{"id":267654,"date":"2026-09-04T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/?post_type=bu-article&#038;p=267654"},"modified":"2026-09-05T16:14:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T20:14:59","slug":"sph-snapshot-fall-2026-orientation","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/news\/articles\/2026\/sph-snapshot-fall-2026-orientation\/","title":{"rendered":"SPH Snapshot: Fall 2026 Orientation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-leadin sphnews-block-editorial-leadin is-style-text-over-image has-media has-box has-media-focus-center-bottom has-text-position-x-left has-text-position-y-top has-primary-theme\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-lockup\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-leadin-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1500\" height=\"1071\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-67e.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"The inaugural cohort of Community Health Science PhD students get to know one another over lunch on Talbot Green. Photo: Megan Jones\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-67e.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-67e-636x454.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-67e-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-67e-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-67e-755x539.jpg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-67e-1401x1000.jpg 1401w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-67e-900x643.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-67e-1200x857.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-editorial-leadin-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\">The inaugural cohort of Community Health Science PhD students get to know one another over lunch on Talbot Green. Photo: Megan Jones<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-inner has-opacity-90\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-prepress-tag\">snapshot<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSPH Snapshot: Fall 2026 Orientation\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"deck\">Scenes from the fall 2026 new student orientation and an international environmental epidemiology conference in Munich.<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar js-block-editorial-metabar sphnews-prepress-layout-metabar\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-date\">September 4, 2026<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-credits\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-credit-type=\"By\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/news\/authors\/megan-jones\/\">Megan Jones<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-share js-bu-prepress-share-tools\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-action\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<p>The School of Public Health welcomed new students to campus for a multi-day orientation designed to familiarize them with various aspects of graduate student life. The agenda included campus tours, presentations from deans,<meta charset=\"utf-8\"> seminars on academic resources, lunch with family and friends, and an array of activities to connect new arrivals with faculty, staff, and one another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Dean Hyder&#8217;s Keynote Address<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dean Adnan Hyder celebrated the arrival of new students on campus with a welcome address that acknowledged that the challenges facing the field, but expressed hope at what the students may achieve with the support of the SPH community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-photoessay sphnews-block-editorial-photoessay alignwide wp-block-photoessay js-block-editorial-photoessay\"><div class=\"photo-row-fourths-2-2\">\n<div class=\"photo-2\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-9-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Dean Hyder delivers the keynote address at new student orientation fall 2026. Photo: Megan Jones\" class=\"wp-image-267686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-9-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-9-636x424.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-9-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-9-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-9-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-9-755x503.jpeg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-9-1500x1000.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-9-900x600.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-9-450x300.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-9-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-9-1920x1280.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-9-1200x800.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><p class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\">Dean Hyder delivers the keynote address at new student orientation fall 2026. Photo: Megan Jones<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"photo-2\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Dean-new-student-orientation-fall-2026_1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Dean Hyder captures a selfie with new students after delivering the keynote address at student orientation fall 2026. Photo: Adnan Hyder\" class=\"wp-image-267678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Dean-new-student-orientation-fall-2026_1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Dean-new-student-orientation-fall-2026_1-636x477.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Dean-new-student-orientation-fall-2026_1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Dean-new-student-orientation-fall-2026_1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Dean-new-student-orientation-fall-2026_1-755x566.jpeg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Dean-new-student-orientation-fall-2026_1-1333x1000.jpeg 1333w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Dean-new-student-orientation-fall-2026_1-1600x1200.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Dean-new-student-orientation-fall-2026_1-900x675.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Dean-new-student-orientation-fall-2026_1-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Dean-new-student-orientation-fall-2026_1-1200x900.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Dean-new-student-orientation-fall-2026_1.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><p class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\">Dean Hyder captures a selfie with new students after delivering the keynote address at student orientation fall 2026. Photo: Adnan Hyder<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-photoessay sphnews-block-editorial-photoessay wp-block-photoessay js-block-editorial-photoessay\"><div class=\"photo-row-thirds-3\">\n<div class=\"photo-3\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-12e-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"Students raise their hands as Dean Hyder asks which regions of the country and the world they come from at student orientation fall 2026. Photo: Megan Jones\" class=\"wp-image-267690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-12e-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-12e-636x454.