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Public Health Changemaker: Michael Bride, MPH '17 Connecting with Communities to Drive Change
January 29, 2026
While completing his MPH in Epidemiology Michael Bride, MPH '17 did community-based outreach, helping the West African community in New York City access services for the hepatitis B virus, which is en...
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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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16 African American Public Health Heroes You Need To Know
February 27, 2020
A celebration of 16 African American public health heroes and the considerable impact they have had on public health and medicine in honor of Black History Month.
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Unanticipated Epiphanies: Clarity Can Come When Least Expected
February 27, 2020
A Student Highlight of Undergraduate Student, Cynthia Wang
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