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Dr. Rumi Chunara Named Distinguished Member of Association for Computing Machinery

December 12, 2025

Dr. Rumi Chunara, associate professor of biostatistics at NYU School of Global Public Health, associate professor of computer science at NYU Tandon School of Engineering, and director of the Center

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A Nation in Pain, Held Hostage

Public Health Policy and Management
November 20, 2020
As our nation continues to cope with the pain of the death toll caused by COVID-19, Dr. Cheryl Healton stresses the importance of a bold education campaign to counter vaccine hesitancy.
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The Cavalry is Coming

Public Health Policy and Management
November 13, 2020

 

As the English theologian Thomas Fuller was long ago credited with saying, “The darkest hour is just before the dawn.”

In testimony after his dismissal in May, Dr. Rick Bright, the embattled

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The Elephant in the Room

Public Health Policy and Management
November 6, 2020

 

We lost a public health hero this week, Dr. Philip Lee, who fought tirelessly throughout his career for policies that made sense — among them the creation of Medicare and rational pharmaceutical

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Major Drug Policy Reforms Happened This Week

Epidemiology
November 6, 2020

 

Drug policy reform has long been needed in the US. Our War on Drugs, declared by President Richard Nixon in 1971, has been ineffective and one major consequence has been mass incarceration of Black

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The Black Women’s Health Collective: Making Space in Public Health Through Intersectionality

November 5, 2020
A perspective piece by Mary Holiman, MPH student and president of the Black Women's Health Collective, on the importance of keeping intersectionality and Black women at the forefront of public health.
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Behavioral Communication Strategies for COVID-19: East Africa and the Middle East and North Africa

October 29, 2020
Students and professionals team up to strategize how to prioritize and manage COVID-19 in countries that are experiencing economic collapse, conflict, widespread malnutrition and concurrent outbreaks.
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Becoming an Emerging Leader During a Pandemic

Undergraduate Programs
October 28, 2020
A perspective piece by Undergraduate Student Tasfia Bashar on her internship experience at BroadStreet Health.
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Racially-Biased Advertising? Sugary vs. No-Calorie Drinks

Public Health Nutrition
October 23, 2020
Dr. Marie Bragg discusses the question: Is the largest beverage producer promoting sugary drinks to Black consumers, while promoting low- & no-calorie drinks to White consumers?
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Control the Vectors & You Control the Virus

Social And Behavioral Sciences
October 16, 2020
Dr. Thomas Kirchner gives us insight into a research project on COVID-19 transmission and vector control.
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