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Missed the Dean's Symposium: The Role of Pharmaceuticals in Public Health? Want to watch it again? Now you can! The link is below: http://www.bu.edu/sph/news-events/signature-events/deans-symposia/2016-deans-symposia-schedule/the-role-of-pharmaceuticals-in-public-health/ Thank you to all of the Department of Global Health faculty and staff who helped to put this day together!
Banyan Global, an international development consulting firm, is recruiting a full time Gender Practice Manager to provide strategic vision to its growing gender practice and oversee gender projects. This position is responsible for overseeing a portfolio of gender projects, managing staff, new business development and providing technical assistance related to... More
At Boston Children’s Hospital, success is measured in patients treated, parents comforted and teams taught. It’s in discoveries made, processes perfected, and technology advanced. In major medical breakthroughs and small acts of kindness. And in colleagues who have your back and patients who have your heart. As a teaching hospital... More
Seed Global Health is a 501(c)3 non-profit entity that strengthens health education and delivery in places with dire shortages of health professionals by working with partner countries to meet their long-term health care human resource needs. Seed develops powerful partnerships to strengthen health systems globally by investing in human resources... More
Donato Tramuto, CEO, Healthways, serves on the Dean’s Advisory Board for BUSPH. He will be providing a book discussion on Tuesday, October 4th from 4:00 – 6:00 pm in L109. The title of the book is: Life’s Bulldozer Moments: How Adversity Can Lead to Success in Life and Business. Please RSVP Donato... More
The Public Health Advocacy Group in Cambridge is an open forum for community-wide dialogue about local public health issues. We work closely with the Cambridge City Council and our meetings are held at the Cambridge City Hall. We discuss issues related to a wide range of topics from nutrition to homelessness to... More
Come join our vibrant team here at Boston University School of Public Health Center for Global Health & Development (CGHD). We are located on the 3rd floor in the Crosstown building and have many Project Administrators who are part-time students in the program. You will be working hands on with faculty and... More
Join us in welcoming two SPH Alumni who have extensive experience working in Monitoring & Evaluation. Lunch will be provided - please RSVP! Presenters: Bram Brooks received his MPH from Boston University School of Public Health in 2007 and his DrPH from SPH in 2016. Currently Dr. Brooks is the Research & Metrics... More
Internship to support CHW Central Initiatives Inc. 264 Beacon Street Boston, MA www.initiativesinc.com / www.chwcentral.org Are you interested in Global Health? Good at research and writing? Skilled in website design? If so, Initiatives Inc. is looking for someone like you to help us further develop and promote CHW Central, an online community of practice that... More
RSVP HERE! Join us for lunch and a panel discussion with students/alum who spent their practicums working overseas. Thursday September 22, 1:00-2:00pm CT305 Panelists: Nikolina Boskovic: Denmark Chen Cao: Kenya/Tanzania Mie Hashimoto: Mexico PJ Herrera: Tanzania This event is sponsored by the Global Health Certificate in the Department of Global Health for more information about the certificate see below: In our... More
RSVP HERE Panelists: Brenna Lash '16: Brenna currently works with transgender youth and hormonal treatments as the Study Coordinator, Gender Management Services at Boston Children's Hospital's Department of Endocrinology. Chase Crossno '15: Chase has had experience working at Planned Parenthood as well as developing the off-site HIV Testing program at AIDS Services of Austin. While... More
Professor Nafisa Halim of BU’s School of Public Health will give the second talk in this semester’s seminar series. Her talk, “Community Level Interventions to Address Intimate Partner Violence in Northern Tanzania” will be held on September 30th at 3PM (note the special time!), in SOC 241.
For more information about this opportunity please click here Global Health & Innovation Conference April 22-23, 2017 | Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 14th annual conference The Global Health & Innovation Conference at Yale on April 22-23, 2017, is the world's leading and largest global health conference as well as the largest social entrepreneurship... More
