Conferences/Seminars
Interesting one day conference in NYC: Structural Competency, March 23rd
STRUCTURAL COMPETENCY: New Medicine for the Institutional Inequalities That Make Us Sick A free one day conference by New York University’s Department of Social and Cultural Analysis. For anyone who has the chance to travel to NYC on Friday, March 23rd, this seems like a great event to check out! This one-day working conference will […]
Witness to Hunger photo exhibition March 12th-15th
http://www.witnessestohunger.org/ The Witnesses to Hunger project has expanded to Boston. The Witnesses to Hunger – Boston photography exhibit presents the photographs and frontline testimony of eight Boston mothers who are “witnesses to hunger” and their related experiences with issues of food, housing, health, and education. Together, these mothers have taken over 700 photos and videos, […]
Mass. General Hospital Center for Global Health Seminar Series Thursday, March 8th
South Sudan Emerging: Health Challenges and Collaborations Thursday, March 8th, 5-6pm O’keefe Auditorium, Blake 1st Floor South_Sudan_MGH_CGH_Seminar_Series_v1 For more information on global health at MGH, please join the Center for Global Health mailing list www.massgeneralcenterforglobalhealth.org
20th Annual Graduate Student Conference in African Studies, March 30th and 31st
Contesting Boundaries: Emerging Scholarship on Africa Boston University’s Graduate Student Conference in African Studies is pleased to mark its 20th anniversary. This year’s conference will feature the work of emerging graduate scholars engaging Africa from an array of disciplines. We would like to invite all who are interested in the diverse areas and methods of […]
New Practitioner-in-Residence at the Career Center, great resource for anyone looking at a career in IH!
The BUSPH Career Center is pleased to announce that PRACTITIONER-IN-RESIDENCE, Patricia Burns, is available to provide career advice on Tuesday afternoons, beginning March 20. Working with Patricia Burns, MSc, MPH Patricia has worked in public health for over 12 years and graciously offered to donate her time to meet with students and provide individualized career […]
The Dark Side of Research: March 8th at 12pm
The Department of Health Law, Bioethics & Human Rights at Boston University School of Public Health will be hosting the 2nd Annual Cathy Shine Lecture on Thursday, March 8th at 12 PM BU School of Medicine, Room L-110, 72 E. Concord Street, Boston THE DARK SIDE OF RESEARCH: Exploitation in Clinical Trials Carl Elliott, MD, […]
Update: Career Office events not worth missing!
WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS Note: For planning purposes, RSVP’s are required for all workshops and events. Space is limited. WORKSHOPS Offered from 1-1:50pm in Room R103 unless noted otherwise. RSVP to Maria McCarthy at mamcc@bu.edu. Mar. 7 LinkedIN Basics – Two Sessions: 1-1:50pm in R115, 5-5:50pm in R103. Mar. 21 Interview Strategies Mar. 28 Negotiating Job Offers
Advancing Health and Social Justice in Malawi: A Conversation with Sam Njolomole (Awareness Raising Event)
Interested in medicine, global health, or nonprofit work? Come hear the inspirational story of Samson Njolomole, the External Relations Manager for Partners In Health in his home district of Neno, Malawi. Learn more below about his work to improve health care and treat HIV: In 2007, Samson Njolomole began working as a translator in his […]
Don’t forget…Global Health in Focus event March 7th at 6pm
Panel Discussion: Why Global Health Matters Wednesday, March 7th, 6pm BU George Sherman Union Conference Auditorium, 775 Commonwealth Ave, Boston University Panelists: Jennifer Beard, PhD, MPH (BU School of Public Health); Dominic Chavez, featured photographer, Jonathan D. Quick, MD, MPH (President and CEO, Management Sciences for Health); David Rochkind, featured photographer.
Robert Putnam speaks at BU School of Law, Thursday, March 1st at 6
AMERICAN GRACE: HOW RELIGION DIVIDES AND UNITES US Robert Putnam, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Thursday, March 1, 6 pm Boston University School of Law Barristers Hall 765 Commonwealth Avenue First Floor Moderator: Robert Hefner (Director, Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs, Boston University) Robert D. Putnam is Malkin Professor of Public Policy […]