Author: Juliana Restivo
International Association for The Study of Sexuality, Culture, & Society – Research Fellowship
CALL FOR PROPOSALS 2016-2017 IASSCS-FORD FOUNDATION Emerging Scholars International Research Fellowship Introduction IASSCS seeks to strengthen the field of social and cultural research on sexuality globally, including the development of research capacity, giving priority to the crucial need for diversity in this field of inquiry. Its mission is informed by the principles of social justice […]
SPH Stories Submissions deadline: Oct. 7th
Submission deadline Friday, October 7. SPH Stories is an initiative to engage our community in the power and importance of narrative to public health. Open to faculty, staff, and students! Use your voice in your own way – poetry, spoken word, song, etc. – to tell a story that matters. Submit your stories now!!
Like tweeting? Interested in the The Report of The Lancet Commission on Essential Medicines Policies coming out in November?
Are you interested in The Report being released by The Lancet Commission on Essential Medicines Policies coming out this November? Do you like to tweet and want to help spread the word about The Lancet Commission on Essential Medicines Policies via twitter and other social media platforms? Contact Dr. Veronika Wirtz or Juliana Restivo for more […]
What can be done to prevent intimate partner violence – save the date! 10/7
Get involved with Bantwana: Together to End Violence Against Women Women in Tanzania experience alarmingly high levels of intimate partner violence, a key driver of poor mental & physical health, including HIV. IPV can be prevented.
Who can Play? Gender, Race, Sports, and Bodies. – Seminar accepting applications
The Gender, Culture, Women, & Sexuality (GCWS) is still accepting applications for our October/November micro-seminar: Who can Play? Gender, Race, Sports, and Bodies. This seminar will happen at Tufts University and is open to GCWS member institution graduate students, seniors in WGS or related majors and faculty. It is one of several graduate-level micro-seminars that the GCWS […]
International Nurse and Physician Educators (Visiting Faculty) Wanted | Apply to the Global Health Service Partnership
The Global Health Service Partnership, Seed Global Health’s flagship program with the Peace Corps and the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), partners with countries in sub-Saharan Africa to tackle critical health care provider shortages by sending U.S. physicians and nurses to serve as volunteer educators and work alongside local faculty to educate […]
Global Health Ideas Repository – Submit your ideas!
See the following message from Global Health Alumna Katie Clifford, MPH: “I’ve been working closely with Professor Muhammad Zaman of the BU biomedical engineering department on the the Global Health Ideas Repository (GHIR) website, a forum that connects educators, innovators, and students from various disciplines interested in tackling global health challenges from an engineering perspective. Through the […]
Job opening at Pathfinder International: Technical Advisor for Program Documentation
Apply here! Program Overview The Technical Services Unit is comprised of three teams – the Integrated System Strengthening Team, the Implementation Learning Team, and the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Team. The Technical Advisor I for Program Documentation will sit within the Implementation Learning Team. This team fosters intentional critical thinking about Pathfinder’s programs […]
“Humanitarian Response: the good, the bad, and the ugly” 10/5
Wednesday October 5, 2016 9:30-10:30am Yawkey Basement Conference Room Dr. Miriam Aschkenasy, MD, MPH is the Deputy Director of Global Disaster Response at the MGH Center for Global Health. She will be giving Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds entitled “Humanitarian Response: the good, the bad, and the ugly” Though this event is the Medical School Grand […]
Global Environmental Health Speaker Series – Every Friday from 12:45-1:45pm
Globally, many low and middle income countries (LMICs) are confronted with disproportionate exposures to a variety of pollutants. Currently, these include contaminated drinking water, indoor air pollution, ambient air pollution, heavy metals, pesticides, and electronic and other hazardous wastes. In many cases, these chemical pollutants have replaced infectious disease agents as the greatest threats to […]