SPH Snapshot: 2019.

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Harold Cox, associate dean for public health practice, and other SPH volunteers helped survey and offer services to the city's homeless population during the City of Boston's 39th annual Homeless Census on January 30.
Faculty and staff celebrated the school's fourth consecutive rise up the U.S. News rankings, which put SPH at No. 8 and in the top five private schools of public health, on March 12.
Ayanna Pressley, US Representative for Massachusetts' 7th district, addressed regional high school students during the Gun Violence Prevention Student Summit, held March 15-17.
Dean Sandro Galea joined students for a Bhangra dance performance during "The Greatest BUSPH Talent Show" on April 5.
At a Public Health Forum on April 29, economists and scholars discussed the feasibility of Medicare for all.
On May 18, hundreds of friends and family gathered to honor this year’s SPH graduates.
Participants in PHX's first PopHealthExperience, a summer enrichment program for rising 7th through 10th graders, toured the South End to collect noise pollution data with Erica Walker, a postdoctoral associate in the Department of Environmental Health, on June 27.
SPH welcomed new students with a week of orientation activities held August 26-30.
Poet and physician Rafael Campo discussed his book, The Desire to Heal, at the SPH Reads—Diversity & Inclusion Seminar on September 4.
SPH students and faculty joined the global Climate Strike rallies on September 20.
The Activist Lab and the BU Arts Initiative hosted theater artist and activist Rhodessa Jones for a residency October 15-19.
On October 18, the “400 Years of Inequality” Dean’s Symposium convened scholars, lawyers, and activists (including Cornell William Brooks, pictured) for a day of heartfelt discussions on the history and impact of racial inequality in America.
Dean Sandro Galea presented the 2019 BUSPH Distinguished Alumni Award to Bahby Banks (SPH'05) at the SPH Alumni Reception at APHA on November 4.
On November 6, members of the Boston University Medical Campus protested a visit by First Lady Melania Trump and US Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar to Boston Medical Center.
William A. Darity (left), Samuel DuBois Cook Professor of Public Policy at Duke University, led a conversation about reparations at a Diversity & Inclusion Seminar on November 6.
On December 6, fall SPH graduates celebrated their achievements at a reception to recognize their hard work and acknowledge the support of family and friends.
On December 11, the Activist Lab held its seventh annual Barkley Holiday Party to spread holiday cheer to the children of the Ruth Lillian Barkley Housing Development.