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-12e-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-12e-755x539.jpg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-12e-1401x1000.jpg 1401w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-12e-900x643.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-12e-1200x857.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-12e.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><p class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\">Students raise their hands as Dean Hyder asks which regions of the country and the world they come from at student orientation fall 2026. Photo: Megan Jones<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2>Orientation from the Leadership Team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/ann-marie-larese\/\">Ann Marie Larese<\/a>, assistant dean of admissions, oriented incoming students to their new city and neighborhood. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/mary-murphy-phillips\/\">Mary Murphy-Phillips<\/a>, assistant dean of students, introduced incoming students to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/students\/on-campus-students\/graduate-student-life-team\/\">Graduate Student Life (GSL) team<\/a> and the opportunities and support that GSL can provide. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/yvette-cozier\/\">Yvette Cozier<\/a>, associate dean for DEIJ &amp; wellness, discussed the School&#8217;s mission, values, and outlets for communication. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/christopher-louis\/\">Chris Louis<\/a>, associate dean ad interim for academic affairs\u2014wearing matching BU scarlet with Cozier\u2014greeted students and provided a review of the School&#8217;s academic honesty policy. Anastasio Giannopoulos, captain of the Boston University Police Department, shared with students an overview of the university&#8217;s approach to campus safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-photoessay sphnews-block-editorial-photoessay alignwide wp-block-photoessay js-block-editorial-photoessay\"><div class=\"photo-row-thirds-1-2\">\n<div class=\"photo-1\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-7e-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"Ann Marie Larese, assistant dean of admissions, oriented incoming students to their new city and neighborhood. Photo: Megan Jones\" class=\"wp-image-267689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-7e-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-7e-636x454.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-7e-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-7e-755x539.jpg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-7e-1401x1000.jpg 1401w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-7e-900x643.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-7e-1200x857.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-7e.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><p class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\">Ann Marie Larese, assistant dean of admissions, oriented incoming students to their new city and neighborhood. Photo: Megan Jones<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"photo-2\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-29e-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"Yvette Cozier, associate dean of DEIJ &amp; Wellness, gestures to Mary Murphy-Phillips, assistant dean of students, during her presentation on Graduate Student Life. Photo: Megan Jones\" class=\"wp-image-267677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-29e-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-29e-636x454.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-29e-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-29e-755x539.jpg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-29e-1401x1000.jpg 1401w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-29e-900x643.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-29e-1200x857.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-29e.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><p class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\">Yvette Cozier, associate dean of DEIJ &amp; Wellness, gestures to Mary Murphy-Phillips, assistant dean of students, during her presentation on Graduate Student Life. Photo: Megan Jones<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-photoessay sphnews-block-editorial-photoessay alignwide wp-block-photoessay js-block-editorial-photoessay\"><div class=\"photo-row-square-2-s\">\n<div class=\"photo-2\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-23e-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Louis, associate dean ad interim for academic affairs, poses with Dean Cozier in their matching BU scarlet outfits. Photo: Megan Jones\" class=\"wp-image-267676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-23e-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-23e-636x454.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-23e-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-23e-755x539.jpg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-23e-1401x1000.jpg 1401w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-23e-900x643.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-23e-1200x857.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-23e.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><p class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\">Chris Louis, associate dean ad interim for academic affairs, poses with Dean Cozier in their matching BU scarlet outfits. Photo: Megan Jones<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"photo-s\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-37-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Anastasio Giannopoulos, captain of the Boston University Police Department, presents on safety at BU. Photo: Megan Jones\" class=\"wp-image-267685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-37-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-37-636x424.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-37-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-37-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-37-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-37-755x503.jpeg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-37-1500x1000.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-37-900x600.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-37-450x300.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-37-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-37-1920x1280.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-37-1200x800.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><p class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\">Anastasio Giannopoulos, captain of the Boston University Police Department, presents on safety at BU. Photo: Megan Jones<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2>Mingling Over Lunch with Graduate Student Life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><meta charset=\"utf-8\">Sunny weather greeted new students to the School of Public Health for day one of orientation, and spirits remained high through day two despite the rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-photoessay sphnews-block-editorial-photoessay alignwide wp-block-photoessay js-block-editorial-photoessay\"><div class=\"photo-row-fourths-2-2\">\n<div class=\"photo-2\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-73e-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"Students having lunch under a tent on Talbot Green. Photo: Megan Jones\" class=\"wp-image-267660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-73e-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-73e-636x454.