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Through Wellness & Prevention Services: Health Promotion Graduate Assistant Peer Leadership Development Graduate Assistant Health Communication Graduate Assistant These positions require 20 hours per week and are salaried at $1,000 per month. The positions begin in August, 2015 and end in May, 2016. More information and applications can be found at www.bu.edu/shs/internopps
Applications open for positions with Saha this June in Ghana, and their Executive Director Kate Clopeck will be on campus next Tuesday to discuss their work and opportunities in Ghana. Come learn about Saha’s Positions in Ghana through the Global Leadership Program Tuesday March 24th @ 4 pm, 412 SMG Building Saha Global is looking... More
Global Health Catalyst Cancer Summit @ Harvard Medical School Theme: Catalyzing International Collaborations to conquer cancer March 20-21, 2015 Register HERE View the full flyer here: Harvard GHC flier
Louis Sullivan, MD (MED '58) Dr. Sullivan has been a groundbreaking leader in medicine for decades. The former Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services under President George H.W. Bush, the founding Dean of the Morehouse School of Medicine, and a graduate and former professor at BU School... More
Calling students, teachers, and everyone who supports the right to education to help El Salvador's Ministry of Education achieve its goal of eliminating illiteracy! (Spanish Proficiency Required) View the full flyer here: 2015-Literacy-Brigade-Flyer-with-Chapter-contact-info
A unique opportunity to hear Artist Claudia Bernardi speak on her ground-breaking work. Utilizing disciplines of Art-making, Community Arts Education, Forensic Archeology and Critical Pedogody– Bernardi’s Work & Art promote a new vision of Human rights and Justice in a changing world. Bernardi’s unique perspective on Art’s role in promoting social change and critical consciousness is... More
Follow the link for additional information about upcoming webinar, exciting new job opportunities both in the US and in the field, and more!
CALL FOR PAPERS for the REDUCING URBAN POVERTY 2015 Graduate Student Paper Competition, Policy Workshop, and Publication $1000 Grand Prize Abstracts due: May 15, 2015 To encourage a new generation of urban policy makers and promote early career research, USAID, International Housing Coalition (IHC), World Bank, the Wilson Center, and Cities Alliance are co-sponsoring the sixth... More
The two BU recipients for this highly selective one-year fellowship through the CDC's Center for Global Health are Chiara Draghi (GH, 2015), based in Swaziland and Danielle Payne (EPI, 2014), based in Malawi.
Follow the link to learn more from faculty about their Fall 2015 course offerings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHHrE_OA2O0
What’s Data Got to Do With It? Wednesday, March 25, 4:30 – 6:00 PM, L301, BU School of Medicine Come meet senior leaders from several health organizations who will describe what a Data Analyst does and how MPHs inform health decisions. This event is open to all! Food will be provided... More
Want an opportunity to gain research and data collection experience and further knowledge of organizational development? The MODE research team seeks a team of students interested in organizational development and contributing to research to conduct organizational development assessments of NGOs in Boston during March and April. $15/hr. Please see attached... More
Emory University is looking for a Bioinformatics Information Analyst based out of Atlanta, with international travel. •Master’s of Public Health with a focus on bioinformatics highly preferred. •Ability to design and implement qualitative and quantitative research tools. A strong background in coordinating and managing data collection activities. •Experience with mobile phone data management... More
