Category: GH Events
Talk: Sexual Violence against Men and Boys in the Syria Conflict – Notes from the Field
Sexual Violence against Men and Boys in the Syria Conflict
Monday November 21, 2016
5:00-6:00pm
CT305
The rape, sexual torture, and sexual servitude of women and girls in the Syria conflict has been well documented, yet little is know about their male counterparts. Are Syrian men and boys also being targeted for sexual violence? Are they at risk of sexual violence in their countries of asylum? What is the international community doing to meet the needs of survivors?
Join us for a talk with Dr. Sarah Chynoweth, a consultant for UNHCR, to hear the preliminary findings from her recent fact-finding mission to Iraq, Lebanon, and Jordan where she investigated sexual violence against men and boys in the Syria crisis.
Dr. Sarah Chynoweth is an independent consultant who has worked in sexual and reproductive health, gender-based violence, and human rights in humanitarian emergencies for 15 years. She holds a Master’s degree in Human Rights from Columbia University and a Ph.D. in Global Health from the University of New South Wales in Australia. She currently leads a study on sexual violence against men and boys for UNHCR and serves as technical advisor on a humanitarian research project for International Planned Parenthood Federation.
Food will be provided! Please RSVP!
Partners In Health Employer Information Session
Partners In Health Employer Information Session November 17th, 1:00-2:00pm R115
"We go. We make house calls. We build health systems. We stay."
Whether to Liberia, Rwanda, or any of the countries PIH is present, PIH goes where they’re needed most. They care for patients in their homes and communities. They work in close partnership with local government officials and the world’s leading medical and academic institutions to build capacity and strengthen health systems. And they are committed to accompanying the people and communities served for the long term.
Bhutan: The Intersection of Climate Change & Health 11/16
Bhutan is a small Himalayan country that is forging a unique path for national development, emphasizing the multiple facets (not just economic growth) that determine Gross National Happiness. As part of this effort, the country has emphasized development of accessible health care, and has been assisted in this effort by the Bhutan Foundation, as well as faculty and students from the Boston area. But climate change could threaten positive health developments. Join us for this panel event discussing this pivotal intersection, followed by a reception.
Please RSVP Here
For parking & directions see below
Keynote Address:
Dasho Benji
Founder of the Bhutan Trust for Environment and Conservation and currently a special advisor to the National Environmental Commission. He has served in a variety of roles in the Government of Bhutan since 1966.
Panel Moderator
Prof. Anthony Janetos
Director, Pardee Center for the Long Range Future
Panelists
Rich Feeley, Former hair of the Department of Global Health, Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH)
Kristin Johnson, DrPH Candidate BUSPH, worked with a Bhutanese AIDS NGO in 2014
Dr. James Richter, Massachusetts General Hospital, currently studying the etiology of stomach cancer in Bhutan
Tshering Dukpa, Kysar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences
Tshewang Wangchuk, Executive Director, Bhutan Foundation
Information regarding Parking and Directions:
Parking
BU staff/faculty with green parking stickers may park at Rafik B. Hariri Building Garage (M) - 595 Commonwealth Ave.
Outside guests (pay on entry) can park at either Kenmore Lot (O) - 549 Commonwealth Ave. or Granby Lot (N) 665 Commonwealth Ave. for the flat rate of $12 or on street meter parking is an option.
If you have speakers/guests you would like to offer “complimentary parking” - you can purchase a guest pass for $10 in advance and arrange for them to park at Rafik B. Hariri Building Garage (M) - 595 Commonwealth Ave which is the same building as the Metcalf Trustee Center.
- To purchase guest passes, send an email request to parking@bu.edu with # of passes, date and guest names. Once they confirm availability, an ISR for payment will need to generated.
Here’s a link to the Charles River Campus parking map: http://www.bu.edu/parking/files/2015/06/ParkingMaps_CharlesRiver.pdf
Direction to 1 Silber Way, 9th Floor – Metcalf Trustee Center
From the West (I-90)
Take Mass Pike (I-90) East to Exit 18 (Brighton/Cambridge). Exit left. Follow signs to Cambridge to second set of lights. Turn right at lights onto Storrow Drive/Soldiers Field Road. Exit Storrow Drive at Kenmore exit. Follow local directions below.
From the North (I-93)
Take I-93 South or Route 1 South to Boston to Storrow Drive (Exit 26). Continue on Storrow to Kenmore (exit from left/center lane). Follow local directions below.