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-73e-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-73e-755x539.jpg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-73e-1401x1000.jpg 1401w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-73e-900x643.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-73e-1200x857.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-73e.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><p class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\">Students having lunch under a tent on Talbot Green. Photo: Megan Jones<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"photo-2\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-42e-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"Mary Murphy-Phillips, assistant dean of students, poses with Ryan Wisniewski, practicum manager in the Career and Practicum Office, and Kori MacInnis, assistant director of student affairs, during new student orientation. Photo: Megan Jones\" class=\"wp-image-267673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-42e-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-42e-636x454.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-42e-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-42e-755x539.jpg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-42e-1401x1000.jpg 1401w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-42e-900x643.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-42e-1200x857.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-42e.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><p class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\">Mary Murphy-Phillips, assistant dean of students, poses with Ryan Wisniewski, practicum manager in the Career and Practicum Office, and Kori MacInnis, assistant director of student affairs, during new student orientation. Photo: Megan Jones<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-photoessay sphnews-block-editorial-photoessay alignwide wp-block-photoessay js-block-editorial-photoessay\"><div class=\"photo-row-fourths-2-2\">\n<div class=\"photo-2\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-69e-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-267659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-69e-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-69e-636x454.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-69e-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-69e-755x539.jpg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-69e-1401x1000.jpg 1401w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-69e-900x643.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-69e-1200x857.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-69e.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><p class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\">A group of students sitting in a circle on Talbot Lawn during fall new student orientation. Photo: Megan Jones<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"photo-2\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-52e-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"Students carry their lunches and SPH Reads book &quot;Everything is Tuberculosis&quot; across Talbot Green during fall new student orientation. Photo: Megan Jones\" class=\"wp-image-267717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-52e-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-52e-636x454.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-52e-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-52e-755x539.jpg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-52e-1401x1000.jpg 1401w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-52e-900x643.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-52e-1200x857.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-52e.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><p class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\">Students carry their lunches and SPH Reads book &#8220;Everything is Tuberculosis&#8221; across Talbot Green during fall new student orientation. Photo: Megan Jones<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-photoessay sphnews-block-editorial-photoessay alignwide wp-block-photoessay js-block-editorial-photoessay\"><div class=\"photo-row-fourths-2-2\">\n<div class=\"photo-2\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-63e-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"Students sit at a table on the Talbot Green patio during a lunch break from fall new student orientation. Photo: Megan Jones\" class=\"wp-image-267772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-63e-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-63e-636x454.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-63e-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-63e-755x539.jpg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-63e-900x643.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-63e.jpg 1141w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><p class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\">Students sit at a table on the Talbot Green patio during a lunch break from fall new student orientation. Photo: Megan Jones<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"photo-2\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-49-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"A student, carrying the SPH Reads book &quot;Everything is Tuberculosis,&quot; speaks with Carol Dolan, clinical professor of community health sciences. Photo: Megan Jones\" class=\"wp-image-267710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-49-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-49-636x424.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-49-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-49-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-49-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-49-755x503.jpeg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-49-1500x1000.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-49-900x600.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-49-450x300.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-49-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-49-1920x1280.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-49-1200x800.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><p class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\">A student, carrying the SPH Reads book &#8220;Everything is Tuberculosis,&#8221; speaks with Carol Dolan, clinical professor of community health sciences. Photo: Megan Jones<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-photoessay sphnews-block-editorial-photoessay alignwide wp-block-photoessay js-block-editorial-photoessay\"><div class=\"photo-row-fourths-2-2\">\n<div class=\"photo-2\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-Student-Orientation-Day2_MJ2026-55e-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"A student poses smiling next to the Talbot Building entrance during fall new student orientation. Photo: Megan Jones\" class=\"wp-image-267725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-Student-Orientation-Day2_MJ2026-55e-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-Student-Orientation-Day2_MJ2026-55e-636x454.