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July 2, 2023
SPH This Week.
Latest News, Research, and More
DEAN'S NOTE
In a new Dean's Note, Dean Sandro Galea shares thoughts on continuing to pursue equitable admissions practices. Read the note.
Robert K. Nelson, LaDale Winling, Richard Marciano, Nathan Connolly, et al., “Mapping Inequality,” American Panorama, ed. Robert K. Nelson and Edward L. Ayers, accessed June 29, 2023, https://dsl.richmond.edu/panorama/redlining/
RESEARCH
Long-term disinvestment in health and wealth resources in historically redlined neighborhoods likely contributes to a disproportionate rate of kidney failure among Black adults today, according to a new study led by Kevin Nguyen. Read more.
SCHOOL NEWSSchool of Public Health dual-degree student Gwendolyn Strickland and recent graduate Leah Hollander (SPH’23, MED’23) made the finals of Innovate@BU’s Refugee Challenge, earning funding for their proposal “Community Connection Through Cooking.” Read more. |
RESEARCHIn the first global assessment of tuberculosis among incarcerated people, a new study led by Leonardo Martinez found consistently high TB case rates and low case detection in prisons, suggesting the need for health organizations to increase efforts to reduce the spread of TB among this high-risk population. Learn more. |
SCHOOL NEWS
SPH's staff awards program acknowledges staff achievements, behaviors, and strong work ethics that embody the school's core mission and values. The latest recipients of the awards are Dylan Keating, Jean-Claude Regis, Kevin Lin, Kashia Point du Jour, Eva Asllani, Isabelle Kiritsy, Joela Goga, Meredith Hanna, Jillian McKoy, Agnes Regis, and Michael Koehler. Learn more.
FACULTY NEWSRachel Sayko Adams will join the committee, which aims to improve researchers’ ability to reduce suicide risk among veterans who do not use the VHA. Learn more. |
PUBLIC HEALTH POSTAlum Heidi Kummer (SPH'04), founder of 3C Patient Advocacy, spoke with PHP fellow Kara Schmidt about why she left her career as an anesthesiologist to advocate for patients and their families. Read more. |
PUBLIC HEALTH POST
Decreasing policing of minor, non-criminal offenses through an alternative response program did not lead to an increase in violent offenses, writes PHP fellow Adna Jaganjac in a new databyte. Read more.
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While the Court’s decision poses challenges, we have faced challenges before. They are an opportunity to be more thoughtful, more creative, more persistent in our pursuit of a better world.
DEAN SANDRO GALEA
on SPH's continued commitment to diversity and inclusion, following the Supreme Court's ruling against affirmative action.
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In the Media.
Quotes Rachel Sayko Adams, research associate professor of health law, policy & management.
Mentions Jonathan Jay, assistant professor of community health sciences.
Quotes Wendy Heiger-Bernays, clinical professor of environmental health.
Quotes Leonardo Martinez, assistant professor of epidemiology.
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