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Women in Global Health Seminar April 15th at 5pm in CT305

By Joseph S Anzalone
April 3rd, 2014 in Conferences/Seminars.

Interested in meeting people working in Africa, helping a great organization, and celebrating South Africa’s success? Volunteer for South Africa Partners’ 2014 Itheko (gala)!

By Emily Morin
April 2nd, 2014 in Outside Announcements.

Interested in meeting people working in Africa, helping a great organization, and celebrating South Africa's success? Volunteer for South Africa Partners’ 2014 Itheko (gala)! The event, which is their annual fundraising gala, will be held on Saturday, April 26, 2014 at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge. South Africa Partners has a... More

Hakuna Sundays | Africans in Boston Monthly Networking mixer on April 13, 2014

By Emily Morin
April 2nd, 2014 in Outside Announcements.

Hakuna Sundays | Africans in Boston Monthly Networking mixer on April 13, 2014 Hakuna Sundays  | Africans in Boston Monthly Networking mixer WHEN: Sunday,  April  13, 2014 | 6:30pm-10pm WHERE: Scholars Boston - 25 School Street - Boston, MA 02108 | Upstairs Lounge: Ask upon entry for Africans In Boston location WHAT: Join us to meet Africans, friends of... More

Global Health Fellows Program II Technical Advisor II: Nutrition Advisor, apply by April 22nd

By Emily Morin
April 2nd, 2014 in Fellowships.

Global Health Fellows Program II Technical Advisor II: Nutrition Advisor Nutrition Division, Office of Health, Infectious Diseases and Nutrition, Bureau for Global Health, United States Agency for International Development Location: Washington, DC Assignment: Two year fellowship GHFP-II-P3-107   The Global Health Fellows Program (GHFP-II) is a five year cooperative agreement implemented and managed by the Public... More

The Archimedes Project is looking for Fellows

By Emily Morin
April 2nd, 2014 in Fellowships.

The Archimedes Project is looking for Fellows! The Archimedes Project is searching for highly-qualified Fellows interested in social enterprise  to support the launch of its pilot clean water enterprise, Community Chlorinators, in Haiti this summer. Fellows will have the opportunity to help establish a  community based enterprise, support the training of... More

CGHD Forum commemorating World Malaria Day with Dr. Jonathan Simon presenting “The Global Malaria Response: Are We Able to Win the Battle?”

By Emily Morin
April 2nd, 2014 in Fellowships.

Dalberg Global Development Advisors is hiring – Project Manager, Senior Consultant and Consultant

By Emily Morin
April 2nd, 2014 in Jobs.

Dalberg - Project Manager JD Dalberg Consultant JD Senior Consultant JD Learn more about Dalberg and their career opportunities here!

20th International Development Conference at Harvard, April 11th-12th

By Emily Morin
April 2nd, 2014 in Outside Announcements.

The 20th International Development Conference at the Harvard Kennedy School represents the largest and longest-running graduate student conference on international development. The conference this year will be held on Friday and Saturday, April 11-12, 2014. Register now! This year, we are excited to offer: Over 15 panels on new trends in... More

HLBHR Alumni Career Panel – Wed, Apr. 2 from 4:30 – 6:00 PM – RSVP!

By Stacy Song
April 1st, 2014 in Outside Announcements.

The Dept. of Health Law, Bioethics & Human Rights has organized a panel of successful alumni working in diverse areas of the health care industry who can provide experience-based information and advice. You are all invited to join us for the alumni career panel and discussion over dinner (from Panera... More

New and Experienced Students-Strengthen Your Public Health Writing!

By Emily Morin
March 31st, 2014 in Outside Announcements.

New and Experienced Students-Strengthen Your Public Health Writing!  The Public Health Writing Program now offers two types of appointments to help you strengthen your writing: writing appointments and writing skill appointments.* Writing Appointments Writing appointments are designed to assist students with writing for SPH writing assignments.  During a writing appointment, writing coaches... More

Celebrate World Health Day at Tufts for their conference “First 1,000 Days: Window of Opportunity for Maternal and Child Health: An Awakening in Guatemala”

By Emily Morin
March 31st, 2014 in Conferences/Seminars.

Join Tufts University School of Medicine, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, on Monday April 7, 2014 to celebrate World Health Day! The theme for this year is ”First 1000 days: Window of Opportunity for Maternal and Child Health: An Awakening in Guatemala”.  The selected activities were planned and developed... More

BNID Weekly Job and Internship Postings

By Emily Morin
March 31st, 2014 in Jobs, Practicums/Internships.

JOB / INTERNSHIP OPENINGS Junior Social Research Project Assistant (Virtual) - GK Consulting, LLC Operations Managers for Wecyclers in Lagos, Nigeria Executive Director - Jitegemee Associate Director for Finance and Administration - LASPAU: Academic and Professional Programs for the Americas Director of Development - The Boston Women's Fund Internal Communications Associate - Accion USA National Director... More

PamojaTogether: Telling the Stories of Foreign Aid highlight-read on!

By Emily Morin
March 31st, 2014 in Fellowships.

Part 1: Direct health initiatives Stay tuned for more highlights from PamojaTogether! Follow Pamoja Together on Facebook and Twitter    

Check out this short film of DIH faculty giving a brief explanation of their courses before you register this Sunday, April 30th!

By Emily Morin
March 28th, 2014 in Fellowships.

Want to learn more about our Fall 2014 course offerings before registration? Check out this video made by the Department of International Health here!

Progress in the Congo? A Discussion with Academia, Diaspora, and Activists documentary and panel discussion

By Emily Morin
March 27th, 2014 in Conferences/Seminars.

Progress in the Congo? A Discussion with Academia, Diaspora, and Activists Tuesday, April 8th 5:00-­7:00pm Boston University George Sherman Union (GSU), Conference Auditorium RM. 228 775 Commonwealth Avenue Documentary Brief clips from various impactful films on the situation in the Eastern DRC and Panel Discussion See the flyer here: Progress in the Congo Flyer   Questions? Please contact: Garrett Moore | gmoore@bu.edu Gina... More