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September 24, 2023

 

SPH This Week.

Latest News, Research, and More

 
 
 
 
 

RESEARCH

Professors Receive CDC Grant for Infectious Disease Predictive Modeling Project  

Laura White and Kayoko Shioda are part of a team of researchers working to detect diseases and provide forecasts about outbreaks to both hospitals and communities at large. Read more.

 
 
 

REFLECTION

Lessons from the Kitchen

Ahead of a 9/27 Lunch & Learn on the unhoused crisis around the Mass and Cass intersection, Harold Cox shares what he has learned about the power of compassion and listening while volunteering at a local shelter. Read more.

 

RESEARCH

New Methodology Reveals Health, Climate Impacts of Reducing Buildings’ Energy Use

A study coauthored by Jonathan Buonocore presents a new tool, called Co-benefits of the Built Environment (CoBE), which can assess the health and climate co-benefits of changes in building energy use and project the co-benefits of building energy use through 2050. Read more.

 
 

EDUCATION

Cracking the Code: Thriving in the Online MPH Program

SPH's Online MPH program staff answer frequently asked questions about the resources and opportunities available to support the success of Online MPH students. Learn more.

 

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I look forward to the Online MPH program expanding and seeing students form affinity groups, [which provide] space for students to come together and discuss topics related to their shared identities and experiences. 

 

MAHOGANY PRICE
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FOR STUDENT SUCCESS, ON WHAT SHE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS SEMESTER FOR SPH'S ONLINE MPH PROGRAM 

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PUBLIC HEALTH POST

Bee Hives Strive to Survive

Bee hive populations are declining, with beekeepers noting a near 50% loss of their colonies from 2022-2023, writes PHP fellow Sean Haga​​​​​​​n in a​​​​​​​ new databyte. Read more​​​​​​​.

 

AWARDS

SPH Wins Gold Award for Magazine Design

The 2022 issue of SPH This Year received two awards from the University & College Designers Association. Learn more.

 
 

PUBLIC HEALTH POST

Burning Threat to Hospitals

In California, approximately 50 percent of inpatient hospital beds are located within one mile of a high fire threat zone. As wildfire season continues to grow longer and more severe, hospitals need wildfire evacuation plans, writes PHP fellow Caroline Dignard in a new databyte. Read more.

 
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In the Media.

 

NPR

Without Expanded Child Tax Credit, Families Are Sliding Back into Poverty

Quotes Megan Sandel, professor of environmental health.

 

WASHINGTON POST

This Study Upends How We Think About the Ozone Layer and Our Health

Quotes Jonathan Buonocore, assistant professor of environmental health.

 

VOX

The Terrible Paradox of Air Pollution and Climate Change

Quotes Patrick Kinney, Beverly A. Brown Professor of Urban Health.

 

THE ATLANTIC

Stress Drinking Has a Gender Divide

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

 

THE INDEPENDENT

Everything We Know About the Latest Round of COVID Boosters, Including How to Book an Appointment

Quotes Eleanor Murray, assistant professor of epidemiology.

 
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