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Open job/volunteer opportunities with the Clinton Health Access Initiative

By Emily Morin
March 27th, 2014 in Jobs, Practicums/Internships, Volunteer.

Learn more here!

Volunteer Analyst with CHAI in Swaziland

By Emily Morin
March 26th, 2014 in Volunteer.

Learn more here!

BU Scholars Day 2014 accepting applications

By Emily Morin
March 26th, 2014 in Outside Announcements.

Learn more here!

Contribute to The Movement, the student-run journal at SPH!

By Emily Morin
March 26th, 2014 in Outside Announcements.

Contribute to The Movement, the student-run journal at the School of Public Health. This semester’s theme is Social Justice in Health, but other subjects are also accepted! Email your writing as Word documents to bumovement@gmail.com by April 7th. Pieces should be up to 1500 words, approximately. We will be tabling... More

Cancellation of Zambia internship opportunities for this August-December

By Emily Morin
March 25th, 2014 in Fellowships.

We are sorry to inform you that due to a delay in funding, we will be cancelling the August-December internship opportunities with our offices in Zambia. The information session for these opportunities on Thursday is now cancelled. Please stay on top of the IH Blast announcements for any availability of internships... More

Experience India The Indian Field Seminar (IM853) open to MPH and MPH students

By Emily Morin
March 25th, 2014 in Practicums/Internships.

Learn more here: SPH Flyer India 2015

Walk or run to fight AIDS-join BUSPH!

By Emily Morin
March 25th, 2014 in Outside Announcements.

AIDS Action Committee, New England's largest AIDS service organization, is holding their cornerstone annual fundraising event, AIDS Walk & 5K Run Boston, on Sunday, June 1, 2014. Take a step towards ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic and join team BUSPH! Contact Natalie DiRocco at  ndirocco@bu.edu for more information. AW14 Join Team BUSPH

Two CHS events this week: Tips for Common Issues in Grant Writing and CHS Research/Practice in Action Series

By Emily Morin
March 25th, 2014 in Outside Announcements.

Wednesday, March 26 ▪ 5:00 p.m. – 5:50p.m. ▪ L-203 Tips for Common Issues in Grant Writing, Presented by the CHS Student Advisory Council Join CHS students and faculty for the second workshop in a three-part series on grant writing. Candice Belanoff, ScD, MPH will be sharing tips on general issues people... More

Check out these two GlobalPost Stories: Congo Event Coverage & Pamoja Story by a Recent SPH Alum!

By Emily Morin
March 24th, 2014 in Fellowships.

In Kenya, sex workers want jobs and protection, but not just condoms   In the Democratic Republic of Congo, 'rape is just the tip of the iceberg'      

Project Eden & Adelante Practicum Opportunity – apply by April 1st

By Emily Morin
March 24th, 2014 in Practicums/Internships.

Project Eden & Adelante Practicum Opportunity Project Eden, Inc. PO Box 620 Durham, NH 03824-0620 http://projectedenhonduras.org/ • Brief agency description and/or mission statement Project Eden, Inc. is a small non-profit organization that was started in 2002 to address the need for education and better nutrition in the rural Honduran population. After 10 years, gardens are producing... More

Registration for Career P.R.E.P. for Fall 2014 is now open

By Emily Morin
March 24th, 2014 in Outside Announcements.

For BUSPH students who want to learn powerful skills to more effectively market yourself during your job search, both now and in the future. The program is designed for students with less than 3 years of job search experience as well as more experienced students interested in refreshing their skills. Students... More

For those who missed the screening of “The Jungle Surgeon of Myanmar”

By Emily Morin
March 20th, 2014 in Fellowships.

Learn more about the background of The Jungle Surgeon of Myanmar on Al Jazeera here. You can watch the film on Youtube here. A big thank you to Jennifer Sun and Mya Mint Zu Kyaw for sharing their knowledge and passion with us!

Global Primary Care Program at MGH Program Manager position

By Emily Morin
March 20th, 2014 in Jobs.

Full job description here: GPC Program Manager job description

Flim Screening of “Living with Slim” tonight, 3/20 at 5pm in L210, pizza provided!

By Emily Morin
March 20th, 2014 in Fellowships.

"Film Screening and Discussion:  Living with Slim" Hosted by Rotaract Thursday March 20th, 5:00pm-5:50pm in L210 Join us for a screening of the film "Living with Slim" about children living with HIV/AIDS in developing countries. This will be followed by a discussion with the film's creator, Sam Kauffmann.  This is sure to be... More

BNID Job/Internship weekly postings

By Emily Morin
March 20th, 2014 in Jobs, Practicums/Internships.

Full Stack Developer (Python/Django) - Center for International Development at Harvard University Oxfam America CHANGE Leader - Oxfam America Architectural Intern - Partners In Health Volunteer Marketing Coordinator - United Planet Hospitality and Communications Coordinator - St. Boniface Haiti Foundation Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Coordinator - MIT D-Lab