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-Student-Orientation-Day2_MJ2026-55e-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-Student-Orientation-Day2_MJ2026-55e-755x539.jpg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-Student-Orientation-Day2_MJ2026-55e-1401x1000.jpg 1401w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-Student-Orientation-Day2_MJ2026-55e-900x643.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-Student-Orientation-Day2_MJ2026-55e-1200x857.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-Student-Orientation-Day2_MJ2026-55e.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><p class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\">A student poses smiling next to the Talbot Building entrance during fall new student orientation. Photo: Megan Jones<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"photo-2\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-Student-Orientation-Day2_MJ2026-67e-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"An incoming DrPH student from Pennsylvania poses with his mother next to large, stacked letters spelling &quot;BUSPH&quot; in the Talbot Lobby. Photo: Megan Jones\" class=\"wp-image-267721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-Student-Orientation-Day2_MJ2026-67e-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-Student-Orientation-Day2_MJ2026-67e-636x454.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-Student-Orientation-Day2_MJ2026-67e-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-Student-Orientation-Day2_MJ2026-67e-755x539.jpg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-Student-Orientation-Day2_MJ2026-67e-1401x1000.jpg 1401w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-Student-Orientation-Day2_MJ2026-67e-900x643.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-Student-Orientation-Day2_MJ2026-67e-1200x857.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-Student-Orientation-Day2_MJ2026-67e.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><p class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\">An incoming DrPH student from Pennsylvania poses with his mother next to large, stacked letters spelling &#8220;BUSPH&#8221; in the Talbot Lobby. Photo: Megan Jones<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2>Understanding SPH&#8217;s Mission with Associate Dean for DEIJ and Wellness Yvette Cozier<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dean Cozier hosted a conversation on the meaning behind SPH&#8217;s mission statement, \u201cThink. Teach. Do. For the Health of All.&#8221; Students explored who makes up the \u201cpublic\u201d in public health, why inclusion matters, and how our commitment to serving local, national, and global communities, especially those who are disadvantaged or underserved, drives everything SPH does through education, research, and service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-photoessay sphnews-block-editorial-photoessay alignwide wp-block-photoessay js-block-editorial-photoessay\"><div class=\"photo-row-square-2-s\">\n<div class=\"photo-2\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-79e-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"Associate Dean of DEIJ and Wellness Yvette Cozier presents data on mortality to students and poses questions during fall new student orientation. Photo: Megan Jones\" class=\"wp-image-267661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-79e-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-79e-636x454.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-79e-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-79e-755x539.jpg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-79e-1401x1000.jpg 1401w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-79e-900x643.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-79e-1200x857.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-79e.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><p class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\">Associate Dean of DEIJ and Wellness Yvette Cozier presents data on mortality to students and poses questions during fall new student orientation. Photo: Megan Jones<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"photo-s\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-101e-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"Students discuss amonst themselves during Associate Dean for DEIJ and Wellness Yvette Cozier's presentation on understanding SPH's mission. Photo: Megan Jones\" class=\"wp-image-267664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-101e-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-101e-636x454.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-101e-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-101e-755x539.jpg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-101e-1401x1000.jpg 1401w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-101e-900x643.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-101e-1200x857.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-101e.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><p class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\">Students discuss amonst themselves during Associate Dean for DEIJ and Wellness Yvette Cozier&#8217;s presentation on understanding SPH&#8217;s mission. Photo: Megan Jones<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2>Embracing Possibilities with the Career &amp; Practicum Office<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/caroline-oshea\/\">Caroline O\u2019Shea<\/a>, senior director for careers and practicum, presented recommendations for finding work opportunities and embracing the unexpected. She also made an effort to bust common myths students might believe, such as &#8220;I need to have it all figured out,&#8221; &#8220;Careers are linear,&#8221; Networking is only for extroverts,&#8221; My practicum locks me into one path,&#8221; and &#8220;I&#8217;m doing this alone.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-photoessay sphnews-block-editorial-photoessay alignwide wp-block-photoessay js-block-editorial-photoessay\"><div class=\"photo-row-square-s-2\">\n<div class=\"photo-s\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-111e-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-267665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-111e-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-111e-636x454.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-111e-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-111e-755x539.jpg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-111e-1401x1000.jpg 1401w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-111e-900x643.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-111e-1200x857.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-111e.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"photo-2\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-95e-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-267662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-95e-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-95e-636x454.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-95e-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-95e-755x539.jpg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-95e-1401x1000.jpg 1401w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-95e-900x643.