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May 11, 2025
SPH This Week.
Latest News, Research, and More
RESEARCH
A new study led by Nina Brooks found that brick kiln owners were willing to implement energy-efficient operational changes after receiving training and support. The social benefits of reduced carbon emissions from these changes outweighed costs by a factor of 65 to 1. Read more.
RESEARCH
A new study led by Noel Vest found that collegiate recovery programs that have multiple sources of funding served twice as many students as programs with only one source of funding. These programs can serve as a lifeline during the challenging college experience. Read more.
ALUMNI NEWSInspired by the professors he encountered during his time at SPH and compelled by a deeply personal experience when he was young, Aaron Pinkett (SPH’19), a law student in his final year at Northwestern University, recently published a note in the Northwestern University Law Review on the litigation of race-based discrimination in healthcare. Read more. |
PUBLIC HEALTH POSTRegulatory monitors are the gold standard for collecting air quality data, but marginalized communities have fewer monitors than White areas, writes PHP fellow Rowena Lindsay. Read more. |
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I personally think that everybody could benefit from some of these conversations... There were so many things that I took from my MPH education that I think that everybody needs to know.
AARON PINKETT (SPH'19)
ALUM AND NORTHWESTERN LAW STUDENT, ON CREATING AWARENESS ABOUT THE CHALLENGES AND INEQUITIES THAT UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES FACE.
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PUBLIC HEALTH POST
Youth who spoke languages other than English were discharged from the hospital up to 66 minutes later than English speakers, on average, writes PHP fellow Mallika Chimpiri. Read more.
SNAPSHOT
Scenes from springtime on campus, including a Career and Practicum Fair, class research presentations, students relaxing on Talbot Green, and a visit by BU President Melissa Gilliam to discuss racial and social equity in maternal health. View the gallery.
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In the Media.
THE GUARDIAN
Quotes Mary Willis, assistant professor of epidemiology.
MASSLIVE
Quotes Megan Sandel, professor of environmental health.
COMMONWEALTH BEACON
Quotes Gregory Wellenius, professor of environmental health.
THE GUARDIAN
Mentions research by Brooke Nichols, associate professor of global health.
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