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  • Upcoming

    Public Health and New Media: Modes of Persuasion

    • Wednesday, November 12, 2025
    • 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. ET
    • Online
    This event will explore public health communication, with a focus on new media platforms such as Twitter (X), TikTok, and others. Speakers will share best practices for communicating reliable and trustworthy public health information and for combating misinformation and disinformation during this ongoing period of federal uncertainty. This event is cohosted with BU College of Communication and Public […]
  • Past

    AI, Public Health, and Ethics (Bicknell Lecture)

    • Tuesday, October 14, 2025
    • 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. ET
    • Online
    Dr. William J. Bicknell endowed this annual lectureship to provide “a periodic but regular infusion of iconoclasts and original thinkers who will bring ideas… that stretch, upset, stimulate, and leave us with renewed energy and commitment.” Speakers were asked to consider the ethics of artificial intelligence use in the field of public health both nationally […]
  • Past

    Vaccine Hesitancy: Past, Present, and Future.

    • Wednesday, October 8, 2025
    • 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. ET
    • Online
    This discussion explored vaccine hesitancy in the United States amidst the resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases. How can those in public health better communicate with populations about the effectiveness of vaccines, combat misinformation and disinformation about vaccines, and better understand communities that may be hesitant to receive vaccines? This event was cohosted with BU Center on Emerging […]
  • Past

    SPH Reads: Ripples of Hope in the Mississippi Delta

    • Tuesday, September 30, 2025
    • 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET
    • Online
    “SPH Reads” is a community-wide reading program hosted annually by the BUSPH Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice. It aims to encourage critical thought and discussion centered on a carefully chosen, thought-provoking book. The Fall 2025 selection was Ripples of Hope in the Mississippi Delta: Charting the Health Equity Policy Agenda by BUSPH Professor […]
  • Past

    Teaching Public Health (Part 3): Ensuring Currency

    • Thursday, August 14, 2025
    • 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET
    • Online
    This event was part of the seventh installment of our Teaching Public Health series, which began in 2018. The session focused on the theme of ensuring currency and convened contributing authors from the second volume of the book Teaching Public Health, which is set to be released in Fall 2025. Session 1 explored the theme […]
  • Past

    Teaching Public Health (Part 2): Building Community

    • Wednesday, July 30, 2025
    • 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET
    • Online
    This event was part of the seventh installment of our Teaching Public Health series, which began in 2018. The session focused on the theme of building community and convened contributing authors from the second volume of the book Teaching Public Health, which is set to be released this fall. Session 1 explored the theme of […]
  • Past

    Teaching Public Health (Part 1): Promoting Learning

    • Tuesday, July 15, 2025
    • 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET
    • Online
    This event was the first of three sessions in the seventh installment of our Teaching Public Health series, which began in 2018. This session convened contributing authors from the second volume of the book Teaching Public Health and focused on the theme of promoting learning. The two additional sessions will cover the themes of Building Community (Session 2) and Ensuring […]
  • Past

    Public Health and the New Administration: The First 100 Days.

    • Thursday, May 1, 2025
    • 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. ET
    • Online
    Following the Public Health Conversation, After the Election: What’s Next for Health?, this conversation will reflect on the state of public health 100 days into the new presidential administration and what is next for health.  
  • Past

    Shine Lecture: Legal Aid’s Pivotal Role in Patient Advocacy

    • Wednesday, April 23, 2025
    • 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET
    • Online and In Person
    Boston University School of Public Health’s Center for Health Law, Ethics & Human Rights presented the annual Cathy Shine lecture. The lectureship honors the memory of Cathy Shine and her dedication to the rights of all those in need of care. This year’s event featured Matt Selig. Mr. Selig serves as the Executive Director of Health Law Advocates. 
  • Past

    In Conversation with Paul Shoemaker (Questrom ’12)

    This Public Health Conversation Starter features Paul Shoemaker (Questrom ’12), Director of the Environmental & Occupational Health Division at the Boston Public Health Commission, in conversation with Craig Andrade, BUSPH Associate Dean for Practice and Director of the Activist Lab. Mr. Shoemaker shares about the work of the division and how it impacts the health […]