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Practice Spotlight: Umaima Abbasi
December 8, 2025
Hailing from Pakistan, Umaima enrolled in GPH after earning her bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan. Her interests center on vaccine-preventable diseases, with aspirations to design immu...
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EP173 Unlocking Opportunities in Oral Health Advocacy with Kiran Nagdeo
October 30, 2025
We speak with Kiran Nagdeo, a doctoral student with a background in dentistry. Kiran shares her journey from being a practicing clinician in India to a leader in public health research.
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NYU GPH Welcomes Four New Faculty Members
September 26, 2025
The NYU School of Global Public Health added four new faculty members for the 2025-2026 academic year. The faculty continue NYU GPH’s commitment to innovative research and teaching excellence and
New Research: Willingness to Call Police in Emergencies Varies Significantly Across Populations
August 12, 2025
New research from NYU School of Global Public Health finds that while the majority of adults are willing to call the police during an emergency, certain populations may be hesitant to call 911 in the ...
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Becoming a Disease Detective: An NYU GPH Student Experience
June 27, 2025
A Q&A with recent MPH graduate Justo Alvarez on his NYU GPH experience, as he enters the work force ready to be the disease detective he imagined he would be.
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Real-World Applications: An NYU GPH Student Experience
June 10, 2025
MPH graduate Katie Feng reflects on her GPH experience, looking forward to what the future holds.
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NYU School of Global Public Health Wins STAT Madness Audience Pick
March 21, 2025
The NYU team’s work on respiratory failure was the in-person-event winner at the STAT Breakthrough Summit East event in New York.
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EP153 Local Health Solutions Powered by Data with Ben Spoer and Sarah Taylor
Epidemiology
October 24, 2024
We explore how local data is reshaping public health at the community level with Sarah Taylor (GPH '24) and Ben Spoer (GPH '19).
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Prof. Don Des Jarlais Featured in PBS Documentary on Opioids
Research
Epidemiology
September 27, 2024
In a PBS Thirteen documentary, drug research and policy experts like Don Des Jarlais outline the brutal and stubborn resilience of the opioid drug history.
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EP147 Global Health Strategies in Nairobi with Lee-Ann Lugg and Natalia Ramon
Global and Environmental Health
Epidemiology
July 31, 2024
We speak with Master of Public Health students Natalia Ramon and Lee-Ann Lugg their study abroad experience in Nairobi, Kenya.
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