Why Study Public Health at BUSPH.
Think.
Groundbreaking research advancing public health
Latest Research News:
Death Count for 2025 LA County Wildfires Likely Hundreds Higher than Official Records Show - Official California records indicate that the devastating series of wildfires that occurred in Los Angeles County in January 2025 resulted… Continue Reading
Professor Imparts Value of Collegiate Recovery Services at Congressional Briefing - More than 48 million Americans report that they have experienced challenges with drugs or alcohol within the past year. As… Continue Reading
Supreme Court Rulings Deliver Victories and Challenges for Public Health - Mahmoud v. Taylor In Mahmoud v. Taylor, the Court ruled that parents can excuse their children from classes that incorporate… Continue Reading
Teach.
Inclusive teaching for the next generation of public health leaders
Latest Education News:
SPH Debuts New PhD in Community Health Sciences - The Department of Community Health Sciences at the School of Public Health has launched a new doctoral program to foster… Continue Reading
Dr. Adnan Hyder Named Dean of Boston University School of Public Health - Following a nationwide search, Dr. Adnan Hyder, a world-renowned physician and scholar who has spent more than two decades improving… Continue Reading
Inclusive Peer Support Groups Are Expanding at US Colleges, but Stable Funding Is Needed - As colleges and universities continue to prioritize student mental health and well-being, collegiate recovery programs (CRPs) are emerging as a… Continue Reading
Education at BUSPH
Do.
Dismantling injustices, locally and globally
Latest Practice News.
Sweating for Science: SPH Measures Heat Where Bostonians Work, Play, and Live - As the summer heat intensifies in Boston, teams of SPH researchers have deployed a variety of sensors across the city… Continue Reading
SPH Partners with MAPC to Host Symposium on Heat Health - With half the country poised to hit record-breaking high temperatures, the Center for Climate and Health at the School of… Continue Reading
Student Named 2025 Rappaport Public Policy Fellow - A School of Public Health student has been named a 2025 Rappaport Public Policy Fellow by the Harvard Kennedy School's… Continue Reading
Practice at BUSPH
For The Health Of All.
- We center diversity, inclusion, equity, and justice in fulfilling our mission as an academic public health institution and in all that we do.
- Generation Health reduces financial barriers for students to work with organizations advancing public health in communities local to BUSPH and around the world.
- Students participate in the Activist Lab to engage with public health organizations, advocates, and practitioners to rectify or dismantle systems that create inequities.
- The Think Teach Do (TTD) Fellowship consists of a diverse team of SPH students who act as paid consultants to the School, supporting faculty, staff, and students by ensuring the school’s curricula, course materials, trainings, and research activities are inclusive, accessible, identity-affirming, and representative of the broad world in which public health functions.
Boston’s School of Public Health.
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SPH at 45
- BUSPH is located in Boston’s South End, in the historic Talbot building. From the time it was constructed in the late 19th century, the Talbot Building has housed a succession of health institutions dedicated to improving the health and well-being of populations on a local, national, and global scale.
- BUSPH faculty are leading public health in Boston, including serving on Boards of Health and advisors to nonprofit organizations across the city.
- BUSPH leads the New England Public Health Training Center, providing training to all public health departments across New England.
Our Boston Neighbors
Boston University.
- With 17 schools and colleges and more than 33,000 full- and part-time students, BU is the largest university in Boston and the 3rd largest private, nonprofit research institution in the nation. Learn more about research at SPH and across Boston University.
- BU is home to nationally recognized centers of excellence and education, including the Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, and the Center for Computing and Data Sciences.
Join us at BUSPH.
The best way to know if Boston University School of Public Health is the best fit for your personal, academic and professional goals is to connect with us for an on-campus visit, or an upcoming webinar. We look forward to meeting you.