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December 15, 2024
SPH This Week.
Latest News, Research, and More
SPH This Week will take a short publishing break during intersession and will return on Sunday, January 12.
DEAN'S NOTE
In his final Dean's Note before departing SPH, Dean Sandro Galea shares his gratitude for the work we do and the people we are privileged to work with. Read more.
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Thank you for all you have done this past year to build a healthier world, and for all you will do in 2025 and beyond to carry forward the mission of public health.
DEAN SANDRO GALEA
IN PARTING WORDS TO SPH COMMUNITY
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REFLECTION
Members of the SPH community reflect on Dean Sandro Galea's contributions to the school over the last decade as he prepares to lead a new school of public health at Washington University in St. Louis. Read more.
AWARDSThe 2023 issue of SPH This Year received several awards from the University & College Designers Association, Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), PRINT Magazine, and the Society of Publication Designers, while Free Associations received Gold from the Anthem Awards. Learn more. |
PUBLIC HEALTH POSTOutgoing PHP Executive Editor Michael Stein discusses the public health issues that the US and globe will face in the coming months and years, and also highlights coverage from PHP writers and contributors over the past year. Monica Wang, associate professor of community health sciences, will take the reins from Stein and serve as executive editor once he becomes interim dean of SPH in January. Read more. |
Research Highlights in 2024.
2024 US ELECTION
The playbook’s far-right agenda would likely have negative outcomes for public health, healthcare, and health as a human right, according to a JAMA commentary by Nicole Huberfeld, Elizabeth McCuskey, and Michael Ulrich. Read more.
COVID-19Led by Andrew Stokes, the study provides the most compelling data yet to suggest that excess mortality rates from chronic illnesses and other natural causes were actually driven by COVID-19 infections. Learn more. |
DATA SCIENCEDebbie Cheng is the inaugural executive director of the new center, which combines and expands the work of the Population Health Data Science Program and the Biostatistics and Epidemiology Data Analytics Center. Read more. |
LGBTQ+ HEALTH
A study coauthored by Sophie Godley examined BU students’ perspectives on LGBTQ+ professors who are open about their identity in the classroom. Learn more.
TUBERCULOSIS
Findings from a study led by Leonardo Martinez also indicate that children who live in settings with a high burden of TB have a consistently high annual risk of developing TB infection throughout childhood. Learn more.
POLLUTION
A study by Jonathan Buonocore and Erin Polka also found that flaring and venting activities contributed to more than 700 premature deaths and 73,000 asthma exacerbations. Learn more.
ALZHEIMER'S/DEMENTIAMaria Glymour is leading the Triangulation of Innovative Methods to End Alzheimer’s Disease project, which will utilize large, diverse datasets to examine whether interventions targeting alcohol use, depression, vision or hearing impairments, or social isolation can reduce the development of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Learn more. |
MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTHA study led by Candice Belanoff suggests that neighborhoods with fewer educational, health, environmental, and socioeconomic resources may increase one’s risk for preterm birth and contribute to the racial gap in preterm birth in the Commonwealth. Read more. |
SANITATION
Anoop Jain researches the far-ranging benefits of shared high-quality toilet facilities serving impoverished communities in India. Read more.
School News Highlights in 2024.
MENTAL HEALTH
Students in Carol Dolan’s mental health course identified a variety of strategies to promote student well-being, including a first-year mentorship program and a series of political roundtables, and had the opportunity to pitch their proposals to a panel of BU and SPH well-being professionals. Read more.
DISABILITY RESEARCHOver the past two years, Eric Rubenstein and a team of SPH researchers have supported seven adults with Down syndrome as they investigate the health issues that matter to their community. Learn more. |
DATA SCIENCEOver the past two decades, the influential training program has shifted focus from building a pipeline of future biostatisticians to expanding the diversity of future biostatisticians. Read more. |
EDUCATION
Sarah Lipson, Veronika Wirtz, and PhD student Molly Hoffman curated a collection of essays written by SPH faculty, staff, and students to destigmatize imperfection and recast the experience of rejection as a normal part of navigating an academic career. Learn more.
EDUCATION
Founded in 2004, the DrPH program at the School of Public Health celebrates its 20th anniversary. Learn more.
SUBSTANCE USE
Stephen Murray (SPH’22) blends his personal and professional experiences as an overdose survivor, paramedic, and director of the Massachusetts Overdose Prevention Helpline to challenge stigma and promote empathy for people who use drugs. Learn more.
ONLINE MPH PROGRAMJessica Hooke, a seasoned speech-language pathologist, pairs her clinical expertise in the rehabilitation of patients after brain injury with her ongoing training in public health to develop and implement prevention, recovery, and community re-integration initiatives. Learn more. |
CLIMATE AND HEALTHOn-campus MPH students Anna Staddon, Kerri Sands, and John Lambert received support from the Center for Climate and Health to complete summer practicums conducting research to better understand and minimize the effects of climate change on human health. Read more. |
In the Media.
NEWSWEEK
Quotes Jonathan Jay, assistant professor of community health sciences.
WALL STREET JOURNAL
Quotes David Jernigan, professor of health law, policy & management.
ABC NEWS
Quotes Patrick Kinney, Beverly A. Brown Professor of Urban Health.
LAS VEGAS SUN
Quotes Matt Motta, assistant professor of health law, policy & management.
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