Past Events

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Population Health Spotlight: Autism as a Public Health Challenge

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

12:15 PM-1:15 PM

Nesbitt Hall Ruth Auditorium
- Everyone
A light lunch will be available at 12pm. Craig Newschaffer, PhD, and Diana Robins, PhD and Paul Shattuck, PhD from the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute will present on "Autism as a Public Health Challenge."
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School of Public Health Extended Orientation: Library Information Session

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

12:30 PM-1:30 PM

Nesbitt Hall Room 132
- Graduate Students
Meet with Kathleen Turner, Liaison Librarian for Public Health, to learn how to use library resources to conduct public health research .
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Idealist Graduate Fair

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

5:00 PM-8:00 PM

The Armory
- Everyone
Want to change the world? There's a degree for that!
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Welcoming Ceremony and Reception

Thursday, September 17, 2015

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

School of Public Health Nesbitt Hall, Stein Auditorium 3215 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19104
- Undergraduate Students
- Graduate Students
- Faculty
- Staff
At the School of Public Health's annual Welcoming Ceremony, students publicly enter the field of public health as they embark on an educational process which will help them find the professional pathway through which each can contribute to public health and to the health and well-being of each individual within the global community.
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Reimagining Health in Cities: New Directions in Urban Health Research and Action

Thursday and Friday, September 10 & 11, 2015

8:00 AM-6:00 PM

Philadelphia, PA
- Graduate Students
- Faculty
- Staff
- Alumni
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
Visit our website to register, submit a poster, view the agenda and more.
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School of Public Health Awards Ceremony

Friday, June 12, 2015

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall
- Graduate Students
School of Public Health will host its annual awards celebration, which acknowledges the successes of faculty, staff, students and community members during the academic year. Award categories and descriptions are available for online review.
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School of Public Health CBMP Showcase

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

3:00 PM-5:30 PM

Nesbitt Hall 3215 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19104
- Everyone
Second-year MPH students will display their research from their Community-Based Master’s Projects on Wednesday, June 10th from 3-5:30 PM. This event is an excellent opportunity for the students to showcase the scholarly output of their public health science and community based practice that they gained this current academic year. Please view the CBMP Showcase Schedule for 2015. Schedule is subject to change.
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Community Health & Prevention Educational Forums

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

12:00 AM-12:00 AM

Nesbitt Hall 7th Floor Seminar Room
- Graduate Students
Tuesday, October 27, 2014 – Dr. Karla Wagner, Assistant Professor
The School of Community Health Sciences at the University of Nevada, Reno
Research: Overdose Education
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Grand Rounds Speaker: Public Health Dean Ana Diez Roux

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall, Ruth Auditorium 3215 Market Street
- Graduate Students
- Prospective Students
- Faculty
- Staff
- Alumni
The Grand Rounds Lecture Series is an exciting series of talks and discussions concerning local, national and international issues in public health practice and research. Previous speakers have included the Massachusetts’ Secretary of Health & Human Services, officials from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and the Philadelphia Health Commissioner. These lectures provide an excellent opportunity for the Philadelphia community to keep informed and share insights about public health and medicine in a collegial atmosphere. CPH credits are available.

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EPI & BIOSTAT Research Seminar: Scarlett Bellamy, ScD

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall, Room 719, 3215 Market Street Philadelphia, PA
- Current Students
- Faculty
- Staff
- Graduate Students
Bio: Dr. Bellamy’s research interests are focused on the methodological issues related to the design and analysis of cluster-randomized trials. She is particularly interested in applying this methodology to community-based research projects and to projects which address health disparities for a variety of clinical and behavioral health outcomes. Currently, her collaborative projects include studies of women's reproductive health, HIV behavioral risk reduction for African Americans, as well as mental health issues of the elderly. Dr. Bellamy earned her masters and doctorate in biostatistics at Harvard University. Since 2011, she has been a professor of biostatistics in the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology in the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) School of Medicine. She is also a Senior Scholar at UPenn Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CCEB).
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