- Faculty & Staff
- March 30, 2026
Dear colleagues,
Faculty at SPH have access to a wide variety of opportunities for faculty development. The portfolio of programs and resources, which are described in the Faculty Handbook, includes our Faculty Development Seminar Series (FDSS). Here we highlight the events offered in April:
Department Events:
Biostatistics
- 2026 L. Adrienne Cupples Award Ceremony; Friday, April 3, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
- Biostatistics Monthly Seminar; Thursday, April 9, 12:45 pm – 1:45 pm
- Statistical Genetics & Genomics Seminar: From tissue architecture to cell-cell interactions in spatial omics; Friday, April 10, 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Community Health Sciences
- CHS Think. Teach. Do. Seminar Series – Every Encounter Counts: Integrating HIV Testing in the Emergency Department; Wednesday, April 15, 1:00 pm – 1:50 pm
Epidemiology
Global Health
- GH Research Seminar Series; Monday, April 6, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
- GH Research Seminar Series; Monday, April 13 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
- GH Research Seminar Series; Monday, April 27, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
School-wide Events:
- Balancing your Cool & Channeling Rage in Tough Times; Wednesday, April 1, 1:00pm – 2:00pm
- SPH Faculty & Staff Writing Community; Thursday, April 2, 11:00 am – 12:15 pm
- SPH50 Alumni and Friends Reception; Tuesday, April 7, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Lunch Talk with Mary Bassett; Wednesday, April 8, 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
- Mentor Academy for Faculty Members; Friday, April 10, 12:00 pm – 4:30 pm
- In-Studio AI Jam: Collaboratively Discovering AI; Wednesday, April 15, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
- School Assembly; Tuesday, March 24, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
- SPH Teaching & Learning; Monday, April 27, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
- Faculty Senate; Tuesday, April 28, 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
- Center for Trauma and Mental Health Spring Symposium; Tuesday, April 28, 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm
- Food as Medicine Pre-ARC Mini-Symposium; Wednesday, April 29, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Public Health Conversation: The Future of Public Health in the United States; Wednesday, April 29, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
University-Wide Events:
- Second Time Around: Writing your Second (or Third) Book; Wednesday, April 1, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
- Multimodal Integration Identifies Distinct Rheumatoid Arthritis Endotypes; Wednesday, April 1, 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
- Spring 2026 New Faculty on Tap; Wednesday, April 1, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Health, Knowledge, Politics: Understanding the Triad; Thursday, April 2, 9:00 am – 10:30 am
- BU Abilities Alliance: Accommodations Conversation; Monday, April 6, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
- Research on Tap: The Framingham Heart Study; Thursday, April 9, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- MedAI Hack; Friday, April 10 (3:00 pm – 6:00 pm) and Saturday, April 11 (9:00 am – 6:00 pm)
- FDD Seminar: Leveraging social media to enhance your academic network and impact; Monday, April 13, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
- FDD Seminar: Leveraging Data Science and Artificial Intelligence; Wednesday, April 15, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
- Strategic Communications: Building a Positive Media Presence; Thursday, April 16, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
- Care without Pathology: How Trans-Health Activists Are Changing Medicine; Thursday, April 16, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
- Meet the Funder: RRF Foundation; Wednesday, April 29, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
- Find Funding: Updates to BU’s Internal Limited Submissions Process; Thursday, April 30, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Opportunities from the National Council on Faculty Development and Diversity:
- Mastering Academic Time Management; Thursday, April 9, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
- Virtual Writing Session; Monday, April 20, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
- Managing Stress by Shifting Self-Talk; Tuesday, April 28, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Please reach out to sphfro@bu.edu with any questions or if you would like to add any professional development seminars/workshops to the calendar.
Sincerely,
Mike McClean, ScD
Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Advancement
mmcclean@bu.edu