What Should We Be Teaching Our Students in 2025?

That excess deaths are a public health problem—and students should grapple with how to increase the number of people living healthier lives, answers Dean Ad Interim Michael Stein in a new Public Health Matters. Read more.

RESEARCH

Vehicular Emissions Cause 342 Premature Deaths Each Year in Greater Boston

The majority of these deaths are linked to nitrogen dioxide exposure through emissions from SUVs and other light-duty trucks on the road, according to a new study led by Jonathan Buonocore. Read more.

SCHOOL NEWS

SPH Dedicates Memorial to Late Professor

SPH colleagues, family and friends unveiled the memorial in the Talbot Lobby on Friday, Feb. 28, to honor Michael Grodin, former professor of health law, bioethics & human rights, who passed away in 2023. Read more.

EDUCATION

Teaching as a Team: Improving Core Course Delivery

SPH’s core course instructors have collaborated on new research to improve curriculum delivery. Their findings highlight the importance of balancing course consistency with instructor autonomy. Read more.

PUBLIC HEALTH POST

Talking Tuberculosis

In the latest episode of PHPod, host Abby Varker speaks with Leonardo Martinez, assistant professor of global health at SPH, to explore the historical and epidemiological complexities of tuberculosis. Listen to the podcast.

Medicaid's Future Is Still Uncertain

The House GOP's budget plan, which passed a key vote earlier this week, may cut billions of dollars in Medicaid funding. SPH's Megan Cole joins WBUR's On Point to discuss the future of the safety-net health insurance program that covers 1 in 5 in the US. Listen to the clip.

Megan Cole Brahim discusses the future of Medicaid on WBUR's On Point

PUBLIC HEALTH POST

Education Policy Boosts Child Development Outcomes

Mississippi is a powerful example of how targeted reading education policies can improve children's literacy and test scores, writes PHP fellow Jude Sleiman. Read more.