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APHA “Free Student Day” November 6th

By Emily Morin
October 4th, 2013 in Conferences/Seminars.

Please find the information attached: APHA Boston Free Student Day

Social Entrepreneurship Institute December 6th presented by Unite for Sight

By Emily Morin
October 3rd, 2013 in Conferences/Seminars, Outside Announcements.

Social Entrepreneurship Institute Friday, December 6, 2013, at the Shubert Theater in New Haven, Connecticut Presented by Unite For Sight, the Social Entrepreneurship Institute provides mentoring, guidance, and successful strategies for participants to apply to their work in global health, social entrepreneurship, and international development.  In addition to unique interactive sessions... More

Catholic Relief Services International Development Fellows Program Information Session

By Emily Morin
October 1st, 2013 in Fellowships.

Information Session cohosted by BUSPH Career Services and the Department of International Health: Thursday, October 3rd 5-5:50 in CT386 Learn more here: IDFP Flyer-Boston University_2013

Interested in getting to know Latin America better?

By Emily Morin
October 1st, 2013 in Practicums/Internships, Volunteer.

Interested in getting to know Latin America better?  BU offers a host of Latin American Studies Program at BU: Note - many of these programs are focused on undergrads and aren't eligible to be part of the MPH degree program. For more details on process for including non SPH but relevant... More

Pre-Registration for High Demand Courses

By Stacy Song
October 1st, 2013 in Fellowships.

In the past, IH Concentrators have been shut out of courses that were in high demand, due to the first-come, first-served registration system. To ensure that upper-level students have the chance to take at least one high-demand course prior to graduating, the IH Department has set up a system to... More

HSN Analyst position in Boston

By Emily Morin
September 30th, 2013 in Jobs.

Learn more about the job description and how to apply here!

Partnership officer for Tiyatien Health in Liberia

By Emily Morin
September 30th, 2013 in Jobs.

Learn more about the position and how to apply here!

Data Entry Clerk position at Gardens for Health International in Rwanda

By Emily Morin
September 30th, 2013 in Jobs.

See the job description and how to apply here: Data Entry Clerk Job Posting

GHFP II Program: Communication Advisor Fellowship

By Emily Morin
September 27th, 2013 in Fellowships.

Global Health Fellows Program II Technical Advisor II: Communication Advisor Office of Country Support, Bureau for Global Health, United States Agency for International Development Location: Washington, DC Assignment: Two year fellowship GHFP-II-P2-094 The Global Health Fellows Program (GHFP-II) is a five year cooperative agreement implemented and managed by the Public Health Institute in partnership with CDC... More

Pathfinder International Grant Writing Position

By Emily Morin
September 27th, 2013 in Jobs.

Exciting opportunity for an exceptional Grant Writer to join Pathfinder’s Institutional Giving team We are seeking candidates who are interested in conducting research, identifying new funding opportunities, and writing grant proposals for private foundations and corporations to support Pathfinder’s mission.  The right candidate for the Grant Writer position with Pathfinder will... More

BUSPH Public Health Career Panel October 10th-RSVP via SPH CareerLink!

By Emily Morin
September 26th, 2013 in Fellowships.

Book launch celebration tonight, 9/26 “The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease”

By Emily Morin
September 26th, 2013 in Outside Announcements.

  The Harvard Museum of Natural History and the Peabody Museum cordially invite you to a  Book launch celebration for  The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease  with  Prof. Daniel Lieberman  Professor of Biological Anthropology and Chair of The Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard     Thursday September 26, 6:00 pm Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street. ... More

History and Pharmacology of Chemical Weapons lecture today, 9/26 in L210!

By Emily Morin
September 26th, 2013 in Outside Announcements.

Dr. Terrell Gibbs, a BUSM professor of pharmacology, will be giving a talk on the History and Pharmacology of Chemical Weapons in light of the recent current events in Syria. For anyone who is interested in how what we're learning here in school applies to whats happening in the world... More

Create to Innovate for Cancer Care “Hackathon”

By Emily Morin
September 25th, 2013 in Conferences/Seminars.

Learn more here!

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation “Records for Life” contest

By Emily Morin
September 25th, 2013 in Outside Announcements.

RECORDS FOR LIFE: A Design Contest that can Save Lives The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has launched a contest to redesign the child health record. The Gates Foundation is seeking creative individuals or teams to re-examine the current child health record and design new ways to accurately track vaccine doses, increase ease of... More