Outside Announcements
D-Prize awarding students $20k to launch a social enterprise
D-Prize is a program looking for budding leaders who can start a new social enterprise and increase access to global poverty solutions. Winners of our entrepreneurship competition are given up to $20,000 in funding to launch a pilot program of their idea. We are especially interested in supporting students who are just getting started in their […]
Connect with public health researchers and global health engineers through the Global Health Ideas Repository
The Global Health Ideas Repository (GHIR) is a forum that connects educators, innovators, & students from various disciplines interested in tackling global health challenges from an engineering perspective. Have you spent your summer working in a developing country and have firsthand experience with the pressing global health challenges of today? Share those challenges with others […]
8th International Conference on Children’s Health and the Environment International Conference “Advances in Medical & Health Sciences”
8th International Conference on Children’s Health and the Environment Children are one of the most vulnerable groups in society with regard to exposure to environmental stressors. There is still a lot to be done to protect children. We can learn from many professionals about the latest developments. The 8th International Network on Children’s Health, Environment […]
Uganda Social Medicine Immersion Course: Applications Due July 31st
Uganda SOCMED Non-Profit Organization Immersion Course For more information on this opportunity please refer to the following links Social Medicine Course Description Social Medicine Immersion Course Application
Perspectives from Uganda: Gender-Based Violence in the Developing World
Wednesday, May 11 5:30-7 PM Conant Lounge, Floor 2, BUSSW (264 Bay State Road, Boston, MA) Click to RSVP Janestic Mwende Twikirze (pictured above with her book, Professional Social Work in East Africa) is a faculty member at Makerere University in Uganda. Dr. Twikirze also serves as a member of the Global Health Learning Community for […]
Harvard’s Global Health Catalyst Summit – This weekend! Register now!
Register here: You are invited to this year’s Global Health Catalyst summit. The Global Health Catalyst (GHC) at Harvard, builds on the successful collaboration-driven model of Harvard Catalyst to catalyze high impact international collaborations primarily via the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) complemented by diaspora engagement, with ultimate vision to eliminate global health disparities. […]
Spring 2016 Environmental Health CE Presentations
Global Development Symposium – April 22
“The World You Are Shaping: Our Role in Sustainable Development Goals” features a global showcase to network, thematic/regional breakout sessions, and a panel to highlight and generate awareness for sustainable development efforts locally and globally. Join us Friday, April 22 at 4:30 PM in the Photonics Colloquium Room (9th Floor) to learn, engage, and take action towards the SDGs! Please RSVP and join the […]
Live stream event today & tomorrow – Out of the Shadows: Making Mental Health a Global Development Priority
Interested in Global Mental Health? WHO & the World Bank are co-hosting a two-day series of events focusing on Making Mental Health a Global Development Priority. Live stream from 4:00pm-5:00pm today with the link below: http://live.worldbank.org/out-of-the-shadows-making-mental-health-a-global-development-priority And if you missed it check out last week’s BUSPH twitter chat by following #BUSPHchat #GlobalMentalHealth #MentalHealthNow Mental health […]