January 3, 2017 – At first blush, it may seem unusual that gun shop owners, firearm instructors, and gun rights stakeholders have been joining … Continue reading “Gun owner groups, health professionals team up to prevent suicides”
December 22, 2016 – Focusing on the potential health impacts of climate change—such as malnutrition, an increase in infectious and chronic diseases, and more deaths from … Continue reading “Putting a human face on climate change”
December 13, 2016 – Christalyn Rhodes has been named a 2017 Harvard University Horizons Scholar. Rhodes is a Ph.D. student in Biological Sciences in Public … Continue reading “PhD student Christalyn Rhodes named Harvard Horizons Scholar”
December 15, 2016 – There’s plenty to worry infectious disease experts these days. With millions of people on the move every day—travelers, immigrants, refugees—disease … Continue reading “Battling infectious diseases takes a village”
December 15, 2016- Students took a break from final exam preparation at the 2016 Holiday Expo held in Kresge cafeteria on December 7, 2016. Hosted … Continue reading “De-stressing from finals prep at Holiday Expo”
Conference on whole genome sequencing addresses advances in technology, ‘fake diseases,’ ancient DNA, and broad opportunities for human disease research November 22, 2016 — In … Continue reading “A genome every 12 minutes”
How might the election of Donald Trump as the next U.S. president impact public health over the next four years? John McDonough, professor of … Continue reading “The future of public health under President Trump”
November 8, 2016 – In recent years, a growing body of evidence has suggested that phthalates—synthetic chemicals used in scores of products ranging from vinyl … Continue reading “Exposure to phthalates may raise risk of pregnancy loss, gestational diabetes”
November 4, 2016—Karen Emmons was welcomed back to the School at a festive reception held November 2, 2016 in Kresge Cafeteria. Emmons, who began … Continue reading “Karen Emmons welcomed back to faculty”
1,000 experts converge to examine how to improve the health of society’s most vulnerable November 2, 2016 – In Camden, New Jersey—one of the … Continue reading “‘Hot-spotting,’ how gun violence spreads, and living in America on $2 a day”
