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    Challenging Public Health: Reverend Liz Theoharis

    • Wednesday, October 12, 2022
    • 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
    • Online
    • Video
    Our Challenging Public Health series invites speakers from outside of public health to reflect on public health, to ask what is being done well and what should be done better. This conversation features Reverend Dr. Liz Theoharis, co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. Reverend Theoharis persistently fights against “economic […]
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    Abolition, Incarceration, and the Public’s Health

    • Wednesday, September 28, 2022
    • 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET
    • Online
    • Video
    The United States is the most incarcerated nation in the world. Decades of harmful policies have led to overcrowded prisons and a broken criminal justice system, leading to prison populations that are disproportionately poor and people of color. Recently, the issue of prison reform has been gaining national attention, forcing policymakers to rethink the issue. […]
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    Towards Antiracist Academic Institutions: Next Steps

    • Monday, September 19, 2022
    • 10:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET
    • In Person and Online
    • Video
    How can we create a more inclusive and just environment within our academic institutions? What kind of policies can be introduced to ensure that these institutions continue to uphold these ideals?  Join the conversation in person at Hiebert Lounge, 72 East Concord Street Boston, MA 02118.
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    SPH Reads: The Fortune Men

    • Friday, September 9, 2022
    • 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET
    • Online
    • Video
    “SPH Reads” is a community wide reading program hosted annually by the BUSPH Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice (DEIJ). It aims to encourage critical thought and discussion centered on a carefully chosen, thought-provoking book. The Fall 2022 selection is “The Fortune Men” by Nadifa Mohamed. Nadifa Mohamed is an award-winning Somali-British novelist. The […]
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    Roe in the Balance: The Future of Reproductive Health in the United States

    • Thursday, June 9, 2022
    • 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET
    • Online
    • Video
    This conversation will examine the consequences of restrictions on abortion that are currently on the horizon and the role that public health should play in protecting women’s health.
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    Advancing Public Health with Systems Science & Simulation Modeling

    • Monday, June 6, 2022
    • 9:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
    • Online
    Calls for the use of systems modeling and simulation methods to advance population health and address health disparities have been made with growing urgency, yet they remain largely underutilized. Barriers to the increased uptake of these methods (e.g., agent-based modeling, system dynamics modeling, and discrete event simulation) by population health researchers are non-trivial, though not […]
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    Teaching Public Health: Writing and Communication

    • Thursday, June 23, 2022
    • 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET
    • Online
    • Video
    This is the fourth installment of our Teaching Public Health series, which began in 2018. For this year’s symposium, our focus is on Writing and Communication, recognizing how central communication is to effective public health. This has been more evident than ever in the time of COVID. Yet, there has not been focused attention on […]
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    Extreme Heat – Why Should I Care? An Earth Conversation

    • Wednesday, April 13, 2022
    • 7:00-8:00 p.m. ET
    • In Person and Online
    Throughout the world, heat waves are becoming more frequent and intense because of continued climate change. Across Boston University, researchers are working to better understand the impacts of extreme heat on our health and wellbeing and what communities and individuals can do about it. In celebration of Earth Day, join BU professors as part of […]
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    Replay and Live Discussion: Climate and Health: What can we do today?

    • Thursday, April 21, 2022
    • 8:30-9:30 a.m. ET
    • Online
    • Video
    Join us on April 21 for a replay of the Strategic Research Direction Symposium, Climate and Health: What Can we do today? Following the recording, there will be a live panel discussion and audience Q&A. Recent heatwaves, wildfires, hurricanes, and other extreme weather events around the world underscore that climate change represents a clear and […]
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    The Health Consequences of War

    • Tuesday, March 29, 2022
    • 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
    • Online
    • Video
    As the war in Ukraine unfolds, the world is beginning to bear witness to the consequences being experienced by the Ukrainian people. This Conversation brings together experts who have studied other conflicts to discuss what we know about the long-term effects of war on the health of populations.