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    COVID-19 and Frontline Workers: Nurses, Doctors, and Essential Personnel

    • Tuesday, March 9, 2021
    • 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
    • Online
    • Video
    Just over a year ago, the COVID-19 pandemic changed how our world operates. Stores closed, employees set up make-shift home offices, and ‘Zoom’ entered our common daily vocabulary. While many of us worked from home, frontline workers remained at work and faced extraordinary workloads, aiming to protect our health. This program will discuss the role […]
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    (Part 3) Epidemiology and Race: Why and How We Study Racial Health Disparities

    • Friday, February 26, 2021
    • 12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
    • Online
    • Video
    Part 3: What are the big unanswered questions with respect to race? This series of panels will examine how race and racial health disparities are studied in epidemiology. The third and final panel will conclude our series with a forward-looking focus, asking what are the big unanswered questions for epidemiology with respect to race and […]
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    (Part 2) Epidemiology and Race: Why and How We Study Racial Health Disparities

    • Friday, February 26, 2021
    • 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
    • Online
    • Video
    Part 2: Has epidemiology made a difference in race-related health disparities? This series of panels will examine how race and racial health disparities are studied in epidemiology. The second panel in our series will ask if epidemiology has made a difference in race-related health disparities. Cohosted with the Society for Epidemiologic Research. Part 1: Thursday, […]
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    (Part 1) Epidemiology and Race: Why and How We Study Racial Health Disparities

    • Thursday, February 25, 2021
    • 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
    • Online
    • Video
    Part 1: Why and how do we study race? This series of panels will examine how race and racial health disparities are studied in epidemiology. The first panel in our series will explore the history of census data, how data on race are collected and studied, and the implications of how this data are used […]
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    $629 Band-Aids and $20,243 Bike Crashes: The High Prices of America’s Emergency Rooms

    • Wednesday, February 10, 2021
    • 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
    • Online
    • Video
    Annual Cathy Shine Lecture Boston University School of Public Health’s Center for Health Law, Ethics & Human Rights presents the annual Cathy Shine lecture. The lectureship honors the memory of Cathy Shine and her dedication to the rights of all those in need of care. Shine had been restrained against her will at a Boston hospital while […]
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    Hopes for Health in the Biden Administration

    • Thursday, February 4, 2021
    • 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
    • Online
    • Video
    This conversation will convene a panel of leaders in public health and healthcare to discuss their hopes for the health of the country under the new Biden administration. Cohosted with The Milbank Quarterly
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    Sexual Citizens: A Landmark Study of Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus

    • Wednesday, November 18, 2020
    • 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
    • Online
    • Video
    Join authors Jennifer Hirsch and Shamus Khan in a discussion of their book, Sexual Citizens: A Landmark Study of Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus. Their book explores the prevalence and patterns of sexual assault on campus, based on years of research and observations of college campuses, and includes a roadmap on how we can begin […]
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    Learning from Anywhere for Everyone: Inclusion in a Digital World

    • Thursday, November 12, 2020
    • 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
    • Online
    • Video
    Inclusion in a Digital World As the country transitioned to online learning in the spring of 2020, educators quickly learned that not everyone learns equally in a digital world. This conversation will explore how to promote inclusivity and equity in a remote teaching environment so that all students can learn. Cohosted with the Association of […]
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    Women in Science: What Is Still in the Way?

    • Monday, November 2, 2020
    • 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
    • Online
    • Video
    To mark the publication of Professor Lisa Sullivan’s book, Biostatistics for Population Health, we are hosting a conversation among distinguished women scientists, discussing their work, their first-hand experiences, and their challenges and accomplishments. The panelists will discuss their work, offer guidance on the importance of mentoring, networking, and building professional relationships to support careers and other […]
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    Public Health, Medicine, and Poverty

    • Thursday, December 10, 2020
    • 4:30–6 p.m.
    • Online
    • Video
    Poverty poses a serious threat to the health of the public, as those living in poverty are less likely to be able to access the conditions that promote health. Panelists will discuss the intersections of health, medicine, and poverty, and how addressing the social factors that create health can lead to greater health for all.