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July 16, 2023
SPH This Week.
Latest News, Research, and More
Following this issue, SPH This Week will take a short break for the summer and will return on Sunday, August 20.
EDUCATION
Scarlett Bellamy, new chair of biostatistics, outlines her approach to mentorship and her hopes of increasing the department’s visibility. Read more.
RESEARCH
A new study led by Jacob Bor found that more than one million US deaths—including many young and working-age adults—could have been avoided if the US had mortality rates similar to its peer nations. Read more.
RESEARCHA new study led by Monica Wang found that social media platforms, particularly TikTok and Instagram, are ideal digital spaces to educate and guide US youth of color on healthy weight management and ultimately reduce racial inequities in obesity. Learn more. |
ALUMNI NEWSAdrienne Epstein (SPH ’84) received the Lemuel Shattuck Award from the Massachusetts Public Health Association in recognition of her contributions to public health in the Commonwealth over the span of her four-decade career. Read more. |
PUBLIC HEALTH CONVERSATION STARTER
In this Public Health Conversation Starter, SPH's series of short conversations on timely public health topics, Dean Sandro Galea speaks with Helen Crompton, professor of instructional technology at Old Dominion University and executive director of the Research Institute for Digital Innovation in Learning at ODUGlobal, about the challenges and opportunities that artificial intelligence presents in higher education and public health. Listen to the full conversation here.
PUBLIC HEALTH POST
As American polarization continues to rise, state policies are widening a mortality gap along political party lines, writes PHP fellow Caroline Dignard in a new databyte. Read more.
CAREER SERVICESAlexis Anderson (SPH'17), head of patient-driven transformation at Ipsos Healthcare Advisors, is offering a four-part crash course on healthcare consulting this summer for SPH students. Learn more. |
PUBLIC HEALTH POSTBirthing centers have shown beneficial results for the health of both birthing persons and their babies, regardless of insurance type, writes PHP fellow Hannah Krause. Read more. |
Kudos.
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Michael Ulrich, professor of health law, ethics & human rights, guest-edited a special issue of the Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, and he introduced the issue here. |
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Emelia Benjamin, professor of epidemiology, is the recipient of the 2023 Wenger Award for Excellence in Medical Research from WomenHeart, the National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease. |
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A large, 'pie-in-the-sky' goal is to become the place where people organically go for all things analytical across the university.
SCARLETT BELLAMY
NEW CHAIR OF BIOSTATISTICS, ON HER VISION FOR THE DEPARTMENT
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In the Media.
Quotes Nicole Huberfeld, Edward R. Utley Professor of Health Law.
Quotes Eugene Declercq, professor of community health sciences.
Mentions research led by Amruta Nori-Sarma, assistant professor of environmental health, and Gregory Wellenius, professor of environmental health.
Article written by Jennifer Beard, professor of global health.
Quotes Alan Sager, professor of health law, policy and management.
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