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A group of students in Jacey Greece's SB 806 course present their group project on how to address gambling in Massachusetts to Senator Keenan and his team. Photo: Megan Jones

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Students Help Senator Tackle Health Harms of Sports Betting

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Nearly 60 Percent of College Students with a Psychosis Diagnosis Are Not Receiving the Recommended Mental Health Treatment

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lawmaking

Adolescents’ Knowledge of Legal Capacity to Independently Consent Linked to Higher STI/HIV Testing

Research

Renewable Energy is More Cost Effective than Direct Air Capture at Reducing Carbon

students

New Graduates Prepare to Make History

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Global Health

Hantavirus Outbreak Raises Greater Concern about Emergency Preparedness

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Carla Irizarry-Delgado Named 2026 Convocation Student Speaker

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health policy

Many Medicaid Managed Care Plans Aren’t Adhering to State Requirements to Cover Alcohol and Opioid Use Disorder Medications

Global Health

Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases Are Primary Drivers of Excess US Deaths Compared to Other High-Income Countries

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Alum Finds Hope in Local Communities

SPH Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Eric Rubenstein (right) Dan O'Donnell and lab manager Ashley Scott pose for a photo on October 23, 2025. His lab researches people with Down syndrome and other intellectual disabilities. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi for Boston University

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Research Team Studying Down Syndrome and Intellectual Disabilities Includes People Living With These Conditions

LGBTQ health

Professor Receives Emerging Leader Award For Health Policy Research

Published On 6/1/2026Public Risk Perceptions and Policy Attitudes Toward Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza.Journal of health politics, policy and law
- Matthew Motta
- Timothy Callaghan
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Published On 6/1/2026Cancer Screening Rates, Disparities by Immigration Status, and Predictors of Cancer Screening Among Black Women With HIV.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)
- Howard Cabral
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Published On 6/1/2026In Reply.Obstetrics and gynecology
- Lauren Wise
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Published On 5/18/2026Presence and Knowledge of Minor Consent Laws and STI Testing in US Adolescents.Pediatrics
- Kimberly Nelson
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Published On 5/15/2026Tuberculosis in children who are HIV-exposed uninfected: A systematic review and metaanalysis.AIDS (London, England)
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Most Recent Faculty Media Coverage

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U.S. Has Higher Excess Death Rate than Other High-Income Countries

Mentions research by Jacob Bor, associate professor of global health and epidemiology, and Andrew Stokes, associate professor of global health.

The Bay State Banner

Research Conference ‘In Service of a Greater Public Good’ Addresses Local Challenges

Quotes Beverly Ge, PhD candidate in environmental health.

HealthDay

What’s Fueling the High U.S. Death Rate? It Might Not Be What You Think

Quotes Andrew Stokes, associate professor of global health, and mentions research by Stokes and Jacob Bor, associate professor of global health and epidemiology.

CBS News

Study Finds U.S. Has Significantly Higher Preventable Death Rates than Peers

Mentions research by Jacob Bor, associate professor of global health and epidemiology, and Andrew Stokes, associate professor of global health.

The New York Times

This Is What Happened When Trump Abandoned the World’s Poorest Children

Mentions research by Brooke Nichols, associate professor of global health.

Patricia Fabian Wins Boston Climate Leader Award

Students Help Senator Tackle Health Harms of Sports Betting