Remote Access
Finding healthcare and support has never been more challenging in rural areas. Researchers are studying how to support rural people at every stage of life. Carrie Henning-Smith, associate professor...
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Positive Mental Health Effects of Attending an HBCU Do Black students who attend Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) experience less structural racism than those who attend...
View ArticleA Strategy for Global Protection
A 2023 New York Times piece called “Who’s to Blame for a Million Deaths?” quotes Anthony Fauci reflecting on the long pandemic, “Something clearly went wrong … I don’t know exactly what it was.”...
View ArticleExpanding Our Depth, Breadth, and Reach
Cannabis Research Center SPH received $2.5 million in annual appropriation from the state of Minnesota to establish a new SPH Center for Cannabis Research. The new center will investigate the effects...
View ArticleWelcome New School of Public Health Faculty
Erjia Cui Assistant ProfessorDivision of Biostatistics & Health Data Science What work will you undertake at SPH?My main area of focus will be conducting research in statistical methods and their...
View ArticleMapping Health
A new measurement tool seeks to uncover how access to parks and other outdoor spaces can affect health outcomes for urban residents. The study’s Principal Investigator Mark Pereira and Project Lead...
View ArticleTransformation, In Progress
After more than two years of intentional action toward antiracism, equity, justice, and inclusion, how has the school changed? The most consistent and powerful influence on the social determinants of...
View ArticleLaunching the BA in Public Health
Incoming BA student Tessa Jester It’s no secret that the public health workforce has been facing dramatic staffing shortages over the past few years. Due to retirements and pandemic-based partings,...
View ArticleWelcoming a New Dean
On January 3, 2024, the School of Public Health (SPH) will welcome Melinda Pettigrew as its 8th dean. Professor Pettigrew’s research focuses on antibiotic resistance at the Yale School of Public...
View ArticleFrom the Dean
Tim Beebe My nearly two-year tenure as interim dean of this great school of public health is winding down and it has been a pleasure and an honor to serve in this role. Thank you for your engagement,...
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