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-95e-1200x857.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-95e.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2>Alumni Dinner Panel<\/h2>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories alignright sphnews-block-editorial-relatedstories\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-title\">Related<\/h3>\n\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-article\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-article-category\"><span>practicum<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/news\/articles\/2026\/career-readiness-a-qa-with-sphs-practicum-program-director\/\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-article-title-link\">Career Readiness: A Q&#038;A with SPH&#8217;s Practicum Program Director<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-article-date\">March 20, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/ryan-wisniewski\/\">Ryan Wisniewski<\/a>, practicum program director in the Career and Practicum Office, hosted a Q&amp;A with recent alumni over dinner in Hiebert Lounge. Alexandria (Zan) Whitted (SPH&#8217;22), Rhiana (Rhi) Brennan (SPH &#8217;25), Sam Gest (SPH&#8217;23), and Eric Ngo (SPH&#8217;26) gave incoming students the inside scoop, sharing what they wish they had known going into the MPH program and tips from success they picked up while students themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-photoessay sphnews-block-editorial-photoessay alignwide wp-block-photoessay js-block-editorial-photoessay\"><div class=\"photo-row-thirds-1-2\">\n<div class=\"photo-1\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-131e-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-267711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-131e-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-131e-636x454.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-131e-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-131e-755x539.jpg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-131e-900x642.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-131e-1200x857.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-131e.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"photo-2\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-124-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-267684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-124-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-124-636x424.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-124-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-124-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-124-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-124-755x503.jpeg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-124-1500x1000.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-124-900x600.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-124-450x300.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-124-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-124-1920x1280.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-124-1200x800.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-photoessay sphnews-block-editorial-photoessay alignwide wp-block-photoessay js-block-editorial-photoessay\"><div class=\"photo-row-fourths-2-2\">\n<div class=\"photo-2\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-116e-1024x732.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-267667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-116e-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-116e-636x455.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-116e-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-116e-755x540.jpg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-116e-1399x1000.jpg 1399w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-116e-900x643.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-116e-1200x858.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-116e.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"photo-2\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-118e-1024x732.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-267668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-118e-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-118e-636x455.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-118e-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-118e-755x540.jpg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-118e-1399x1000.jpg 1399w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-118e-900x643.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-118e-1200x858.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-118e.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-photoessay sphnews-block-editorial-photoessay alignwide wp-block-photoessay js-block-editorial-photoessay\"><div class=\"photo-row-thirds-3\">\n<div class=\"photo-3\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-148e-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-267672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-148e-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-148e-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-148e-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-148e-755x503.jpg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-148e-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-148e-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-148e-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-148e-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Fall-student-orientation-MJ2026-148e.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2>SPH Faculty and Students Attend International Environmental Epidemiology Conference<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><meta charset=\"utf-8\">Faculty and students from the Department of Environmental Health and the Department of Epidemiology recently presented their research at the 2026 Annual Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE) in Munich, Germany. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-photoessay sphnews-block-editorial-photoessay wp-block-photoessay js-block-editorial-photoessay\"><div class=\"photo-row-full-f\">\n<div class=\"photo-f\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/ISEE2026-BUSPH-group-photo-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"Faculty and students from the Department of Environmental Health and the Department of Epidemiology pose for a group photo at the 2026 Annual Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology in Munich, Germany. Photo courtesy of the EH department.\" class=\"wp-image-267742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/ISEE2026-BUSPH-group-photo-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/ISEE2026-BUSPH-group-photo-636x424.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/ISEE2026-BUSPH-group-photo-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/ISEE2026-BUSPH-group-photo-1536x1023.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/ISEE2026-BUSPH-group-photo-755x503.jpeg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/ISEE2026-BUSPH-group-photo-1501x1000.jpeg 1501w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/ISEE2026-BUSPH-group-photo-900x600.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/ISEE2026-BUSPH-group-photo-450x300.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/ISEE2026-BUSPH-group-photo-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/ISEE2026-BUSPH-group-photo-1200x800.