In Gratitude and Service to Public Health.
In Gratitude and Service to Public Health
As we end 2025, Dean Adnan Hyder reflects on his first semester at BU, highlights the new “Teaching Public Health” platform, and shares a preview of SPH’s forthcoming 50th anniversary.
Dear Colleagues,
It is hard to believe that it has been four months since I’ve had the great honor to join the Boston University School of Public Health community. It was an incredible semester getting to know our faculty, staff, and students who make BUSPH so special. And I am grateful for the warmth, quality and impact of this amazing community.
At the same time, the field of public health has faced immense challenges over the past year. These challenges have been tough, creating anxiety and uncertainty about the future. Yet it is under these types of threats that we remind ourselves of our courage, empathy, and grace—we have the resilience, creativity, and each other to support our commitment to the values of public health. We will succeed despite these challenges.
Next year BUSPH will celebrate its 50th anniversary, where we will recognize the legacy of our history, the achievements of our 12,000+ alumni, and our impact in communities local and global. We hope to engage our communities, showcase our achievements and energize ourselves for the next 50 years.
In January, 2026, we will officially launch BUSPH’s anniversary: 50 Years, One Mission: Health for All. Stay tuned for ways to join our celebrations, be involved and support public health in the new year.
In concert with our mission, we also end 2025 with a focus on how we can support the next generation of public health leaders. Today, I am delighted to announce that we are launching Teaching Public Health, a new resource for public health education and training! The website platform developed by BUSPH has resources to support educators and learners of all levels with courses, guides, lesson plans, videos, and more, the vast majority at no cost. TPH also elevates other partners’ and institutions’ terrific resources and expertise in this area—it is a collective of great materials. We look forward to growing this resource even further with a course on Biostatistics, and an updated “Mini-MPH” in the near future—stay tuned!
The next few years will continue to challenge us, there is no doubt. But this is also the right time to reimagine public health. We have hard work to do. But we will do it together.
Warm regards and happy new year,
Adnan Hyder, MD, MPH, PhD
Dean and Robert A. Knox Professor
Boston University School of Public Health
