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Continuing the conversation: Abolition, incarceration, and the public’s health

The U.S. criminal legal system is characterized by its unprecedented scope and its deeply ingrained racial and ethnic bias. But while over-policing and mass incarceration are now familiar concepts, the…

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Continuing the conversation: Towards antiracist academic institutions - Next steps reflections

As a health equity nerd, there are few things that excite me more than the opportunity to hear folks discuss concrete strategies for making academic public health and medical institutions…

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Continuing the conversation: Monkeypox — old disease, new fears

In late August, Boston University School of Public Health hosted a Public Health Conversation to discuss the current global outbreak of monkeypox virus (MPV), with a particular focus on how…

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Continuing the conversation: Preventing the next pandemic—will we be prepared?

In early April, the Boston University School of Public Health hosted a seminar as part of its Strategic Research Directions initiative entitled “Preventing the next pandemic: Will we be prepared?”…