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Fall'21 In Review.

 
 

SPH THIS WEEK | SPECIAL EDITION

SPH This Week is taking a short break for the holidays and will return on Sunday, January 2. Until then, take a look back at some of the critical work that the SPH community has engaged in this fall. 

 
 
 

December 19, 2021

 
 
 
 

Messages.

 
 
 

From the Dean 

Annual Faculty Review Now Open

Best Wishes for the Holiday Season

 

New Reads.

 
 
 

SCHOOL NEWS

SPH Joins Partnership to Distribute 20,000 Masks to Mass. Community Groups

Amid a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases in The Commonwealth in recent weeks, Julia Raifman, assistant professor of health law, policy & management, and colleagues at SPH, Harvard University, and Project N95 distributed high-quality masks to students, workers, and families in high-need areas.

 

SCHOOL NEWS

Professor Honored by the American Society of Tropical Medicine

Natasha Hochberg, associate professor of epidemiology, received the 2021 Bailey K. Ashford Medal for her distinguished research and clinical work in tropical diseases.

 
 

POPULATION HEALTH EXCHANGE

Essentials of Biostatistics with SAS JMP®

In this Winter Institute course, get a comprehensive introduction to the use of biostatistics in public health, while learning to compute and interpret descriptive and inferential statistics using SAS JMP®. The virtual course begins January 10 and will be taught by Lisa Sullivan, associate dean for education and professor of biostatistics.

 
 

PUBLIC HEALTH POST

the turning point.

 
 

Now What?

 
 

PUBLIC HEALTH POST

Public Health Post: 2021 Year in Review

Michael Stein, executive editor of Public Health Post, reviews the most talked about posts of 2021, announces the new PHP fellows, and says goodbye to the 2021 fellows.

 

Looking Back at Fall'21.

 
 
 

SPH45

SPH Celebrates 45 Years of Research, Scholarship, and Practice

 

SCHOOL NEWS

Student Uses Harm Reduction to Tackle Overdose Crisis

 
 

ALUMNI NEWS

Alum Named President-Elect of American Public Health Association

 

RESEARCH

Depression Rates Tripled and Symptoms Intensified during First Year of COVID

 

RESEARCH

COVID-19 Is Most Transmissible 2 Days Before, 3 Days After Symptoms Appear

 
 

SCHOOL NEWS 

Young Public Empowers Youth to Combat Misinformation on Social Media

 

ACTIVIST LAB

Less Seen/Less Heard: Learning from the Disabilities Community

 

RESEARCH

Professor Receives $3.2M NIH Grant to Study COVID-19 Impact on Adolescent Health

 
 

RESEARCH

30 Years after Gulf War, Veterans Still Battle Health Issues Caused by Toxic Wounds

 

RESEARCH

Dying at Home, Lack of Healthcare Contribute to COVID’s Hidden Death Toll

 

SCHOOL NEWS

New Think. Teach. Do. Awards Recognize Staff Accomplishments

 
 

RESEARCH

With $7.1M Grant, Professors to Study Unhealthy Drinking, Chronic Pain, Inactivity among People Living with HIV

 

RESEARCH

BU-Led Global Commission Launches Roadmap to Better Health

 

PUBLIC HEALTH POST

Five Years Later, Our Student Essay Contest Revisited

 
 

RESEARCH

Genetic Analysis Identifies 26 Brain Regions That May Affect Eating Behaviors

 

DEAN'S NOTE

Twenty Years Later: Learning from 9/11

 

Remembering David Jones.

 
 
 

IN MEMORIAM

David Jones Remembered at Memorial Service for Compassion, Kindness, Decency, Scholarship

 
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In the Media.

 
 
 

NEW YORK TIMES

Waterboarded Prisoner Has Drowning Nightmares Two Decades Later, Doctor Testifies

Quotes Sondra Crosby, associate professor of health law, ethics & human rights

 

BOSTON GLOBE

Without Statewide Mask Mandate against COVID-19, Health Experts Say Mass. Will ‘Fight This War with One Arm Tied behind Our Backs

Quotes Julia Raifman, assistant professor of health law, policy & management and Matthew Fox, professor of epidemiology.

 

NEW YORK TIMES

As Vaccines Trickle into Africa, Zambia’s Challenges Highlight Other Obstacles

Quotes Lawrence Mwananyanda, adjunct research assistant professor of global health.

 

BOSTON.COM

‘Action Now’: BU Professor Urges Officials to Act as Local COVID Wastewater Data Rises 

Quotes Jonathan Levy, professor of environmental health.

 

HEALIO

Air Pollution May Impact Timing of Asthma Seasons

Quotes Matthew Bozigar, postdoctoral associate of environmental health.

 
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This semester, @BUSPH launched “The Next Normal” series to explore what we have learned from the pandemic. The series featured discussions with experts on mental health, politics, civil liberties, food, and education. Revisit these talks here: https://ctt.ec/ty5x6+

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