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New Research: Record High: Study Finds Growing Cannabis Use Among Older Adults

June 3, 2025
Older people who use marijuana today have higher income, education levels according to a recent analysis led by the Center for Drug Use and HIV/HCV Research.
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Student Highlight: Answering the Call to Serve

Public Health Policy and Management
July 29, 2020
MPH candidate Daniel Okpare jumps at the opportunity to put his public health expertise to use in becoming a contact tracer for New York City's COVID-19 tracking initiative.
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In Memoriam: Two Civil Rights Icons

Public Health Policy and Management
July 24, 2020
Dean Cheryl Healton sends a message to the GPH community mourning the passing of John Lewis and C.T. Vivian.
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Learning How To Keep Our Transit Workers Safe

Research
July 24, 2020
NYU GPH has been meeting with the leadership of the Transport Workers Union, Local 100 (TWU) to collaborate on research that will be a first step toward determining risk factors for COVID-19 exposure.
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A Dangerous Trend in Obesity & COVID-19

Public Health Nutrition
July 17, 2020
Dr. Niyati Parekh highlights the links between poor nutrition, obesity, and increased risk of mortality among COVID-19 patients, pointing to the need to flatten the obesity curve in parallel to the CO...
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Report Co-authored by Dr. David Abramson Calls for Better Research on Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response

Research
July 16, 2020
A report co-authored by Dr. David Abramson says inconsistent research and funding priorities has hindered the nation’s ability to respond to public health emergencies in the most effective way.
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An Unwise Decision to Withdraw from WHO

Global and Environmental Health
July 10, 2020
Dr. Chris Dickey explains the unwise decision to quit WHO and the ongoing demand for our students and alumni by the organization to an extent that we have not seen before.
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NYU GPH Partners with NYU Langone Dental Medicine on New Federal Grant

June 29, 2020
A five-year grant funded partnership to improve access to and delivery of oral health care services for vulnerable and rural populations across the life course.
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Granting Status Where Status is Due

Global and Environmental Health
June 26, 2020

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Since the days of the American Revolution, the U.S. military has relied on foreign-born and non-citizen enlistees, who at times made up almost 25 percent of our troops. Over

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Creating Strategies to Reduce Exposure Risk and Mitigating Anxiety

June 25, 2020
A virtual classroom did not slow down the momentum of the Behavioral Communications Strategies for Global Epidemics course, which draws public health students and professionals from around the world t...
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