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School of Public Health

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University News

Nor’easter to Close BU’s Charles River, Medical Campuses Monday

February 22, 2026

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Campus Life

This School of Public Health Student Designed a Micro-Forest in Brighton

December 9, 2025

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Health & Medicine

Boston University, Boston Medical Center Researchers Work with High School Students to Build Peer-Led Overdose Prevention Program

September 9, 2025

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School of Public Health

A Conversation with BU’s New School of Public Health Dean, Determined to Have “a Real Impact on Real People”

September 4, 2025

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University News

Adnan Hyder, Scholar Dedicated to Improving Health Policies for Low- and Medium-Income Nations, Named Dean of Boston University’s School of Public Health

July 21, 2025

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Public Health

Grilled Meats Can Be Carcinogenic. BU Health Researcher’s Tips on Preparing Them More Safely

July 17, 2025

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BU Soundcheck

BU Soundcheck: Ronona J

June 25, 2025

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Public Health

BU Professor Tracks the Many US Pregnancy-Related Deaths

February 28, 2025

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Public Health

“Unprecedented” Medicaid Cuts Could Cripple Health Program, BU Experts Warn

February 4, 2025

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Public Health

Making Sense of the Fluoridated Water Debate

January 24, 2025

Public Health

Reproductive Health Experts Outline Key Abortion Issues at Stake in November Election at SPH Public Health Conversation

September 27, 2024

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Voices & Opinion

Should Health Researchers Ask If You’re a Democrat or a Republican?

August 14, 2024

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Public Health

Does It Matter if Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Doesn’t Take Maternity Leave?

August 5, 2024

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Mental Health

Was the Shooting of Donald Trump “Political Violence” or Something Else?

July 29, 2024

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University News

Dean Sandro Galea Leaving BU’s School of Public Health for WashU Opportunity

May 6, 2024

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Rankings

BU’s Sargent College Named Nation’s Top Occupational Therapy Program in U.S. News 2024 Best Graduate Schools Rankings

April 8, 2024

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University News

BU Marks 50 Years of Changing Lives behind Bars

April 8, 2024

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Public Health

Lessons for Public Health from the Pandemic

January 12, 2024

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Youth Mental Health

US Surgeon General Sounds the Alarm on Harmful Social Media Use among Youth during Visit to BU

June 6, 2023

Photo: Sandro Galea (right) dean of the School of Public Health and Robert A. Knox Professor, applauds Admiral Rachel Levine, assistant secretary for health at the US Department of Health and Human Services. They stand on a enclosed stage--the dean in their ceremonial clothes and the admiral in their ceremonial outfit. Professors are sat in a line one the stage with multiple flags behind them. In the far right corner, there is a giant jumbotron.

Commencement 2023

“Embrace the Unexpected” Admiral Rachel Levine Urges School of Public Health Grads

May 21, 2023

“Embrace the Unexpected” Admiral Rachel Levine Urges School of Public Health Grads