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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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Understanding Underlying Conditions: COVID-19, HIV and Drug Use
Social And Behavioral Sciences
March 26, 2020
Drs. Don Des Jarlais and Holly Hagan urge us to look at the effects and risks COVID-19 poses to those with one or more severe "underlying conditions."
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Covid-19 Virus and Disease Transmission Quiz
March 19, 2020
Dr. Jack Caravanos created the first of many COVID-19 quizzes to urge our students and future leaders to stay informed, correct misstatements, and bring the facts and science.
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Surface Survival of COVID-19
Global and Environmental Health
March 19, 2020
Dr. Jack Caravanos gives a summary of the various surfaces on which the COVID-19 virus can survive on and for how long.
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(Pro)Social Distancing
Social And Behavioral Sciences
March 19, 2020
With social distancing being the main action to prevent COVID-19 transmission, Dr. Mari Armstrong-Hough encourages us that we must practice prosocial distancing.
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School Closures Could Mean Billions Lost
Epidemiology
March 13, 2020
Dr. Joshua Epstein explains the consequences of school closures which sound beneficial but can cause deep rooted effects on the economy and population health.
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It’s a Small World After All – Reporting from Paris on COVID-19
Epidemiology
March 12, 2020
Dr. Joshua Epstein recaps his keynote address at the Conference on Integrative Economics as the country and the world enter response mode to the spread of COVID-19.
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Cross Continental Experience Blog: Warm Winters and Jam-Packed Class Schedules
March 3, 2020
A student experience blog by C-C MPH student Jonelle Boafo describing the busy schedule of the cohort and how they still manage to relax and enjoy Spain.
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Committed to Health for Black Girls
Social And Behavioral Sciences
February 28, 2020
Dr. LeConté Dill encourages us to recognize and understand the narrative of Black Girl health and Black Girlhood.
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GPH Dispatch from the Road: BCSE in Abu Dhabi
February 27, 2020
A student perspective piece by MPH student, Jenna Mote on the Behavioral Communication Strategies for Global Epidemics (BCSE) course at NYU Abu Dhabi.
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