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For Option 2 and 3 (Journal Article or Independent Project), your project proposal and CE contract are due January 11th. Option 2 and 3 project proposals should be reviewed and approved by your CE advisor before they are submitted. This means that you should be sure to communicate with your... More
Register Now! Please join the BU Center for Global Health & Development in partnership with Vestergaard Frandsen for the Safe Water for Health Now Conference to be held on 27 January 2012 at Boston University. Safe Water for Health Now focuses on the challenge of getting safe water to the neediest and most vulnerable people, with the promise of... More
The application deadline for both the Santander Universities Latin America Scholarship and the Santander Universities Scholarship is now Wednesday, February 1st, 2012. Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered. Apply today for these scholarships that go towards amazing international opportunities! Santander Universities Latin America Scholarship Santander Universities Scholarship
An International Health faculty member is seeking a house-sitter to live in his house in Brookline and take care of Chewbacca and Daisy. Chewbacca is a very friendly, large, three-year old Newfoundland - Bernese Mountain Dog mix and Daisy is a 17 year old Queen who hides out in... More
KENYA PROGRAM INFO SESSIONS We will hold 2 info sessions where you can come have your questions answered. The first will be THIS FRIDAY, December 16 from 12 – 1pm. The second will be on January 23 from 5 – 6pm. Both will be held in the Fendall Room, CT305. RSVP to either... More
Pathfinders: Roadways to Health - Student Seminar Series My Dream Summer by Erin Collins, K-MET intern Kisumu Summer 2011 Take a break from the Exam preparation and come listen to Erin talk about her summer internship in Kisumu Kenya. Learn about Erin's amazing experience abroad: what she did and how much fun she had... More
This Thursday, check out an awesome seminar with Angela Ferrari from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology: "From Chaos of Disaster and Proliferation of Aid Creating Safe Birth in Leogane, Haiti" Thursday, December 15 2:00 - 3:00 pm Thier Conference Room Thier Building, Massachusetts General Hospital Learn more about the Center for Global Health at http://www.massgeneral.org/globalhealth/
The CWS Fellowship Program is a three-week water education and leadership training experience in Northern Region Ghana. The purpose of the program is to teach individuals about the global water crisis, and inspire them to become leaders in the field of international development. Fellows are grouped in teams of four and... More
Well worth watching - Taped from the AIDS @ 30 event held Nov 30, 2011. IH Faculty and others share about their work in the field of HIV/AIDS - spanning from the early days of the epidemic (when infection was a death sentence) to current day's progress and challenges. http://www.bu.edu/cghd/aids-30/
The application cycle for next summer's SFS Kenya Program is now open. For further information, you may visit our informational website or RSVP for an Info Session. Application materials and instructions are available here. For questions, you may contact Emily Jump at jump@bu.edu.
This year, BUSPH is collecting warm winter coats, hats, and gloves. If you have any items you would like to contribute, you can bring them to the bin in the front hallway of Talbot, or bring them to Emily Jump's cubicle (CT371, next to the IH front desk). ... More
Vestergaard Frandsen is a Europe-based international company specialising in complex emergency response and disease control products. It is guided by a unique Humanitarian Entrepreneurship business model, whose "profit for a purpose" approach has turned humanitarian responsibility into its core business. Our commitment to the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) drives... More
Uganda Village Project - a public health and development nonprofit in rural Uganda - is now accepting applications for its 2012 Summer Internship Program. Our Mission: Uganda Village Project is a non-governmental organization (NGO) that collaborates with diverse partners on the design of sustainable rural health and development solutions through networking, advocacy and project innovation in the Iganga District, a... More
Quality Management (ID Bureau: HIV/AIDS Services Division) SALARY: $815.65 - $955.67 Weekly OPENING DATE: 11/14/11 DEPARTMENT: Infectious Disease Bureau LOCATION: 1010 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston DESCRIPTION: HIV/AIDS Services Division, Client Services / Quality Management In addition to all duties in Program Coordinator I, Program Coordinator II will perform these duties: Under supervision of the Director, will be responsible... More
The Biostatistics Dept is teaching a course on how to use R -- a public domain statistical software package, on Monday evenings, this Spring, for the first half of the semester. If interested, go ahead and register for it. Have more questions? Contact the Curriculum Coordinator of Biostats Dept, MyHanh Tran (mhtran@bu.edu). SPH... More
