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SPH Snapshot: Spring 2024

Scenes from the arrival of spring, including the solar eclipse, Giving Day, Shine Lecture, and more.

Solar Eclipse

Talbot Green was a prime viewing spot for the solar eclipse, luring hundreds outside to view the celestial spectacle. Students, faculty, and staff clustered on the lawn to watch the progression of the moon across the sun, the last time the US will experience a total solar eclipse until a brief 3-minute passage over Alaska in 2033.

Giving Day 2024

Giving Day offered a chance for the SPH community to support the School during the BU-wide fundraising challenge. Nearly 12,000 donors raised just under $4M to accelerate the mission of BUSPH and help shape the future of public health. While Giving Day has passed, there are still opportunities to help support SPH’s strategic priorities.

Cupples Award Presentation

Nandita Mitra, professor of biostatistics at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, was the recipient of the 2024 L. Adrienne Cupples Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research, and Service in Biostatistics. The L. Adrienne Cupples Award is presented each year by the Department of Biostatistics at Boston University School of Public Health to recognize a biostatistician whose academic achievements reflect the contributions to biostatistics exemplified by the late L. Adrienne Cupples, an emeritus professor of biostatistics and epidemiology and the award’s first recipient. Mitra was selected for her substantial achievements in each of these areas; she is currently vice chair of education and co-director of the Center for Causal Inference in the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics at Penn.

Cathy Shine Lecture

The Center for Health Law, Ethics & Human Rights presented the annual Cathy Shine lecture to honor the memory of Cathy Shine and her dedication to the rights of all those in need of care. This year’s event featured Cheryl Clark, MD, ScD, who serves as the inaugural executive director and senior vice president of the Institute for Health Equity Research, Evaluation & Policy at the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers. The lecture was moderated by George Annas, William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor and director of the Center for Health Law, Ethics & Human Rights.

Internship & Practicum Expo

Hundreds of students connected with potential employers to explore opportunities for internships and their practicum experience, the required graduate-level internship that allows MPH students to apply the knowledge gained in the classroom in a real-world public health setting.

Arrival of spring

Just a few days after winter’s last blast of wind-driven sleet and rain, the campus came alive with the sights and sounds of spring. New plantings brightened walkways, students gathered to study and relax on Talbot Green, and robins patrolled the grass looking for a meal.