Why Study Public Health at BUSPH.
Think.
Groundbreaking research advancing public health
Latest Research News:
‘Influencing the Influencers’: How TikTok Can Promote Positive Mental Health - Despite the proliferation of misinformation online and growing data on the harms social media may pose to youth mental health,… Continue Reading
Depression May Lead to Faster Cognitive Decline among Black, Latino Adults - Although multiple studies have linked depression to cognitive decline, there remains a gap in knowledge in the different ways depression… Continue Reading
Extending Medicaid Coverage After Birth May Increase Postpartum Treatment for Depression, Anxiety - Extending postpartum Medicaid eligibility extensions may increase treatment for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs), a leading cause of perinatal… Continue Reading
Teach.
Inclusive teaching for the next generation of public health leaders
Latest Education News:
Pursuing Degrees Digitally: Portraits of Online MPH Students at SPH - The more than 200 people worldwide currently studying in the Online MPH program at the School of Public Health often… Continue Reading
Reflections on Rejections: Essays from the SPH Community on Setbacks in Academia - “Though arguably a universal experience, rejection is also deeply personal,” says Sarah Lipson, an associate professor in the Department of… Continue Reading
Students and Community Come Together to take the Pulse of Franklin Park - Franklin Park, Boston’s largest public park, has offered respite from the crowds, noise, and grit of city life since the… Continue Reading
Education at BUSPH
Do.
Dismantling injustices, locally and globally
Latest Practice News.
Activist Lab Podcast—Harmony in Crisis: Music and Public Health Advocacy with André de Quadros - Less Seen, Less Heard: Stories from the Margins is a podcast produced by the Activist Lab at Boston University School… Continue Reading
Meet SPH’s Student Content Creators - The U.S. news media landscape is constantly evolving. News consumption via traditional channels, such as television, radio, and newspapers, is… Continue Reading
Activist Lab Podcast–Less Seen / Less Heard: Stories from the Margins - UNBROKEN VOICES: A Journey of Surviving Sexual Violence with Sharon and Cecilia from the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center Less… 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 and in all that we do.
- 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 rectify or dismantle systems that create inequities.
- The Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Fellowship consists of a diverse team of SPH students who act 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.
- Reaffirming Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as Values in Public Health
- Giving Thanks in Trying Times
- Affirming Our Values in a Post-Affirmative Action Era
- Reckoning with the End of Roe
Boston’s School of Public Health.
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SPH at 45
- 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 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 Antiracist Research, 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.