During COVID, Black Children Were 100x More Likely Than White Children to Experience Gun Injuries

Between 2020-2021, Black, Hispanic, and Asian children experienced substantial increases in firearm assault rates, while rates among White children remained the same, according to new research by Jonathan Jay. Read more.

IN MEMORIAM

Remembering Michael Grodin

Michael Grodin, emeritus professor of health law, policy & management, beloved physician, and distinguished medical ethicist whose research helped develop unique cross-cultural treatments for survivors of torture and genocide, died March 1 in the care and comfort of his family.

ALUMNI NEWS

Alum Creates Music as a Healing Tool for Young Patients

As a music therapist at Boston Children’s Hospital, Mark Fuller (SPH'22) uses evidence-based music interventions to provide comfort and instill resilience among sick children and their families as they navigate difficult hospital care. Read more.

RESEARCH

Skiers and Snowboarders Face High Risk of Exposure to PFAS

Waxing activities may pose significant risk of exposure to PFAS and other environmental contaminants among the US ski and snowboard community, according to a study led by Birgit Claus Henn. Learn more.

SCHOOL NEWS

Professor Receives Mentorship Award for Prioritizing Student Wellbeing

Sarah Lipson was named Mentor of the Year for 2022-2023 by Graduate Women in Science and Engineering at BU. Re ad more.

RESEARCH

States with High COVID-19 Death Rates Also Saw High Mortality from other Causes

New research by Andrew Stokes shows that between March 2020 and February 2021, non-COVID deaths accounted for some 20 percent of excess mortality. Read more.

POPULATION HEALTH EXCHANGE

Register for Public Health Law Basics Webinar

Registration is now open for this March 22 webinar which will explore basic concepts of law that apply to and are encountered in different areas of health care and public health positions. Joan Densberger, adjunct associate professor of health law at SPH will lead the webinar. Register here.

PUBLIC HEALTH POST

Heated Tweets

A nationwide study exploring the connection between aggression and temperature found that the prevalence of hate speech increased as temperatures became more extreme, writes PHP fellow Barbara Espinosa in a new databyte. Re ad more.

PUBLIC HEALTH POST

Queering Is Caring

Access to gender-affirming treatments and care decreased the odds of both depression and suicide in transgender and nonbinary youth, writes PHP fellow Bethany Hallenborg in a new databyte. Re ad more.

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In the Media.

BOSTON GLOBE

Number-Crunching Youth Violence in Boston: Just How Bad Is It?

Quotes Jonathan Jay, assistant professor of community health sciences.

TAMPA BAY TIMES

Florida Lawmakers Need to Answer Important Questions about Permitless Gun Carry

Mentions research by Ziming Xuan, associate professor of community health sciences and epidemiology.

WBUR

In 13 state parks, Mass. officials issue advisories for fish consumption due to PFAS

Quotes Wendy Heiger-Bernays, clinical associate professor of environmentvl health.

BOSTON GLOBE

What Are Borgs, the Tiktok-Trending Drinks UMass Blamed in Part for ‘Blarney Blowout’ Hospitalizations?

Quotes David Jernigan, professor of health law, policy & management.

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