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Volunteer Management for Social Change: Building a Global Movement for Health as a Human Right Facilitated by Jon Shaffer, Community Engagement Coordinator at Partners in Health January 22 | 12-1 PM | 29 Winter Street, 5th floor | Free Volunteers are the lifeblood of many nonprofit organizations – we depend on them to... More
Last Mile Partnerships Officer - Last Mile Health/Tiyatien Health IJDH Volunteer Coordinator - Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti World Bank and Water Campaign Internship - Corporate Accountability International Development Coordinator - Saint Boniface Haiti Foundation Internship Opening the Center for International Development (CID) - Harvard University Bikes Not Bombs Board of Directors is Recruiting! Office... More
Please join us for an evening of networking, great music and delicious Haitian Dishes at Bel's Lounge Haitian Cuisine for the FIRST Hakuna Sundays kick off event of 2014. Hakuna Sundays | Africans in Boston networking mixer WHEN: Sunday, January 19, 2014 | 6:30pm-10pm WHERE: Bel's Lounge | 4174 Washington Street - Roslindale, MA 02131 WHAT: Please join us for an... More
This study tests a “patient navigator” intervention to assist patients through the complexity of the HIV and addiction treatment systems in Russia. Ability to speak Russian would be extremely helpful. The investigators are looking for someone who can work 10-15 hours per week for the next year. Learn more about... More
Do you have an interest in doing a practicum with a Health NGO in Ukraine? Do you have some language capacity in Ukrainian or Russian? Several opportunities to do a practicum in Ukraine are forthcoming. The Anti-Corruption Action Centre (AntAC) is a Ukrainian civil society organization, which unites experts from legal, More
Are you a new student interested in the Pharmaceuticals Program? Come learn more at our welcome back/information session on Tuesday, January 14th at 5pm in L112. You can learn more about the BUSPH Pharmaceuticals Program here: http://www.bu.edu/pharm/
Ready for spring semester? Get organized with free binders, located next to the IH kitchenette (3rd Floor, Crosstown Building). The leftovers will be cleared out on Friday, January 17th so come grab yours ASAP!
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http://www.eventbrite.com/e/go-symposium-2014-global-cancer-care-challenges-and-opportunities-tickets-9572620967 Registration is now available at the globalonc.org/go-symposium website. You can also register directly via this link: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/go-symposium-2014-global-cancer-care-challenges-and-opportunities-tickets-9572620967
Job Description: Global Health Corps pairs intelligent and passionate fellows with organizations that require new thinking and innovative solutions. One-year paid fellowship positions are available with high impact NGOs and government organizations in Burundi, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, the United States, and Zambia. Applicants can apply for up to 3 fellowship positions... More
We warmly invite you to participate in the upcoming Innovator's Forum on Friday, March 14, 2014, at the Shubert Theater in New Haven. Presented by Unite For Sight, the Innovator's Forum will draw health, education, development, and social entrepreneurship professionals and students for a focused, highly interactive, and collaborative conference... More
Since the assassination of Dr. George Tiller in 2009, there are only four American doctors left who openly provide third-trimester abortions. The feature-length documentary After Tiller paints a complex, compassionate portrait of these physicians who have become targets of the anti-abortion movement, yet continue to risk their lives to do work which they... More
NEW Spring Course: LGBT Health Weds, 10:00 a.m. -12:45 p.m. In response to student requests, Professor Uli Boehmer is offering a new 4-credit course: SB760: LGBT Health. In this course, students will examine the health of minority populations who are marginalized due to their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. Students will identify... More
18th European Career Fair @ MIT *Registration deadline has been extended to January 10th!!! February 1 – 3, at the MIT Campus, Cambridge, MA Discover the many opportunities that companies, academic institutions and non-profit organizations from Europe have to offer you at the 18th European Career Fair. The European Career Fair (ECF) is... More
