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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 the Opioid Epidemic
December 7, 2018
In wake of recent CDC reports describing a bleak picture of increasing mortality in the U.S., Dr. Courtney McKnight brings a better understanding to the opioid epidemic and how it is affecting life ex...
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Cross Continental Experience Blog: Dodowa Research Centre and Ga East District Health Centre
November 19, 2018
The Cross Continental Experience Blog by Clayton Richardson, CCMPH Student
In the past few weeks students of NYU’s CCMPH program had the opportunity to visit two government institutions that work in
The Wave Will Turn into a Surge
November 9, 2018
Dr. José Pagán reflects on the midterm elections and how the results can turn the conversation back to issues critical to public health.
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The Office of Doctoral Studies Newsletter
November 7, 2018
The second issue of the Office of Doctoral Studies Newsletter brings to you updates on conferences, student presentations, publications, and awards.
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Voting as a Tool to Improve Public Health
November 2, 2018
A Message from Dean Cheryl Healton
Dear Colleagues:
With the midterm elections just days away, GPH students are eager to exercise their right to vote and have their voices be heard. Several
Global and Environmental Health Sciences: Internships in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
November 1, 2018
Read more about MPH students Emily Holzman, Jessie Drescher, and Corbin Kappler internship experience with UNICEF’s Cox’s Bazar field office in Bangladesh working with Rohingya refugees.
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Evolution in Nicotine Consumption
October 26, 2018
The race to save lives from premature death is in full effect as noncombustible tobacco products are on the rise. Drs. David Abrams and Raymond Niaura discussion how the buzz around adolescent vaping ...
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UN World Food Day: Do Your Part to End World Hunger
October 19, 2018
Drs. Joyce O'Connor and Niyati Parekh discussion the severity of world hunger and how we can do our part to fight against malnutrition.
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Empowering Indigenous Girls, Strength in Collaboration
October 12, 2018
A perspective piece by MPH student Diana Klatt on the importance of education for Native American girls and the challenges that hinder their access in the US.
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