This Week.
Latest News, Research, and More
2026 CONVOCATION
Massachusetts Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Robbie Goldstein, the 2026 Convocation speaker, shares his goals of public health leadership and the lessons he has learned along the way. Read more.
2026 CONVOCATION
Jaimie Gradus, Lois McCloskey, Karen Molloy, Brooke Nichols, Ryan Wisniewski, and Mai Hussein will receive awards at Convocation. Read more.
2026 CONVOCATIONAhead of his alumni address at the 2026 SPH Convocation, Ali Noorani (SPH’99) discusses his priorities as the new president of the Barr Foundation, as well democracy, the immigration debate, and navigating uncertain times. Read more. |
2026 CONVOCATIONAfter an unconventional start to her public health journey, Carla Irizarry-Delgado plans to continue her interest in cancer research with doctoral study at The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Read more. |
RESEARCH
A new study led by Sage Feltus and Maureen Stewart also found that many of these plans imposed prior authorization requirements on these medications, even when prohibited from doing so, and this misalignment between state requirements and actual plan policies was more common in Republican-leaning states. Read more.
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Just go one step beyond what you're comfortable with. A lot of the time, that extra step will lead to you meeting someone that will really make a difference in your life and maybe you'll make a difference in theirs.
CARLA IRIZARRY-DELGADO
GRADUATING MPH STUDENT, ON ADVICE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH STUDENTS.
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PUBLIC HEALTH POSTOlder adults are more likely to be exposed to health misinformation online, often following one misleading claim after another, writes PHP fellow Rylie Lillibridge. Read more. |
PUBLIC HEALTH POSTWomen with PCOS were more than twice as likely to experience infertility and undergo IVF treatments than women without PCOS, writes PHP fellow Kylee Cochran. Read more. |
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As the semester comes to a close, new MARCOMM student content creator Poulami Soni shares her experience as a first-semester MPH student and what public health in action means to her. Watch the clip.
In the Media.
EURONEWS
Quotes Jonathan Buonocore, assistant professor of environmental health.
BOSTON.COM
Quotes Jonathan Levy, chair and professor of environmental health.
SCIENCE ALERT
Quotes Paola Sebastiani, adjunct professor of biostatistics.
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