Why Study Public Health at BUSPH.
Think.
Groundbreaking research advancing public health
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Teach.
Inclusive teaching for the next generation of public health leaders
Latest Education News:
- Meet Emily Goldmann, Director of SPH’s Online MPH Program - Emily Goldmann joined SPH over the summer as a clinical associate professor of epidemiology and director of the school's Online… Continue Reading
- Writing is Hard. The Public Health Writing Program Is Here to Help - The words we use—and how we use them—matter. In the field of public health, words have the power to influence… Continue Reading
- Public Health Post: Reflecting on 9 Years Training Public Health Communicators - What do contraceptives for men, comics for health education, the effects of air pollution on athletic performance, and healthcare accessibility… Continue Reading
Education at BUSPH
Do.
Dismantling injustices, locally and globally
Latest Practice News.
- New Version of Rethé Project Promotes African Scientific Writing - With a bit of well-placed writing guidance for emerging scholars, the Rethé 2.0 initiative hopes to expand upon its initial… Continue Reading
- EEE and West Nile Virus: Understanding the Increase in Mosquito-borne Diseases - On Thursday, September 5, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced one additional case each of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE)… Continue Reading
- Public Health Post: Reflecting on 9 Years Training Public Health Communicators - What do contraceptives for men, comics for health education, the effects of air pollution on athletic performance, and healthcare accessibility… 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.
- This Pride Month, Reaffirming the Dignity of LGBTQIA+ Populations
- Reaffirming Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as Values in Public Health
- Reckoning with the End of Roe
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 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.