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The School of Public Health near Boston Medical Center. Harold Cox, the associate dean for public health practice at SPH, was honored by Mayor Martin Walsh. PHOTO BY LEXI PLINE/DFP FILE PHOTO

SPH’s Harold Cox honored by mayor for contributions to public health

Isabel Owens April 18, 2018
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh named April 12 “Harold Cox Day” to honor Harold Cox, an associate dean at Boston University’s School of Public Health, for his work in driving lasting improvements in public health.
The School of Public Health’s Activist Lab releases a photographic project Oct. 25 featuring the faces of people struggling from homelessness, addiction and mental illness. PHOTO COURTESY LIAM HUNT

SPH releases set of photos depicting life of opioid addicts

JenRacoosin November 1, 2017

The Boston University School of Public Health’s Activist Lab unveiled a new set of photos from its "Life on Albany" series in the Crosstown Center last week, featuring residents of the area commonly...

Trudy Zimmerman speaks at the Boston University Initiative on Cities’ “Reducing Disparities and Promoting Well-Being in Boston: The Role of the BU Community” discussion Wednesday in the Questrom School of Business. PHOTO BY JESS RICHARDSON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Faculty, administration showcase how BU improves city

Taylor Kocher October 27, 2016

Boston University students, staff and faculty gathered Wednesday afternoon in the Questrom School of Business to learn how BU students play an important role in improving the community in the surrounding...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker attends a forum with the Opioid Crisis Working Group in April of 2015. Baker recently released a new report on opioid-related deaths in 2013 and 2014 that includes key findings such as that young people in Massachusetts are especially at risk for overdose. PHOTO BY SARAH SILBIGER/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Opioid-related deaths increased by 350 percent since 2000, report finds

Alyssa Meyers September 19, 2016

The number of opioid-related deaths in Massachusetts has increased by 350 percent in the past 15 years, according to a report released Thursday by the Baker-Polito administration. The report analyzed...

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