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New Research: Willingness to Call Police in Emergencies Varies Significantly Across Populations
August 12, 2025
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More than 130 jurisdictions across the US have introduced alternative crisis response programs that use trained professionals other than police to respond to certain 911 calls
Education is Key: Internship Fuels Lessons in Prevention
Epidemiology
December 12, 2023
MPH student Deepthi Velamuri’s summer internship conducting research on colorectal cancer disparities showed her the importance of education and public health advocacy in boosting screening rates.
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Analytics in Action: My Summer Internship in Neuroscience
Epidemiology
November 15, 2023
Afra Shamnath, a second-year MPH student recounts her summer internship analyzing datasets for a multiple sclerosis clinical trial at NYU Langone Health’s Neuromodulation Lab.
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Ultra Processed is Ultra Risky
Epidemiology
PhD Program
November 15, 2023
NYU postdoctoral fellow Filippa Juul discusses the issue and solutions surrounding ultra-processed foods, which are high in additives, low in nutrients, and linked to various chronic diseases
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Theory Tested by Fire
Epidemiology
Social And Behavioral Sciences
October 18, 2023
Discover the challenges of recovering from the Maui wildfires, highlighting the support from individuals, public health practitioners, communities, and organizations like the Red Cross and FEMA.
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Ask the Intern: Diksha Deshmukh at the NYC Health Department
Epidemiology
August 1, 2023
A Global Public Health grad student selected for two competitive summer programs dreams of becoming a 'superhero' of epidemiology.
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Bridging the Implementation Gap
Epidemiology
December 2, 2022
Drs. Ramesh Raghavan and Danielle Ompad traveled to Eastern Europe to introduce implementation science to a new cohort of scholars. In this article they, highlight the potential of this field through ...
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EP112 The Risks of Copycat Cannabis Edibles with Dr. Danielle Ompad
Epidemiology
April 20, 2022
We speak with Dr. Danielle Ompad, Associate Dean for Education and Associate Professor of Epidemiology at NYU School of Global Public Health, about her research on copycat cannabis edibles and their p...
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EP108 Protecting Our Essential Workers with Dr. Robyn Gershon
Epidemiology
January 20, 2022
We speak with Dr. Robyn Gershon, an interdisciplinary occupational and environmental health and safety researcher, about her extensive experience in disaster preparedness, healthcare safety, and risk ...
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Mental Health in the Time of COVID-19
Epidemiology
March 5, 2021
Dr. Emily Goldmann discusses the "hidden mental health pandemic" and stresses the critical need for research and interventions to address it.
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