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Some in our community have rightly noted that the kitchen is more of a mess these days. Please abide by the following simple rules. Promptly wash and replace and dishes that you or your guests may have used. Properly recycle or throw away all trash left after meetings at which... More
The HS 345 course (Global Environmental Public Health) at Sargent College (BU) needs two TAs for the fall semester of 2015. The candidates need to be current graduate students at BU during fall semester. If you are interested in this job please fill out the attached form. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1kx3U4wgSHTnTCDlSfRqlbzmIPwD8JKIpLm7ovls0lNI/viewform
Ebola Hackathon - Inspired Team to Pitch Live at Google Wearables Challenge Three BU SPH students Jessica Autrey, Shauna Biggs, and Kerlyne Jean – also known at Team Proxome – will be pitching their award winning idea, at BU, next Wednesday evening. The team met at the MIT Stop Ebola Hackathon... More
The new University of Washington Division of Family Planning is currently hiring a Research Coordinator, preferably an MPH with experience in research coordination at an academic medical center and in qualitative methodology. The posting is Req #119118, found here.
A fantastic organization called Midwives For Haiti is seeking a new In-Country Director. The organization (and position) is based in Hinche, Haiti, and the US headquarters is located in Richmond, VA. I have attached the job description and application. If you could forward this on to anyone who may be... More
Please save the date for a talk that the MIT Global Health and Medical Humanities Initiative (GHMHI) is hosting next Thursday evening, 4/23/15, featuring Dr. H. Jack Geiger; the title of his talk is, "Global Health Includes US: Poverty, Race and Health in Mississippi." This event is free and open to the public... More
University Report Card 2.0 Global Equity and Biomedical Research This year at the Consortium of Universities for Global Health Conference, Atul Gawande, world renowned surgeon, writer and public health researcher, made the following statement during his opening remarks: “There are more than 60,000 known ways the bodies’ 13 organ systems can... More
Please note that the Department of Global Health is currently recruiting project administrators to support multiple new and continuing global health research projects. Additionally, the Department is seeking a new Clinical Trial Director. If you have the relevant experience and are seeking full-time employment at BU, we encourage you to... More
We invite you to The Princeton-Fung Global Forum Modern Plagues: Lessons Learned from the Ebola Crisis November 2 & 3, 2015 University College Dublin Dublin, Ireland Featuring Keynote Speakers: Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland Peter Piot, Co-Discoverer of Ebola Jeremy Farrar, Director of the Wellcome Trust REGISTER Early Bird Special: $75 After Sept. 1, 2015: $100 Student Rate $25 Visit our Website... More
Technical Advisor, Governance and Partnership Job DescriptionPROGRAM/ DEPARTMENT SUMMARY: Mercy Corps exists to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by building secure, productive and just communities. The Technical Support Unit (TSU) provides specialized technical support to design and execute effective programs and secure the funding for future work. The TSU enhances the quality... More
BUSPH and the Brookline-Quezalguaque Sister City Committee will be conducting a study of chronic kidney disease for 8 weeks following the end of the spring semester. Students will be involved in all phases of the study, from design to data collection to analysis. This activity is practicum-eligible. If interested, please email... More
The Global Health Initiative (GHI) at Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center is an interdisciplinary program that focuses on countries with limited resources, and brings together faculty, fellows, nurses, social workers, psychologists, health educators, and managers to improve outcomes for children. They are working to establish centers of excellence in... More
Claire M. Wagner is Senior Consultant at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Center for Global Cancer Medicine and a US National Cancer Institute funded Fellow at the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) in Geneva. She supports Dana-Farber’s partnership with the Ministry of Health of Rwanda, and serves as Secretariat for... More
