Upcoming Events

Black History Month Cultural Exchange

Wednesday, February 8, 2012
11:45 AM-1:30 PM

"Coast to Coast Conversations:
Blacks and Latinos – Blacks & Browns Getting’ Down"

John D. O’Bryant African American Institute - Cabral Center

Lunch Provided

Sponsored by: John D. O’Bryant African American Institute, The Legacy Mentoring Program, Latino/A Student Cultural Center, Latino American Student Organization, Northeastern Black Student Association, Department of African American Studies

Call 617-373-4912 for more information

Prof. Richard Wamai will be presenting at the Faculty Works-in-Progress Colloquium:

February 27, 2012
Topic: "Conducting Field Work on Neglected Tropical Diseases: The Case for Leishmaniasis in Kenya"
12PM-1PM in 162 Meserve.

Sponsored by: The Northeastern Humanities Center, in conjunction with the Dean’s Office for the College of Social Sciences and Humanities.

News

The article,"Assessing the Effectiveness of a Community-Based Sensitization Strategy in Creating Awareness About HPV, Cervical Cancer and HPV Vaccine Among Parents in North West Cameroon," by Prof. Richard Wamai et al. is featured in the latest issue of the Journal of Community Health. Read more here.
Prof. Robert Hall, a scholar of African American studies, and Katherine Tucker (see image above), a nutritionist and the health sciences chair in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences, helped craft the new African Heritage Diet Pyramid created by a nonprofit organization called Oldways. Read more here.