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December 7, 2025
SPH This Week.
Latest News, Research, and More
RESEARCH
A new study led by Tara Jenson and Marcia Pescador Jimenez suggests that considering these factors jointly can capture a more accurate representation of disparities in residential greenspace exposure, driven by structural racism and decades of disinvestment in marginalized communities. Read more.
SCHOOL NEWS
Students in Harold Cox’s course on homelessness visited the State House on December 2 to better understand how they can effect policy changes to protect the health of vulnerable populations, such as people experiencing homelessness. Read more.
PUBLIC HEALTH POSTIn today’s attention economy, anger may outperform curiosity, but chasing outrage comes with a steep price tag, writes PHP fellow Bernadette Carter-Salmond. Read more. |
SCHOOL NEWSAs a 2025 summer fellow in the Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics, MPH student Corryn Barter drew on her experience as a former high school health teacher to create communications materials for Boston Public Schools. Read more. |
Free Associations hosts Jessica Leibler, Matthew Fox, and guest Marcia Pescador Jimenez discuss a study that sheds light on how babies may form and retain memories. Listen to the podcast.
SNAPSHOT
On December 5, the School of Public Health hosted its annual December Graduate Reception to recognize and celebrate the achievements of those students graduating at the end of January. View the gallery.
PUBLIC HEALTH POST
We often look for prescriptions in clinics, but the most powerful tools for improving health begin in neighborhoods, schools, and communities, write MPH student Lily Fotovat and PHP Executive Editor Monica Wang. Read more.
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In the Media.
CNN
Quotes Phillip Hwang, assistant professor of epidemiology.
STAT
Article written by Andrew Stokes, associate professor of global health.
YAHOO! NEWS
Mentions research by Jennifer Schlezinger, professor of environmental health.
BOSTON GLOBE
Quotes Lindsay Farrer, professor of biostatistics.
NEWSWEEK
Quotes Paul Shafer, associate professor of health law, policy & management.
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