Why Study Public Health at BUSPH.
Think.
Groundbreaking research advancing public health
Latest Research News:
Adolescents’ Knowledge of Legal Capacity to Independently Consent Linked to Higher STI/HIV Testing - Confidentiality concerns and limitations are significant reasons why adolescents do not seek sexual healthcare. Adolescents who can consent independently to… Continue Reading
Renewable Energy is More Cost Effective than Direct Air Capture at Reducing Carbon - The case for investing in direct air capture weakens substantially once it is directly compared against solar and wind, according… Continue Reading
Hantavirus Outbreak Raises Greater Concern about Emergency Preparedness - As of Thursday, May 14, 2026 the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship has resulted in at least… Continue Reading
Teach.
Inclusive teaching for the next generation of public health leaders
Latest Education News:
New Graduates Prepare to Make History - Public health gained a new cohort of practitioners ready to take on the field’s most pressing issues, seek social justice… Continue Reading
Carla Irizarry-Delgado Named 2026 Convocation Student Speaker - Nearly everyone who has watched Carla Irizarry-Delgado, the 2026 Convocation Student Speaker, deliver funny and informative video commentaries on social… Continue Reading
SPH Faculty Contribute to Second Book on Teaching Public Health - The COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally transformed public health and higher education in the United States. Historically a behind-the-scenes operation, public health… Continue Reading
Education at BUSPH
Do.
Dismantling injustices, locally and globally
Latest Practice News.
Caroline O’Shea Named Winner of BU Values in Action Award - Caroline O’Shea, director of external relations in the SPH Career & Practicum Office, is the inaugural winner of the Boston… Continue Reading
SHIELD Celebrates 10 Years of Supporting School Nurses - In 2026, the School of Public Health marks its 50th anniversary—and, through the work of the School Health Institute for… Continue Reading
Career Readiness: A Q&A with SPH’s Practicum Program Director - Going back to school to earn an advanced degree is a significant undertaking. Ryan Wisniewski understands—he has done it three… Continue Reading
Practice at BUSPH
For The Health Of All.
- We center diversity, inclusion, equity, and justice in fulfilling our mission as an academic public health institution.
- Generation Health reduces financial barriers for students to work with organizations advancing public health in communities local to BUSPH and around the world.
- Students participate in the Activist Lab to engage with public health organizations, advocates, and practitioners to fight inequities.
- The Think Teach Do (TTD) Fellowship provides SPH students the opportunity to serve as paid consultants to the School, supporting faculty, staff, and students by ensuring the school’s curricula, course materials, trainings, and research activities are inclusive, accessible, identity-affirming, and representative of the broad world in which public health functions.
Boston’s School of Public Health.
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- BUSPH is located in Boston’s South End, in the historic Talbot building. From the time it was constructed in the late 19th century, the Talbot Building has housed a succession of health institutions dedicated to improving the health and well-being of populations on a local, national, and global scale.
- BUSPH faculty are leading public health in Boston, including serving on Boards of Health and advisors to nonprofit organizations across the city.
- BUSPH leads the New England Public Health Training Center, providing training to all public health departments across New England.
Our Boston Neighbors
- Boston Medical Center, the largest safety-net hospital in New England, and one of the largest independent hospital recipients of National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding.
- The Boston University School of Medicine, Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, and the Boston University National Emerging Infectious Disease Laboratory (NEIDL), one of only two national National Biocontainment Laboratories.
- Boston has 14 teaching hospitals and a wide array of national and local nonprofits, healthcare facilities, and research institutions – which offer unparalleled networking, volunteer, internship, and practicum opportunities
Boston University.
- With 17 schools and colleges and more than 33,000 full- and part-time students, BU is the largest university in Boston and the 3rd largest private, nonprofit research institution in the nation. Learn more about research at SPH and across Boston University.
- BU is home to nationally recognized centers of excellence and education, including the Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, and the Center for Computing and Data Sciences.
Join us at BUSPH.
The best way to know if Boston University School of Public Health is the best fit for your personal, academic and professional goals is to connect with us for an on-campus visit, or an upcoming webinar. We look forward to meeting you.