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/ISEE2026-BUSPH-group-photo.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><p class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\">Faculty and students from the Department of Environmental Health and the Department of Epidemiology pose for a group photo at the 2026 Annual Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology in Munich, Germany. Photo courtesy of the EH department.<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-photoessay sphnews-block-editorial-photoessay alignwide wp-block-photoessay js-block-editorial-photoessay\"><div class=\"photo-row-square-s-1\">\n<div class=\"photo-s\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH_Sharonda-LovettMary-Willis_ISEE2026-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Sharonda Lovett (SPH'25) and Mary Willis, assistant professor of epidemiology) catch up at ISEE 2026 in Munich, Germany. Photo courtesy of the EH department.\" class=\"wp-image-267735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH_Sharonda-LovettMary-Willis_ISEE2026-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH_Sharonda-LovettMary-Willis_ISEE2026-636x477.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH_Sharonda-LovettMary-Willis_ISEE2026-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH_Sharonda-LovettMary-Willis_ISEE2026-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH_Sharonda-LovettMary-Willis_ISEE2026-755x566.jpeg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH_Sharonda-LovettMary-Willis_ISEE2026-1333x1000.jpeg 1333w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH_Sharonda-LovettMary-Willis_ISEE2026-1600x1200.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH_Sharonda-LovettMary-Willis_ISEE2026-900x675.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH_Sharonda-LovettMary-Willis_ISEE2026-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH_Sharonda-LovettMary-Willis_ISEE2026-1200x900.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH_Sharonda-LovettMary-Willis_ISEE2026.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><p class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\">Sharonda Lovett (SPH&#8217;25) and Mary Willis, assistant professor of epidemiology) catch up at ISEE 2026 in Munich, Germany. Photo courtesy of the EH department.<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"photo-1\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Mary-Willis_ISEE2026-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Mary Willis, assistant professor of epidemiology, presents her research poster &quot;A Global Evaluation of Data Centers &amp; Community Characteristics,&quot; showing that across 166 countries studied, an estimated 3% of the population lives within 1 km of a data center, an estimated 86 million people. Photo courtesy of the EH Department.\" class=\"wp-image-267744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Mary-Willis_ISEE2026-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Mary-Willis_ISEE2026-477x636.jpeg 477w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Mary-Willis_ISEE2026-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Mary-Willis_ISEE2026-500x667.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Mary-Willis_ISEE2026-1000x1334.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Mary-Willis_ISEE2026-755x1007.jpeg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Mary-Willis_ISEE2026-750x1000.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Mary-Willis_ISEE2026-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Mary-Willis_ISEE2026-675x900.jpeg 675w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Mary-Willis_ISEE2026-1200x1600.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Mary-Willis_ISEE2026.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption><p class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\">Mary Willis, assistant professor of epidemiology, presents her research poster &#8220;A Global Evaluation of Data Centers &amp; Community Characteristics,&#8221; showing that across 166 countries studied, an estimated 3% of the population lives within 1 km of a data center, an estimated 86 million people. Photo courtesy of the EH Department.<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-photoessay sphnews-block-editorial-photoessay wp-block-photoessay js-block-editorial-photoessay\"><div class=\"photo-row-thirds-3\">\n<div class=\"photo-3\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH_dept_Emily-LeonardMargaret-QuaidJocelyn-FimbresNoelle-Hendersonalum-Flannery-Black-IngersollSamantha-Hall--1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"EH PhD students Emily Leonard, Margaret Quaid, Jocelyn Fimbres, and Noelle Henderson with EH alumni Flannery Black-Ingersoll &amp; Samantha Hall. Photo courtesy of the EH department.\" class=\"wp-image-267734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH_dept_Emily-LeonardMargaret-QuaidJocelyn-FimbresNoelle-Hendersonalum-Flannery-Black-IngersollSamantha-Hall--1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH_dept_Emily-LeonardMargaret-QuaidJocelyn-FimbresNoelle-Hendersonalum-Flannery-Black-IngersollSamantha-Hall--636x477.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH_dept_Emily-LeonardMargaret-QuaidJocelyn-FimbresNoelle-Hendersonalum-Flannery-Black-IngersollSamantha-Hall--768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH_dept_Emily-LeonardMargaret-QuaidJocelyn-FimbresNoelle-Hendersonalum-Flannery-Black-IngersollSamantha-Hall--1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH_dept_Emily-LeonardMargaret-QuaidJocelyn-FimbresNoelle-Hendersonalum-Flannery-Black-IngersollSamantha-Hall--755x566.jpeg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH_dept_Emily-LeonardMargaret-QuaidJocelyn-FimbresNoelle-Hendersonalum-Flannery-Black-IngersollSamantha-Hall--1333x1000.jpeg 1333w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH_dept_Emily-LeonardMargaret-QuaidJocelyn-FimbresNoelle-Hendersonalum-Flannery-Black-IngersollSamantha-Hall--1600x1200.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH_dept_Emily-LeonardMargaret-QuaidJocelyn-FimbresNoelle-Hendersonalum-Flannery-Black-IngersollSamantha-Hall--900x675.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH_dept_Emily-LeonardMargaret-QuaidJocelyn-FimbresNoelle-Hendersonalum-Flannery-Black-IngersollSamantha-Hall--1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH_dept_Emily-LeonardMargaret-QuaidJocelyn-FimbresNoelle-Hendersonalum-Flannery-Black-IngersollSamantha-Hall--1200x900.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH_dept_Emily-LeonardMargaret-QuaidJocelyn-FimbresNoelle-Hendersonalum-Flannery-Black-IngersollSamantha-Hall-.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><p class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\">EH PhD students Emily Leonard, Margaret Quaid, Jocelyn Fimbres, and Noelle Henderson with EH alumni Flannery Black-Ingersoll &amp; Samantha Hall. Photo courtesy of the EH department.<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-photoessay sphnews-block-editorial-photoessay alignwide wp-block-photoessay js-block-editorial-photoessay\"><div class=\"photo-row-thirds-1-2\">\n<div class=\"photo-1\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"921\" height=\"1024\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Mentor-and-Mentees-Birgit-Claus-Henn-with-Emily-Leonard-and-Noelle-Henderson-\u2014-multi-chemical-exposures-FTW-921x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"EH mentor Birgit Claus Henn with her mentees Emily Leonard and Noelle Henderson at ISEE 2026 in Munich, Germany. Photo courtesy of the EH department.