Author: Emily Morin
Working in Humanitarian Relief: Tales from Kandahar to Northern Japan
A Managing Disasters and Complex Humanitarian Emergencies Event…all are welcome! 12:15-1:15pm Friday, February 10th CT460/A BUSPH Alumna, Etsuko Chida, from Japan, has had a long career in humanitarian relief since she graduated in 1991. Since 1996, she has worked for UNHCR in many countries. Prior to being evacuated after 9/11 in 2001, she was the […]
MGH Internship Opportunity in Uganda
Initiative to End Childhood Malnutrition: Volunteer/Intern Rukungiri, Uganda The Initiative to End Childhood Malnutrition (IECM) is seeking two young professionals to fulfill program coordination responsibilities for a six month to one year term at Nyakibale Hospital in southwest rural Uganda, beginning late-May 2012. IECM is a collaboration between the Harvard College Global Hunger Initiative, Massachusetts […]
Great news: Jeff Waller to be teaching IH737!
Spots are still open for Jeff Waller’s IH737: International Organization Behavior! Although the class is closed for registration on Student Link, all you have to do is email Chris Paal at cpaal@bu.edu with your full name, BU ID, and date of birth to request a spot. Jeff Waller has over 20 years of management leadership experience […]
Monday at 5: Pathfinder Student Seminar Series
Pathfinder Student Seminar Series Emerging Pathogens in Southeast Asia Monday, Feb. 13, 5-6pm R103 Anne Peruski, MPH(c) speaks about the 6 years she spent living and working to prevent infectious diseases in Southeast Asia. The focus of her work was to improve infectious disease surveillance and strengthening the regions ability to rapidly detect and respond […]
Malaria and DDT Seminar TOMORROW
Seminar: Malaria Control and DDT with Dr. Christopher Gill Date: Friday, February 10th at 12 noon Location: BUMC Main Instructional Building, L210 Dr. Christopher Gill will continue the Environmental Health department’s doctoral seminar series, “From Pests to Poisons: Basic Science, Epidemiology, and the Policy of Pesticides” by discussing some of the pros and cons of […]
Full-tuition stipend available through BU African Studies Center
BU African Studies Center FLAS Application Deadline is Feb 15th. This award offers full-tuition stipend for US Citizens & permanent residents who take an African Language and African area studies course each semester. African Studies Center expects to make 2 or 3 awards for next academic year. Please find information about the FLAS awards here. Graduate-Financial-Aid-Application […]
Health Care Reform: Improving Health Care Access for Refugees Webinar
Registration is now open for the RHTAC February webinar! Health Care Reform: Improving Health Care Access for Refugees Wednesday, February 29th, 1:00-2:30pm with Sonal Ambegaokar Health Policy Attorney National Immigration Law Center This webinar will focus primarily on humanitarian immigrant categories: refugees, asylees and others eligible for federal benefits and services. We will […]
Call for paper submissions to the 20th Annual Graduate Student Conference in African Studies
There is a deadline extension to submit papers papers for the 20th Annual Graduate Student Conference in African Studies, taking place March 30-31 at the Boston University Main Campus. The deadline for application submission has been extended to February 15th. The conference is organized by BU graduate students affiliated with the African Studies Center and is […]
Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Internship Opportunity
The BU Center for Global Health and Development (CGHD), School of Public Health (SPH), and the College of Communication (COM) recently entered into a partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting (http://pulitzercenter.org/). The goal of this collaboration is to exchange knowledge and resources on global health and crisis reporting with the ultimate objective of […]
ENACT Winter Webinar Feb. 15th 12-1pm
ENACT- Winter Webinar – Wednesday, February 15, 2012 12-1pm ET To P or not to P? Knowing When the p-value is Less Than Useful. Presenters Michael LaValley, PhD Professor of Biostatistics, Boston University ENACT Research Director Daniel K. White, PT, ScD Research Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training, Boston University […]