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March 17, 2024

 

SPH This Week.

Latest News, Research, and More

 
 
 
Reflections on Rejections

SCHOOL NEWS

Reflections on Rejections

SPH Community Shares Personal Setbacks in Academia

Sarah Lipson, Veronika Wirtz, and Molly Hoffman curated a collection of essays by SPH faculty, staff, and students to destigmatize imperfection and recast the experience of rejection as a normal part of navigating an academic career. Read more.

 
Oil and Gas Flaring Linked to $7.4B in Health Damages

RESEARCH

Oil and Gas Flaring Linked to $7.4B in Health Damages 

A new study by Jonathan Buonocore and Erin Polka also found that flaring and venting activities contributed to more than 700 premature deaths and 73,000 asthma exacerbations. Read more.

 
SPH Partners with City of Boston to Retrofit Gas Stoves for Dorchester Residents

RESEARCH

Professor Partners with City of Boston to Retrofit Gas Stoves for Dorchester Residents

Jonathan Levy will evaluate the health, environmental, and economic impacts of a pilot program that will replace 80 gas stoves with electric or induction stoves for residents in affordable housing communities. Learn more.

 
 
Safety or Stress? How Schools Address Gun Violence

PUBLIC HEALTH POST

Safety or Stress? How Schools Address Gun Violence

With no federal regulation to address gun violence, safety measures like lockdown drills and armed personnel are commonplace in schools. But these practices take a toll on student mental health, writes PHP fellow Adna Jaganjac. Read more.

 

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Rejection is tough, but it’s not the end. It’s a chance for growth, a steppingstone to new horizons.

 

HAROLD COX, PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE
ON HOW TO NAVIGATE REJECTIONS IN ACADEMIA

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THURSDAY

MAR

28

1–2:30 p.m.

 
 

The Future of PEPFAR

PUBLIC HEALTH CONVERSATION—ONLINE

Join SPH for this conversation about the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, which will explore the current PEPFAR funding landscape and reflect on our progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal of ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030.

 
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Students and Community Come Together to take the Pulse of Franklin Park

IN THE CLASSROOM

Students and Community Come Together to take the Pulse of Franklin Park

Students in Jonathan Jay’s assessment and planning for health promotion course collaborated with neighborhood organizations and community members to document the health assets and challenges facing nearby residents and visitors to Franklin Park, Boston’s largest public park. Read more.

 
Alum Marc-David Munk Discusses 'Tensions' Between Public Health and Medicine

PUBLIC HEALTH CONVERSATION STARTER

Alum Marc-David Munk Discusses 'Tensions' Between Public Health and Medicine

Marc-David Munk (SPH’99), who has worked in multiple healthcare roles as a physician and a healthcare executive, speaks with Dean Sandro Galea about his book, Urgent Calls from Distant Places: An Emergency Doctor’s Notes about Life and Death on the Frontiers of East Africa. Read more and watch the video.

 
 
Caring for the Caregiver

PUBLIC HEALTH POST

Caring for the Caregiver

As the population ages, caregiving from an immediate family member is on the rise. But this informal care can take a detrimental toll on the caregiver's mental, physical, and financial health, writes PHP fellow Kara Schmidt. Read more.

 
 
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In the Media.

 

SCIENCE

Congress Is Using More Science, but the Two Parties Rarely Cite the Same Studies

Quotes Matthew Motta, assistant professor of health law, policy & management.

 

BOSTON GLOBE

Four Years of COVID: Fewer People Are Dying but the Virus ‘Is Still with Us’

Quotes Jonathan Levy, chair and professor of environmental health.

 

US MEDICINE

Opposing Trends for Accidental Death Rates in Returning Soldiers

Quotes Rachel Sayko Adams, research associate professor of health law, policy & management.

 

US NEWS & WORLD REPORT

Measles Outbreaks: Major Threat or More of the Same?

Quotes Davidson Hamer, professor of global health.

 
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RESEARCH

‘This Is an Important Step to Develop Diagnostic Criteria during Life’

Yorghos Tripodis, professor of biostatistics, discusses findings from his new study on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) that could provide the tools to diagnose the neurodegenerative disease in life. Watch the video.

Yorghos Tripodis, professor of biostatistics, discusses a new study on chronic traumatic encephalopathy that could provide the tools to diagnose the neurodegenerative disease in life.
 
 
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Keep up with SPH on Instagra​​​​​​​m.

MARCOMM student content creator Gwenyth Ip also created an Instagram reel highlighting the novel findings from the new CTE study coauthored by Yorghos Tripodis, Eukyung Yhang, Zachary Baucom, Brett Martin, and Joseph Palmisano at SPH. Check out the reel here.

 
 
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