\" class=\"wp-image-267745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Mentor-and-Mentees-Birgit-Claus-Henn-with-Emily-Leonard-and-Noelle-Henderson-\u2014-multi-chemical-exposures-FTW-921x1024.jpeg 921w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Mentor-and-Mentees-Birgit-Claus-Henn-with-Emily-Leonard-and-Noelle-Henderson-\u2014-multi-chemical-exposures-FTW-572x636.jpeg 572w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Mentor-and-Mentees-Birgit-Claus-Henn-with-Emily-Leonard-and-Noelle-Henderson-\u2014-multi-chemical-exposures-FTW-768x854.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Mentor-and-Mentees-Birgit-Claus-Henn-with-Emily-Leonard-and-Noelle-Henderson-\u2014-multi-chemical-exposures-FTW-755x839.jpeg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Mentor-and-Mentees-Birgit-Claus-Henn-with-Emily-Leonard-and-Noelle-Henderson-\u2014-multi-chemical-exposures-FTW-900x1000.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Mentor-and-Mentees-Birgit-Claus-Henn-with-Emily-Leonard-and-Noelle-Henderson-\u2014-multi-chemical-exposures-FTW-810x900.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Mentor-and-Mentees-Birgit-Claus-Henn-with-Emily-Leonard-and-Noelle-Henderson-\u2014-multi-chemical-exposures-FTW-1200x1334.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Mentor-and-Mentees-Birgit-Claus-Henn-with-Emily-Leonard-and-Noelle-Henderson-\u2014-multi-chemical-exposures-FTW.jpeg 1382w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 921px) 100vw, 921px\" \/><figcaption><p class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\">EH mentor Birgit Claus Henn with her mentees Emily Leonard and Noelle Henderson at ISEE 2026 in Munich, Germany. Photo courtesy of the EH department.<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"photo-2\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Noelle-Henderson_ISEE2026.jpeg\" alt=\"Noelle Henderson, an EH PhD student, presents her novel research on multi-chemical exposures and reproductive perinatal outcomes at ISEE 2026 in Munich, Germany. Photo courtesy of the EH department.\" class=\"wp-image-267746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Noelle-Henderson_ISEE2026.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Noelle-Henderson_ISEE2026-636x424.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Noelle-Henderson_ISEE2026-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Noelle-Henderson_ISEE2026-755x503.jpeg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Noelle-Henderson_ISEE2026-450x300.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Noelle-Henderson_ISEE2026-600x400.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption><p class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\">Noelle Henderson, an EH PhD student, presents her novel research on multi-chemical exposures and reproductive perinatal outcomes at ISEE 2026 in Munich, Germany. Photo courtesy of the EH department.<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-photoessay sphnews-block-editorial-photoessay alignwide wp-block-photoessay js-block-editorial-photoessay\"><div class=\"photo-row-fourths-2-2\">\n<div class=\"photo-2\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH-PhD-student-Jocelyn-Fimbres_ISEE2026-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Jocelyn Fimbres, an EH PhD student, presents her research on environmental exposures and kidney biomarkers among workers in Central America at ISEE 2026 in Munich, Germany. Photo courtesy of the EH department.\" class=\"wp-image-267740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH-PhD-student-Jocelyn-Fimbres_ISEE2026-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH-PhD-student-Jocelyn-Fimbres_ISEE2026-636x477.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH-PhD-student-Jocelyn-Fimbres_ISEE2026-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH-PhD-student-Jocelyn-Fimbres_ISEE2026-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH-PhD-student-Jocelyn-Fimbres_ISEE2026-755x566.jpeg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH-PhD-student-Jocelyn-Fimbres_ISEE2026-1333x1000.jpeg 1333w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH-PhD-student-Jocelyn-Fimbres_ISEE2026-1600x1200.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH-PhD-student-Jocelyn-Fimbres_ISEE2026-900x675.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH-PhD-student-Jocelyn-Fimbres_ISEE2026-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH-PhD-student-Jocelyn-Fimbres_ISEE2026-1200x900.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH-PhD-student-Jocelyn-Fimbres_ISEE2026.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><p class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\">Jocelyn Fimbres, an EH PhD student, presents her research on environmental exposures and kidney biomarkers among workers in Central America at ISEE 2026 in Munich, Germany. Photo courtesy of the EH department.<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"photo-2\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"716\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH-PhD-candidate_Emily-Leonard_ISEE2026-1024x716.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-267738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH-PhD-candidate_Emily-Leonard_ISEE2026-1024x716.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH-PhD-candidate_Emily-Leonard_ISEE2026-636x444.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH-PhD-candidate_Emily-Leonard_ISEE2026-768x537.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH-PhD-candidate_Emily-Leonard_ISEE2026-1536x1073.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH-PhD-candidate_Emily-Leonard_ISEE2026-755x528.jpeg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH-PhD-candidate_Emily-Leonard_ISEE2026-1431x1000.jpeg 1431w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH-PhD-candidate_Emily-Leonard_ISEE2026-900x629.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH-PhD-candidate_Emily-Leonard_ISEE2026-1200x839.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH-PhD-candidate_Emily-Leonard_ISEE2026.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><p class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\">Emily Leonard, an EH PhD student, presents work from the PHIME study on early-life metal exposures and child neurodevelopment, examining associations between children\u2019s IQ test scores and metal mixture exposure. Photo courtesy of the EH department.<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-photoessay sphnews-block-editorial-photoessay alignwide wp-block-photoessay js-block-editorial-photoessay\"><div class=\"photo-row-thirds-1-1-1\">\n<div class=\"photo-1\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Epi-doctoral-candidate-Kaylin-Vrkljan_ISEE2026-.jpeg\" alt=\"Kaylin Vrkljan, an epidemiology PhD student, presents her work on the association of prenatal depressive symptoms with living near oil and gas development. Photo courtesy of the EH department.\" class=\"wp-image-267741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Epi-doctoral-candidate-Kaylin-Vrkljan_ISEE2026-.