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- The GRE is expensive. It's systemically biased, disadvantaging women and minorities. And there's no strong correlation between GRE scores and academic success in graduate school. So, we're getting rid of the GRE as an admissions requirement to BUSPH: bu.edu/sph/2019/07/30…
- A new study found a 17% higher vaccination rate in cities with paid sick leave policies, compared to cities that do not have these policies. @JuliaRaifman @alexskinnermph Learn more ➡️ spr.ly/6019M79oF
- "An antiracist approach to public health requires us to be deeply rooted in community. Those closest to the pain—the true experts—should be closest to the power," says @RepPressley. #SPHConversations #AntiracistPolicy
- Replying to @BUSPHSPH alum Barbara Ferrer of @lapublichealth: "Vaccines are not an equalizer." She goes on to explain that unvaccinated people living in the wealthiest communities have a lower rate of hospitalization than people in communities with high rates of poverty who are fully vaccinated.
- We are so excited to welcome @MariaGlymour as our new chair of the Department of Epidemiology! She will be joining our community on June 1. Learn more about Glymour ➡️
- That’s right Michael Che, COVID-19 vaccines do not impair fertility! A recent study led by BUSPH researchers was mentioned on last night’s @nbcsnl Weekend Update!
00:00 - “It is absolutely too early to ease these restrictions, especially as we start to see cases increase again,” says @brookenichols on @MassGovernor's recent easing of dining, gym, and performance venue restrictions. Read more via @BostonGlobe ⬇️
- Our just-released study shows gun laws requiring domestic abusers to surrender #firearms will save lives 2/ bu.edu/sph/2017/09/18…
- New research co-authored by SPH's @EpiEllie shows that maintaining masking requirements in Boston Public Schools protected students and staff during the 2021-22 school year. Learn more ➡️ spr.ly/6012M0mLp
- In America, a Black person's odds of being shot by police are 3x higher than a White person's—but 46.7x higher in #SantaAna CA, while odds are equal in #Mesa, #Honolulu, & #Lexington: bu.edu/sph/2019/07/09… @azcentral @heraldleader @CivilBeat @LATMelissaHealy @mbsiegel
- SPH's @jaimiegradus receives $2.5M grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to explore how posttraumatic mental health conditions may affect cardiovascular disease risk. Congratulations! Learn more ⬇️ spr.ly/6018zzQuA
- On Friday, May 15, Dean @sandrogalea will moderate a discussion with Anthony Fauci and deans of other schools of public health about lessons learned from #COVID19 and its impact on public health infrastructure and education. Register ➡️ spr.ly/60131hPIP @ASPPHtweets
- As epidemiologists turn to Twitter and TikTok to debunk #COVID19 misinformation, they are becoming the new social media influencers. @EpiEllie discusses scientists' critical new role of disentangling misinformation online ⬇️ spr.ly/6017HVpsJ
