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April 13, 2025
SPH This Week.
Latest News, Research, and More
RESEARCH
In a new review, Mary Willis, Jonathan Buonocore, and other environmental health experts detail how fossil fuels are harmful to humans, wildlife, and the environment, and identify ways to transition to clean, renewable energy. Read more.
PUBLIC HEALTH CONVERSATION
BU President Melissa Gilliam addressed members of the SPH community at an April 1 Public Health Conversation that explored racial and social equity in maternal health. The event was held in conjunction with the BUSPH Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health Education, Science, and Practice to celebrate the center's achievements over the last three decades. Read more.
SCHOOL NEWSTo sustain the practice of public health in the face of budget cuts and to prepare the public health practitioners of tomorrow, the School of Public Health looks to extend Generation Health, an ambitious two-year, $1 million investment announced in 2023 to compensate students who complete practica at under-resourced local organizations. Read more. |
RESEARCHA new study led by Amy Zheng and Leonardo Martinez found that reported diagnoses for tuberculosis were consistently lower than expected throughout the pandemic, even though incarceration rates remained largely consistent and TB detection among the general population managed to reverse after an early-pandemic decline. Read more. |
SCHOOL NEWS
Looking back at the Biostatistics and Epidemiology Data Analytics Center’s research collaborations over the years, new and long-time collaborators share insight into what it is like to have BEDAC’s expertise at their disposal. Read more.
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You hire BEDAC because of what they bring to the table, but they usually bring a lot more, which is a wonderful surprise and makes their return on investment just huge.
ALLYSON BAUGHMAN
PROJECT DIRECTOR AT BU CENTER FOR INNOVATION IN SOCIAL WORK & HEALTH, ON INVALUABLE DATA ANALYSIS AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT FROM THE BIOSTATISTICS AND EPIDEMIOLOGY DATA ANALYTICS CENTER TEAM.
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PUBLIC HEALTH POST
PHP Executive Editor Monica Wang provides guidance on how to critically evaluate health claims and navigate sensational headlines. Read more.
Public Health Conversation Starter
In this Public Health Conversation Starter, Craig Andrade speaks with Maria Smilios (GRS’07), author and adjunct professor at Columbia University School of Public Health, about her new book The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis. Watch, read, or listen to the conversation.
PUBLIC HEALTH POST
The more time people spend actively engaging on social media—whether through posting, commenting, or messaging—the lonelier they may feel, writes PHP fellow Aidan Stotz. Read more.
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"A lose-lose situation": As Republican lawmakers advance the joint budget resolution through the House, MPH students Stefanie Beleri and Carla Irizarry-Delgado discuss the ramifications of cutting billions of dollars or more from Medicaid or other programs to fund massive tax cuts. Watch the clip.
In the Media.
STAT
Article by Katherine O'Malley, policy analyst in health law, policy & management.
THE GUARDIAN
Quotes Nicole Huberfeld, Edward R. Utley Professor of Health Law.
STAT
Quotes David Jernigan, professor of health law, policy & management.
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