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October 5, 2025
SPH This Week.
Latest News, Research, and More
INSIGHTS FROM DEAN ADNAN A. HYDER
With or without a formal declaration, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) remain the biggest burden on health and economies across the world—and universities are uniquely positioned to drive change and progress. At BU, we are already doing just that, writes Dean Adnan Hyder in a new commentary that reflects on the conclusion of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly. Read more.
SCHOOL NEWS
Prasad Patil appeared on the September 26 and September 29 episodes of the game show, earning more than $35,000 in winnings. Read more.
RESEARCH
A new study led by Jennifer Ross and Rachel Sayko Adams is the first since 2015 to examine differences in tobacco use by product type among military veterans compared to civilians, finding that veterans disproportionately use all commercial tobacco product types, including cigars and cigarettes, which pose a range of serious health risks. Read more.
PHPod host Jack Mellom speaks with Andy Pulte, professor of plant sciences at the University of Tennessee, about the relationship between plants and health. Listen to the podcast.
The Public Health Conversation Events
Cohosted by BU's Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases and SPH's Politics and Health Lab, this discussion will feature scholars who will explore vaccine hesitancy in the United States amidst the resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases.
ALUMNI NEWS
As the senior vice president of oncology services at University Medical Center of El Paso, alum Frantz Berthaud (SPH‘15) is spearheading the change he wants to see in cancer care. Read more.
PUBLIC HEALTH POST
Public health research today reaffirms what intuition has long told us: contact with green and blue spaces is protective for health, writes PHP Executive Editor Monica Wang. Read more.
Keep up with SPH on Instagram.
New MarCom student content creator Kaya Czyz joins fellow content creator Jack Mellom for a fall day in the life of two SPH students. Follow them across the BU campus and the city.
In the Media.
WBUR
Quotes Matt Motta, associate professor of health law, policy & management and Monica Wang, associate professor of community health sciences.
NEWSWEEK
Quotes Paul Shafer, associate professor of health law, policy & management.
NEW YORK POST
Quotes Alan Sager, professor of health law, policy & management.
SANTA MONICA OBSERVER
Quotes David Jernigan, professor of health law, policy & management.
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