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Women’s History Month: Women in Statistics Conversation Panel
Biostatistics
April 15, 2025
The Department of Biostatistics at NYU GPH proudly hosted a dynamic and inspiring event that brought together accomplished female leaders from academia, healthcare and industry to share their journeys...
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Misuse of Science Leads to Tragedies at the Border
May 7, 2021
Drs. Farzana Kapadia and Diana Silver discuss how the misuse of dental radiographs could lead to unethical deportation.
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A Reflection on Homelessness
May 7, 2021
Seeing connections between sidewalk tents in DC and the Academy Award-winning film Nomadland Julia Cartwright considers the ramifications of homelessness on the health and well-being of homeless peopl...
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The Crisis Within the Pandemic
April 30, 2021
The cascading effects of COVID-19 are seen throughout many areas of public health including an increase in fatal drug overdoses. Fortunately, it has also spurred innovative changes in drug treatment.
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Looking Back and Ahead on Earth Day 2021
April 23, 2021
I was a medical student on the first Earth Day in 1970, chairing a symposium at the University of Minnesota on protecting the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. President Jimmy Carter signed a law naming
Hurricanes, COVID-19 and the Power of Collective Action
April 16, 2021
Dr. David Abramson shows us the power of a community in safeguarding the health and well-being of its residents as another hurricane season approaches and the COVID-19 pandemic stretches on.
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Green Roads to Environmental Justice
April 9, 2021
After deeming climate change and environmental equity a top priority, MPH students co-founded the Climate Change Task Force to create mitigation strategies to the negative health impacts.
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Gun Violence: We Must Act
April 2, 2021
The coronavirus pandemic has distracted us from public health crises ranging from racial violence to homelessness. Mass shootings, meanwhile, have continued their own terrible, steady drumbeat.
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Changes to Social Distancing Guidelines in Schools
March 26, 2021
Are we ready to get a little closer? Drs. Danielle Ompad and Holly Hagan discuss the revised guidelines for 3ft social distancing in classrooms and the potentially weak evidence that supports it.
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Minding the Gap in Health Care and Communicative Tech
March 25, 2021
As our lives are moving online, communicative technology has gained popularity, but the newest technology still has benefits and drawbacks when it comes to access for Black and Latino neighborhoods.
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