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Melody Goodman Named Dean of NYU's School of Global Public Health

August 8, 2025
Melody Goodman, a leading biostatistician and research methodologist, has been named dean of NYU GPH, President Linda G. Mills and Provost Georgina Dopico announced today.
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More Than a Month: Recognizing Black Public Health Heroes

February 4, 2021
An opportunity to highlight and celebrate the achievements of Black Public Health heroes whose work contributes to much of todays public health and medicine.
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An Epidemic of Problematic Alcohol Use

Global and Environmental Health
January 29, 2021

 

When the novel coronavirus pandemic hit New York in March 2020, we formed a research team to gain a better understanding of people’s knowledge about the virus, protective behaviors, and compliance

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Welcome GPH Alumni!

January 29, 2021
The GPH Alumni Board opens the Spring 2021 semester with a New Year’s welcome letter filled with upcoming events and ways to get involved.
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2020 Staff & Faculty Holiday Recipe Book

December 18, 2020
The holiday season may look a little different with fewer holiday potlucks or bake offs, but GPH staff and faculty have decided to bring the same energy into your homes with a holiday recipe book!
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The Keys to Social Listening

Global and Environmental Health
December 17, 2020
Chief of the Communication for Development -C4D Programme Division at UNICEF, Vincent Petit suggested using the "social listening" strategy which relies on insights and feedback from the community to ...
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Reaching New Audiences with Social Media

December 15, 2020
A perspective piece by Undergraduate Student Jailee Mendo on how she uses social media platforms to promote public health and address some of the biggest challenges of today.
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Recovering Better: Putting Human Rights First

Public Health Policy and Management
December 11, 2020
We mark the celebration of Human Rights Day by endorsing the fruitful relationship between Health Right International and GPH as we strive to recover better to put human rights first.
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Life-Saving Vaccines at Warp Speed

Research
December 4, 2020
Dr. William Rom discusses the science behind vaccines and why as public health leaders, we need to convince those with vaccine hesitancy that they are critical.
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Priorities in Global Planning

Global and Environmental Health
December 3, 2020
WHO Health Systems Advisor Thomas O’Connell offered Global and Environmental Public Health students professional development and career building advice while sharing some of his field experiences.
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