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Course Evaluations: Your Feedback is Crucial! Your feedback is crucial to help faculty improve their courses and to help other students plan their schedules. You’ve been sent an email invitation to submit anonymous evaluations of your courses. Please fill them out and share your thoughts with us. We want to hear... More
Witness some of the world's brightest diabetes innovators compete for startup funds and industry connections in the Healthcare Innovation World Cup Semifinals: NYC. The Healthcare Innovation World Cup is an international competition challenging innovators to tackle the global diabetes epidemic, which affects 347 million people around the world. The top two... More
The next session of the CHA Global Health and Human Rights seminar will take place on Monday May 20th from 12-1pm in room 4-B-11 (4th floor) at the Central Street Health Center, 26 Central Street, Somerville, MA 02143 Prof. Khawla Abu-Baker of the Department of Behavioral Science, Emek Yezreel College (Israel)... More
My name is Eva Koehler and I'm a graduate of SPH ('08, International Health). Since I know the semester is winding down, I wanted to send a note regarding job opportunities at One Acre Fund, my current employer. One Acre's mission is to improve the lives of the poor via... More
Wrapping up the month of Global Days of Service 2013, the Boston University School of Social Work is proud to announce the 2nd Annual Hubie Jones Lecture in Urban Health, featuring human rights, health equity, social justice activist and President of the American Public Health Association, Dr. Adewale Troutman. Date/Time: Saturday, More
Patricia Burns, an IH Practitioner with the Career Services Office will continue to hold Mock Interviews for IH Concentrators until the end of the semester. For those of you in active job, internship or practicum searches, this is a great opportunity to practice and gain concrete feedback. The interviews will... More
Are final papers catching up with you? Come to the Writing Assistance Program! Writing assistants will guide you through any type of assignment* and any stage of the writing process – from brainstorming to strategizing ways to strengthen your paper. We are open the following times (other times available by request): Mondays... More
Calling all BU faculty, staff, and students— Global Programs wants to showcase your photos! We know you’ve traveled the world and now we want to show the world just how far you’ve gone. All current faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to submit up to three photos to our inaugural BU Global... More
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India Field Seminar: Opportunity for SPH Students in January 2014 Info session flyer and application procedure attached! Act fast if you’re interested! IM853 India Field Seminar Application Procedure and FAQs Info Session Flyer IM853 INDIA FIELD SEMINAR INFORMATION SESSION TUESDAY, APRIL 23 5-6PM, SMG 304 India is in the midst of extraordinary change, development, and growth. ... More
Genocide in Bosnia: Sarajevo in the 1990s Film Screening and Panel on War, Health, & Human Rights Tuesday, April 23, 2013 Room R-103 (BU Instructional Building) 4:00 – 5:50 pm Harun Mehmedinovic, Bosnian born filmmaker, photographer, and founder of the “Bloodhoney Project,” will tell his story of living in war-torn Sarajevo during the genocide... More
BUSPH has a working relationship with the Montanita Spanish School in Ecuador. “The school was named one of the top five language schools in the world by the STAR Awards for the excellent performance by its professors, the beautiful location of the school on the beach in Montanita.” Students can... More
Dear students, In the wake of Monday’s senseless tragedy, we are all struggling with how to help our Boston community begin healing. Though it will be a long road and there are many heroes to acknowledge, as a start BUSPH would like to deliver gift baskets and thank you cards to... More
