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September 4, 2022
SPH This Week.
Latest News, Research, and More
DEAN'S NOTE
In a new Dean's Note, Dean Sandro Galea writes about the roots of our guiding principles. Read the note.
RESEARCH
A new study led by Mary Willis has found that living in socieconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods is linked to reductions in fertility. See the findings.
RESEARCHJonathan Jay will explore interventions to help eliminate these disparities in gun homicides, as US Black youth are 20 times more likely to be fatally shot than White youth. Learn more. |
PUBLIC HEALTH POSTPHP fellow Bethany Hallenborg examines a simulation study that measured the potential impact a ban on menthol cigarettes and vaping products would have on smoking rates. Read more. |
FRIDAY
SEP
9
1:00–2:30 p.m.
PUBLIC HEALTH CONVERSATION—ONLINE
Yvette Cozier and Nadifa Mohamed discuss Mohamed's book and the 2022 SPH Reads selection The Fortune Men, based on the true story of Mahmood Mattan, a petty criminal in Cardiff, Wales, who was wrongfully convicted of murder in 1952.
PHOTO GALLERY
Scenes from the New Student Orientation Week, including campus tours, lively discussions, a student resource fair, and more. View the photos.
SCHOOL NEWSIncoming MS student Yolanda Rolle is the first recipient of the scholarship, which aims to support underrepresented students in pursuing an advanced degree in biostatistics. Learn more. |
PUBLIC HEALTH POSTVasectomies are a safe, non-invasive, and often reversible male sterilization procedure, yet the US has low rates of uptake, writes PHP guest author Callie MacDonald. Read more. |
ICYMI
PUBLIC HEALTH CONVERSATION
REPLAY
Watch the full program featuring public health experts Davidson Hamer, Angela Rasmussen, Kellan Baker, Sean Cahill, Elle Lett, and Craig Andrade, who discuss the importance of stopping the spread of monkeypox without encouraging the spread of stigma.
IN MEMORIAM
Deborah Bowen, former chair and professor of community health sciences, and an enthusiastic mentor to many students and colleagues, passed away on August 20 after a long illness. Read more.
In the Media.
Quotes Julia Raifman, assistant professor of heath law, policy & management.
Quotes Wendy Heiger-Bernays, clinical professor of environmental health.
Article co-authored by Andrew Stokes, assistant professor of global health; Dielle Lundberg, research fellow of global health; and Rafeya Raquib, research fellow of global health.
Article co-authored by Alan Sager, professor of health law, policy & management.
Quotes Nicole Huberfeld, Edward R. Utley Professor of Health Law.
Op-ed by Monica Wang, associate professor of community health sciences.
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