Category: Outside Announcements
Call for Proposals: Northeast Big Data Hub – April 15th & May 1st
Call for Proposals
Applicants can be: MS students who have one year to graduation; PhD students who have two years or less until graduation; Postdoctoral fellows who graduated fewer than 5 years ago
It is a ONE PAGE application; deadlines however approaching quickly.
Catalyzing Industry-Academic Partnerships
The Northeast Big Data Hub (@NEbigdatahub) is one of four Big Data Hubs established by the National Science Foundation to build public-private, multi-sector consortia to address high-priority challenges with data-driven innovations. The Hub is pleased to announce a Call for Proposals for its summer 2016 programs for early-career researchers and practitioners in academia and other sectors. Funding has been generously provided by the Computing Community Consortium (CCC).
The Young Innovators Internship Program will provide an opportunity for early career researchers to collaborate with small businesses, government agencies, and NGOs, using data science approaches to solve substantial challenges. The Knowledge Exchange Program is comprised of a Lecture Series and a Visiting Scholar Exchange. Both share the goal of providing academic scholars and non-academic practitioners with an understanding of the challenges, capabilities, and available data at the organizations they visit while seeding longer-term relationships between the parties involved.
You can learn more about the programs and how to apply below.
Proposal Deadlines: April 15th and May 1st, 2016
Spending Deadline: All funds must be spent by September 30th, 2016
Additional Information and Application Submissions:
http://northeastbdhub.dsi.columbia.edu/opportunities.html
Please contact Katie Naum ken2115@columbia.edu or René Bastón rb70@columbia.edu if you have any questions.
Presentation on RCT to test interventions addressing intimate partner violence in Northern Tanzania
On Monday, April 11th come to CHS Research Practice in Action Series (with lunch!) to hear Global Health professor Lisa Messersmith's presentation on her work on intimate partner violence in Northern Tanzania.
RSVP here for lunch! 
BU Medical Campus Mock Election!
BU Medical Campus Mock Election
The BU School of Public Health Student Senate invites you to vote in the BU Medical Campus Mock Election!
If you could vote for the next President of the United States today, who would you choose?
VOTE HERE
Polls open Monday, April 11 – Tuesday, April 19
All votes are completely anonymous
Election results will be announced on April 19 at the Dean’s Seminar Series on the 2016 Election: What is at stake?
The former mayors of Houston, Nashville, and Mesa, Arizona will speak about the 2016 election from their perspectives on the front lines of local politics. Let them know where our community stands on this critical election!
Please contact jvbrown@bu.edu if you have any questions.
Harvard SPH: Decision analysis and cost-effectiveness nanocourse: Register now!
The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Postdoctoral Association presents our first Nanocourse of 2016: Introduction to decision analysis and cost-effectiveness analysis for public health and clinical decision making. The course is free and everyone is welcome to attend!
This course is designed to provide an overview to the methods and applications of health decision science and cost-effectiveness analysis. During the first session attendees will be given an introduction to structuring and evaluating a decision problem. In the second session, attendees will learn the basic principles of conducting a cost-effectiveness analysis, including a hands-on lab in decision-analytic software (TreeAge™). Both sessions incorporate interesting and relevant examples of public health issues informed by decision science.
First Session: Tuesday, April 19, 2016, 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: TMEC Walter Amphitheater (HMS)
Second Session: Tuesday, April 26, 2016, 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: Armenise Amphitheater (HMS)
More information: hsph.me/decisionanalysis
Register here: http://goo.gl/forms/m8g3pGGMvi
Course Instructors:
Christian Suharlim, MD, MPH http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/christian-suharlim/
Stephen Sy SM, http://www.chds.hsph.harvard.edu/People/Stephen-Sy
Emily Burger, MPhil, PhD http://chds.hsph.harvard.edu/People/Research-Managers/Emily-A.-Burger
Curriculum Fellow:
Bradley Coleman, PhD
Tune in Thursday 4/7! “Birthing New Solutions to End Maternal Mortality”
For the fourth year in a row, Merck for Mothers will take to the stage to shine a global spotlight on the importance of access to quality maternal health at the Women in the World Summit – an annual event that brings together leaders and advocates from around the world to advance women and girls through stories and solutions.
Tune in to the summit on Thursday April 7th to watch a panel of maternal health champions discuss the most common causes of maternal death, and emphasize the dramatic advances that have been made to help make pregnancy and childbirth a safe, healthy and joyful experience for women.
The panel, "Birthing New Solutions to End Maternal Mortality," will be moderated by Alyse Nelson, Vital Voices' president and CEO, and will feature: Liya Kebede, maternal health advocate, model and founder of the Liya Kebede Foundation; Ivy Prosper, host of the Ghana TV series "The Maternal Health Channel;" Zubaida Bai, founder of AYZH, which develops health products designed to reduce maternal and infant mortality in underprivileged communities around the world; and Mary Goretti Musoke, founder of the Maria Maternity Ward and president of the Uganda Private Midwives Association.
Join us virtually and watch the panel discussion live at:
livestream.com/womenintheworld
World Health Day 2016: Access to Insulin in the Spotlight Webinar
To commemorate 2016 World Health Day’s theme of diabetes, the ACCISS Study and The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology are co-hosting a Panel Discussion the puts the spotlight on a critical issue affecting the lives of an estimated 100 million people living with diabetes: Access to Insulin.
You are cordially invited to attend:
World Health Day 2016: Access to Insulin in the Spotlight
Thursday, 7 April 2016, 1500 – 1700 Geneva Press Club, Geneva
Reception to immediately follow the event
The ACCISS Study will launch five profiles and fact sheets with new research on critical issues affecting access to insulin. The panel, together with the in-person and online audience will take part in an active discussion on the profile findings and more. To read more about this event, please see attached.
Panel members include:
David Beran, University of Geneva, Co-investigator of the ACCISS Study
Krystal Boyea, Ambassador & Spokesperson for Diabetes, IDF Youth Leader, Barbados
Katie Dean, Executive Director, NCD Alliance
Ruth Dreifus, Former President of Switzerland
Hans Hogerzeil, Professor in Global Health at the University of Groningen,former WHO Director for Essential Medicines and Pharmaceutical Policies
Dr. Kaushik Ramaiya , Consultant Physician and Chief Executive Officer at Shree Hindu Mandal Hospital, Dar es Salaam and Mwanza, Tanzania
Moderator: Justine Davies, Editor-in-Chief, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
To RSVP to participate in the webinar, click here.
