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2013 FDAP Forms Now Ready for Completion
Data for the pre-filled page of the new Faculty Development and Assessment Process (FDAP) form is now posted and accessible to faculty.
Save the Date: Faculty Assembly, June 5
The next SPH Faculty Assembly will be on Wednesday, June 5, held in the Hiebert Lounge from 8:30 to 10:45 a.m.
Faculty Senate Meets Tuesday, May 28
The next meeting of the BUSPH Faculty Senate will be Tuesday, May 28 from noon to 1:30 pm in Crosstown 305.
New Federal Advisory Committee Opportunities
Message from Jennifer Grodsky, vice president of federal relations:
Dean Invites Faculty to Assist in Assessment of Associate Deans/Department Chairs
Please Note: Deadline is Friday, June 7.
Staff Volunteers needed for BUSPH Commencement, Saturday, May 18.
Staff volunteers are needed for BUSPH commencement, which will be held at the Agganis Arena, 925 Commonwealth Avenue at 2:00 pm followed by a reception in FitRec. The entire event will end at about 6:00 pm

Dr. Julie Gerberding delivers the 2013 BUSPH Commencement Address and urges graduates to help fix global health deficits and other problems left behind by older generations. (Photo/Mike Saunders)

BUSPH Commencement Speaker Urges Graduates to Become 'Dauntless Do-ers'
As former head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and current president of Merck's vaccine division, Dr. Julie Gerberding inhabits a world of long-winded conference calls and consensus-building meetings. "Ladies and gentlemen," she has been known to interject, "people are dying. Let's step up. Let's get the decision made. Let's move on." But in offering advice to the 2013 class of the BU School of Public Health, Gerberding urged the 250 assembled graduates to temper their passion for change with patience, saying: "Without patience, passion can be reckless, even dangerous . . . It is important to balance the accelerator pedal with the brake of patience, because that is what ultimately helps us to be effective."   [Read More]
Should patients whose genes are analyzed for a particular medical condition be automatically tested for a host of other possible conditions – and told about those secondary results?
Countries in which girls are commonly married before the age of 18 have significantly higher rates of maternal and infant mortality, according to a report in the online issue of the journal Violence Against Women co-authored by a BU School of Public Health researcher.
Despite efforts to improve the quality of maternity care for women, results of a new national survey reveal that risky procedures are overused, beneficial practices are underused, and many women lack support and knowledge to effectively navigate their maternity care.
A $100,000 gift from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts has launched a new endowed scholarship fund at Boston University School of Public Health.