- Faculty & Staff
- April 23, 2025
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). The FDSS is updated each semester to include seminars and workshops from three different sectors: SPH department-level events, SPH school-wide events, and University-wide events.
Here we highlight the events offered in May:
Department Events:
Biostatistics
- Biostatistics Seminar Series: Periodontal Health: Precision Medicine Approaches; Thursday, May 8, 12:45 pm – 1:45 pm
Global Health
- GH Seminar: Climate change and migration; Monday, May 5, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
- GH Seminar: New Grants in DGH; Monday, May 12, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
School-wide Events:
- Building and Managing Research Teams Information Session: Friday, May 2, 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
- WCVI lunch seminar series: Dr. Christopher Chen, MD, PhD; Tuesday, May 6, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
- SPH Faculty and Staff Writing Community; Friday, May 9, 11:00 am – 12:15 pm
- Open Forum for Faculty & Staff with Dean Stein & Associate Deans; Friday, May 9, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
- School Assembly; Tuesday, May 13, 10:00 am – 11:30 am
- Guidance on Foundation Funding; Wednesday, May 14, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
- Promotion Information Session for Faculty; Wednesday, May 21, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
- BUSPH DEIJ Summit; Wednesday, May 28, 9:30 am – 2:00 pm
University-Wide Events:
- Global Health Politics Workshop: Is it Possible to Shift Power in Global Health?; Thursday, May 1, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
- AI for Understanding Earthquakes Symposium; Thursday, May 8, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
- Research in Action: Making a Local Impact with Boards and Commissions; Tuesday, May 13; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Opportunities from the National Council on Faculty Development and Diversity:
- Every Summer Needs a Plan; Thursday, May 8, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
- Virtual Writing Session; Tuesday, May 13, 10:00 am – 11:00 am
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