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Epi-doctoral-candidate-Kaylin-Vrkljan_ISEE2026--477x636.jpeg 477w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Epi-doctoral-candidate-Kaylin-Vrkljan_ISEE2026--500x667.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Epi-doctoral-candidate-Kaylin-Vrkljan_ISEE2026--755x1007.jpeg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Epi-doctoral-candidate-Kaylin-Vrkljan_ISEE2026--750x1000.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Epi-doctoral-candidate-Kaylin-Vrkljan_ISEE2026--600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Epi-doctoral-candidate-Kaylin-Vrkljan_ISEE2026--675x900.jpeg 675w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption><p class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\">Kaylin Vrkljan, an <meta charset=\"utf-8\">epidemiology PhD student, presents her work on the association of prenatal depressive symptoms with living near oil and gas development. Photo courtesy of the EH department.<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"photo-1\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Margaret-Quaid_PhD-student_ISEE2026-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Margaret Quaid, an EH PhD student, presents her work with Maria Argos, professor of environmental health, on arsenic exposure and epigenetic age acceleration among children in Bangladesh. Photo courtesy of the EH department..\" class=\"wp-image-267743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Margaret-Quaid_PhD-student_ISEE2026-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Margaret-Quaid_PhD-student_ISEE2026-477x636.jpeg 477w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Margaret-Quaid_PhD-student_ISEE2026-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Margaret-Quaid_PhD-student_ISEE2026-500x667.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Margaret-Quaid_PhD-student_ISEE2026-1000x1334.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Margaret-Quaid_PhD-student_ISEE2026-755x1006.jpeg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Margaret-Quaid_PhD-student_ISEE2026-750x1000.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Margaret-Quaid_PhD-student_ISEE2026-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Margaret-Quaid_PhD-student_ISEE2026-675x900.jpeg 675w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Margaret-Quaid_PhD-student_ISEE2026-1200x1599.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/Margaret-Quaid_PhD-student_ISEE2026.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption><p class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\">Margaret Quaid, an EH PhD student, presents her work with Maria Argos, professor of environmental health, on arsenic exposure and epigenetic age acceleration among children in Bangladesh. Photo courtesy of the EH department..<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"photo-1\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH-PhD-candidate_Erin-Polka_ISEE2026-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Erin Polka (SPH'20), EH PhD student, MPH alum, and former SPH staff member, presents her work on associations of oil and gas development and environmental risk perceptions. Photo courtesy of the EH department.\" class=\"wp-image-267739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH-PhD-candidate_Erin-Polka_ISEE2026-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH-PhD-candidate_Erin-Polka_ISEE2026-477x636.jpeg 477w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH-PhD-candidate_Erin-Polka_ISEE2026-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH-PhD-candidate_Erin-Polka_ISEE2026-500x667.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH-PhD-candidate_Erin-Polka_ISEE2026-1000x1334.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH-PhD-candidate_Erin-Polka_ISEE2026-755x1006.jpeg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH-PhD-candidate_Erin-Polka_ISEE2026-750x1000.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH-PhD-candidate_Erin-Polka_ISEE2026-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH-PhD-candidate_Erin-Polka_ISEE2026-675x900.jpeg 675w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH-PhD-candidate_Erin-Polka_ISEE2026-1200x1599.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2026\/09\/EH-PhD-candidate_Erin-Polka_ISEE2026.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption><p class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\">Erin Polka (SPH&#8217;20), EH PhD student, MPH alum, and former SPH staff member, presents her work on associations of oil and gas development and environmental risk perceptions. Photo courtesy of the EH department.<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories is-style-card has-three sphnews-block-editorial-relatedstories\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-title\">Related<\/h3>\n\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-article\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-article-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"362\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2026\/07\/summer-snapshot-2026MJ-600x362-1.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"On a late summer night, a pair is seen relaxing in Adirondack chairs on Talbot Green. Photo: Megan Jones\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-article-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-article-category\"><span>climate and health<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/news\/articles\/2026\/snapshots-of-summer\/\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-article-title-link\">Snapshots of Summer<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-article-date\">July 8, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-article\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-article-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"362\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2026\/04\/spring-snapshot-2026-600x362-1.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A student catches a frisbee while others relax in Adirondack chairs across Talbot Green on a sunny day. Photo: Megan Jones\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-article-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-article-category\"><span>student news<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/news\/articles\/2026\/sph-snapshot-spring-2026\/\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-article-title-link\">SPH Snapshot: Spring 2026<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-article-date\">April 29, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-article\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-article-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"362\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2025\/09\/2025-fall-orientation600x362.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-article-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-article-category\"><span>students<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/news\/articles\/2025\/fall-2025-snapshot\/\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-article-title-link\">Fall 2025 Snapshot<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-article-date\">September 4, 2025<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The School of Public Health welcomed new students to campus for a multi-day orientation designed to familiarize them with various aspects of graduate student life. 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