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We educate the whole student. We help the whole world. If you’re seeking a graduate degree in public health, we probably share an ambitious goal—making a difference in the health and well-being of our global village. The question is: who can best prepare you to do so?

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92%

of our students receive financial assistance

94%

of graduates employed or pursuing advanced education within 6 months of graduation

110K+

people engaged in Public Health Conversations

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Cardiovascular Disease and Mobile Health

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Alum Awarded Peace Prize for Community Activism

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Faculty Are Gatekeepers of Student Mental Health

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New Website Tracks, Compares US State COVID Policies

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Alum Named Deputy Chief of Policy for Mayor of Boston

tuberculosis

The Global Rise of Tuberculosis in Prisons

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Why Has Gun Violence Increased in the United States?

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Racial Disparities

Elizabeth Warren, Ayanna Pressley to Speak at SPH Antiracism Event

Awards

SPH Biostatistics Awards Highlight Critical Work of the Field

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Traci Bethea (SPH’11): Studying Health Disparities in Breast Cancer ‘Is My Calling’

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On Giving Day, Alumni Leadership Council to Support ‘New Leaders in Public Health’

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"Public health is intrinsically interdisciplinary, dynamic, and with a strong human component, which is required to be able to solve the most complex real-life challenges that we face regarding health."

Diana M. Ceballos, PHD, MS, CIH, Assistant Professor, Environmental Health

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"The faculty at BUSPH have shown me that they care about me as an epidemiologist and as a person."

Nedghie Adrien, SPH '22

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"We will need an interdisciplinary approach to remedy our planet’s environmental woes."

Beth Haley, PhD student in the Department of Environmental Health

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"Equity sits at the center of the work done by our faculty and students."

Megan Cole Brahim, Assistant Professor of Health Law, Policy, and Management; co-director of the BU Medicaid Policy Lab

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