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BUSPH Team Takes Second in Food for Health Business Plan Competition

Eight students from the Boston University School of Public Health placed second in the first annual Food for Health Business Plan Competition, an event sponsored by the Communities IMPACT Diabetes Center at Mount Sinai School of Medicine.


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Supporting LGB Children May Influence Their Long-Term Health, BUSPH Study Finds

A comprehensive new study led by BUSPH researcher Emily Rothman shows that two-thirds of lesbian, gay and bisexual adults in a representative Massachusetts sample reported receiving positive support from their parents after coming out to them.


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Students Get Behind-the-Scenes Look at State's Sexual Violence Prevention Efforts

 

In the classroom, students in Associate Professor Emily Rothman's course, "Sexual Violence: Public Health Perspectives in Intervention and Prevention" learn about the systems in place to deal with victims and offenders.


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BUSPH Students Recognized for Work in Assessing Health Impacts of MBTA Cuts

 

The report estimated costs of additional traffic, fuel, hospital visits, and emissions at between $272 million and $386 million, depending on how much the MBTA raised fares and cut services.


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April 11 Public Health Forum: Epidemiological Studies of Sleep and Pregnancy

The BUSPH Department of Epidemiology is presenting a Public Health Forum featuring guest speaker Michelle Williams, chair and professor of epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health.


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