Supporting Our Community During the Recently Announced Student Strike
Dear Colleagues: We have recently learned that the BU Graduate Workers Union (SEIU Local 509) has voted to authorize a strike of all graduate student workers in the bargaining unit, which began on Monday, March 25. Dean Lazic will reach out with additional information about how we will manage operations during the strike. I wanted however […]
School Assembly Notes Available Online
Thank you to all who attended the March School Assembly. The notes from the March School Assembly are posted online. The agendas and notes from all previous School Assemblies can be found here.
Information on Upcoming Community Sessions on Israel/Gaza
The School of Public Health has hosted open sessions for our community for discussions about Israel and Gaza. We are hosting two sessions this coming week with our Dean of Practice and Dean of DEIJ. The following week, we will host a discussion on antisemitism with Rabbi Ron Fish and a discussion on Islamophobia with Imam Dr. Talal Eid. All of our […]
A Transition in DrPH Leadership
Colleagues, I am reaching out to note a transition in leadership of our DrPH program. Professor Trish Elliott, who has led the program for the past five years, will be stepping down as program director on July 1 ahead of a long-planned sabbatical that she will be beginning soon after. I am happy to announce […]
Promotion Information Session for Faculty
Dear Colleagues We will hold a Promotion Information Session for faculty on Monday, April 22 from 1 – 2pm via zoom. The panel will include myself, as well as three of our colleagues who were recently promoted (Professors Carol Dolan, Sarah Lipson, and Lawrence Long). The goal of these sessions, offered each semester, is to […]
Augmented Prayer/Meditation Spaces During the Muslim Holy Month of Ramadan
Dear colleagues, As Dean Cozier shared in her note to students, the Muslim holy month of Ramadan began the evening of Sunday, March 10 and will run through sundown of Tuesday, April 9. In order to be maximally supportive of our students, faculty and staff in the SPH community, we have augmented prayer/meditation spaces by adding […]
Save the Date for Food Is Medicine Collective’s Food Symposium!
Food Is Medicine Collective is hosting our inaugural Food Symposium event! We will host panel presentations to discuss the role food plays in our society. More details and information on panel speakers will be shared as the event date nears. RSVP Here: https://forms.gle/UgWap6cAW5LC3jvcA
Data Visualization Workshop
This workshop will provide training in the key principles of data visualization and the opportunity to practice applying these principles through worked examples. Participants will: 1) Learn key principles and concepts for data visualization 2) Acquire skills in creating data visualizations through examples created in R 3) Design a data visualization in a hands-on group […]
SPH Annual Year-End Awards Deadline Extended to March 18
Dear colleagues, As a reminder, it is once again the time of year to take a moment to acknowledge those who have made extraordinary contributions to our SPH community through our annual awards and honors. As we do each year, we are collecting nominations across teaching, research, and practice for faculty, staff, and students. We […]
Less Seen Less Heard Podcast Season 2. Episode 3 is OUT! UNBROKEN VOICES: A Journey of Surviving Sexual Violence with: Sharon and Cecilia (BARCC).
Published: Less Seen Less Heard Podcast Season 2. Episode 3. Disclaimer: Sexual Violence Content In this episode, Craig talks with Sharon and Cecilia from Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC). This episode is intended to navigate narratives on Sexual Violence through resiliency, positive transformation, and profound strength that emerges in between. Craig, Sharon, and Cecilia […]