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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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New BU Politics and Health Lab monitors the influence of politics on public health decisions

Sophia Bartlett March 1, 2025
The intersections between politics and health have become blurred between fact and political opinion. A new research lab at Boston University’s School of Public Health is exploring the relationship between the two.  The Politics and Health Lab, led by co-directors Timothy Callaghan and Matt Motta, officially went live Jan. 27, but planning began spring 2023. 
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Medicare for All online event discusses challenges in health care system

Sophie Nye March 25, 2021
BU School of Public Health held an event Monday on Medicare for All with author Abdul El-Sayed.
Jennifer Stuber, a professor at the University of Washington, shared the story of her late husband at a panel about suicide hosted by Boston University’s School of Public Health. CAMERON MORSBERGER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Public health experts address stigma surrounding suicide

Cameron Morsberger October 5, 2020
In 2011, professor Jennifer Stuber’s husband killed himself, and the difference between life and death came down to means access and common risk factors.
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