From the South (I-93)
Take I-93 North to Boston to Storrow Drive (Exit 26). Continue on Storrow to Kenmore (exit from left/center lane). Follow local directions below.
From Logan Airport
Take Route 1-A through Sumner Tunnel. Follow signs onto Expressway North (I-93). Take Back Bay/Storrow Drive exit (Exit 26) and follow signs onto Storrow Drive. Continue on Storrow to Kenmore (exit from left/center lane). Follow local directions below.
Local Directions
After taking the Kenmore exit off Storrow Drive, turn right at first set of traffic lights onto Beacon Street. At this point, the road forks; the right fork is Bay State Road. Take left fork, which leads into Kenmore Square. In the Square, bear right onto Commonwealth Avenue. Boston University Questrom School of Business is located in the Rafik B. Hariri building at 595 Commonwealth Avenue. The Metcalf Trustee Center is located on the 9th floor of this building. To access the 9th floor, use the 1 Silber Way entrance and take elevators to 9th floor.
Via the MBTA
The Metcalf Trustee Center is located directly across from the Blandford stop on the ‘B’ branch of the Green Line on the 9th floor of the Questrom School of Business. This stop is the first above ground after Kenmore Square. Passengers on other Green Line branches should transfer to a westbound ‘B’ train or walk from Kenmore Station.
Apple picking with Doctoral Student Organization & Minority International Scientist Organization
DSO and MISO Apple Picking Event on Saturday, October 22.
Grab a friend, bring your family! Doctoral Student Organization (DSO) and Minority and International Scientist Organization (MISO) are going apple picking at Sholan Farms, which is an non-profit apple orchard run by volunteers in the city of Leominster. Leominster is the supposed birthplace of Johnny Appleseed! Please RSVP here so we can have a head count for the event and for transportation! Hope you can join us!
Masters International Talk – Casey Leon RPCV 10/21
Friday October 21, 1:00-2:00pm CT305
Please come and meet Casey León, an RPCV who currently works at Health Care for the Homeless, in order to learn about her Peace Corps experience as a community health volunteer and how it has influenced her career path.
Casey León served in Puyo, Ecuador – a provincial capital in the Amazonian region of the country. Her main project was collaborating with the Ministry of Public Health and Department of Intercultural Health to improve medical services for indigenous patients in the provincial hospital. Her time spent with indigenous communities included flying in tiny planes deep into the jungle to land on machete-maintained airstrips, frequent spiritual cleansing by shamans, learning to shoot a blow gun, and spending a day playing with a baby monkey only to realize that dinner was momma monkey soup.
Other projects she worked on included conducting an analysis and intervention of the nutritional status of children within the Achuar nationality. She was also the vice president of the Gender and Development Committee, a nation-wide initiative providing scholarships, leadership camps, and training opportunities for hundreds of young underprivileged women.
Global Health Dinner – Get to know the GH Dept. Chair: Dr. Pat Hibberd 10/18
Join us for a Global Health Dinner on Tuesday October 18th from 5:00-5:50 in CT-305.
Interested? Please fill out this form!
This past summer Dr. Pat Hibberd stepped into the role of Chair of the Department of Global Health. Before her position here she was a professor of global health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. She also has headed the Division of Global Health in the Department of Pediatrics at MGH. Outside of these previous positions she keeps busy contributing to many different research initiatives and projects with multiple organizations including but not limited to the NIH, NEIDL, & the Global Network for Women's & Children's Health Research.
Dr. Hibberd is a native of Liverpool, England with experience working with a variety of different public health interest areas in many countries around the world including Malawi, India, and Pakistan. She is looking forward to getting to know our SPH students who are interested in Global Health. We hope you can join us on Tuesday evening!
Global Health Symposium – International Education Week 11/17
Date: November 17th 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Location: Metcalf Trustee Center, 9th Floor, 1 Silber Way
Career Services DIME(S) Event! Where are the Jobs in Global Health? 10/20
Join Gwenn Fairall, Jeff Waller, & Justine de Marrais for PIZZA and guidance about where to find jobs in Global Health!
10/20 5:00-5:50pm
Wolffy facilitates “The Future of Healthcare” conversation 10/25
RSVP on Handshake for this special event. A conversation with Robert Wells the Executive Director for Strategy, GE Healthymagination
10/25 5-6:30pm
