SPH Snapshot: Spring 2025.

A tree blossoms in front of the Talbot Building

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SPH Snapshot: Spring 2025

Scenes from springtime on campus, including a Career and Practicum Fair, class research presentations, and students relaxing on Talbot Green.

May 9, 2025

Each spring, the BU Medical Campus campus erupts in a burst of color and activity as our community shakes off the final gray vestige of winter.

A student types on a laptop while sitting on the patio during a sunny day on the BU Medical Campus

A sign reads "School of Public Health" and points towards the Talbot Building

A pair of staff members having a bite to eat and a conversation in a pair of Adirondack chairs in front of the Talbot Building

A student studies at a table under a cherry blossom tree.

Career and Practicum Fair

The Career and Practicum Office hosted a job fair for on-campus MPH students, dual degree candidates, and recent SPH graduates in Heibert Lounge on Wednesday, March 26. The students connected with public health employers across a range of industries to learn more about opportunities for practicums, internships, fellowships, and other available positions.

A student speaks with staff members from a visiting organization during the spring 2025 career fair.

A student speaks with a staff member of a visiting organization during the spring 2025 career fair.

A student ambassador speaks with two of her peers during the 2025 spring career fair.

Students speak with staff from visiting organizations at the spring 2025 career fair.

SPH Researchers Table at Boston Museum of Science

On Saturday, April 26, a group of researchers led by Patricia Fabian, associate professor of environmental health, presented findings from SPH’s Chelsea and East Boston Heat (C-HEAT) study during Rise Up Boston, a special, day-long event dedicated to climate change education.

SPH researchers stand with their posters about their work studying heat in Chelsea and East Boston at the Museum of Science — From left: Yirong Yuan, a research data analyst in the Department of Environmental Health; Ameera Saba, a BU undergraduate student; Jonathan Lee, a PhD student in the BU Graduate Program in Urban Biogeoscience and Environmental Health. Photo courtesy of Patricia Fabian.

Jonathan Lee, a PhD student, tests a wearable device fastened to the arm of Ameera Saba, a BU undergraduate — Lee tests a wearable device measuring body temperature fastened to the arm of Saba. Photo courtesy of Patricia Fabian.

Ameera Saba, a BU undergraduate, presents findings from SPH's research on urban heat to guests at the Museum of Science — Saba presents findings from the team’s research to a pair of guests at the Museum of Science. Photo courtesy of Patricia Fabian.

Students Deliver Class Presentations

Students enrolled in SPH’s two-part series of courses on academic writing, A Guided Epidemiologic Study (EP816) and Research Dissemination Seminar (PH880), have the opportunity to develop an original manuscript suitable for inclusion in a peer-reviewed journal, if they choose to pursue publication. Under the guidance of Koichiro Shiba, the course instructor and an assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology, the students work in small groups to develop a research question, conduct a literature review, perform analysis of real-world data, summarize their results in writing, and present their findings to an audience of their peers.

Students in Koichiro Shiba's academic writing course (EP816/PH880) present their research findings

A student in in Koichiro Shiba's academic writing course (EP816/PH880) presents the strengths and limitations of his group's data analysis

Koichiro Shiba, assistant professor of epidemiology, gives student presenters feedback.

A rabbit sits at attention on the green of the BU Medical Campus

Students crossing the BU Medical Campus green.

A pair of students cross campus towards the BU bus, framed by the shadows of the Talbot Building behind them.

Birthing and Raising the Next Generation: Holistic Approaches to Advance Racial and Social Equity

BU President Melissa Gilliam delivered the opening address for a Public Health Conversation and panel discussion that explored racial and social equity in maternal health. “Birthing and Raising the Next Generation: Holistic Approaches to Advance Racial and Social Equity” was held in conjunction with the BUSPH Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health Education, Science, and Practice to celebrate the center’s 30th anniversary.