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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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Gun Violence in the Crosshairs
Public Health Policy and Management
March 22, 2019
A message from Dean Cheryl Healton discussing critical lessons from the tobacco wars that can be applied to gun violence.
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Deploying Drones to Prevent Mosquito-Borne Diseases
Global and Environmental Health
March 15, 2019
Dr. Yesim Tozan reports from Mexico about her work on sterile insect techniques (SIT) hosted by the W.H.O.
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Cross Continental Experience Blog: Prato and Paris
March 7, 2019
By Kaylah Grant. These past two weeks in Florence have really flown by. The week started with a school-sponsored trip to celebrate Lunar New Year...
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The Frontlines of the Opioid Crisis
Social And Behavioral Sciences
March 1, 2019
By Holly Hagan, PhD MPH.
You need only read the daily news to understand the grip that the opioid crisis has on our country. According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse, 130 people die every ...
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Breaking Barriers to Anti-Retroviral Treatment
Social And Behavioral Sciences
February 28, 2019
Discussing the project details of Dr. Lawrence Yang's work to counter HIV stigma and improve ART adherence in Botswana through a two-grant, $275,000 grant (R21TW011084-01) from the National Institute ...
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The Office of Doctoral Studies Newsletter
PhD Program
February 28, 2019
The fourth issue of the Office of Doctoral Studies Newsletter brings to you updates on student presentations, publications, and awards.
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Cross Continental Experience Blog: Arrival in Florence
February 20, 2019
At the end of January, NYU Florence welcomed the College of Global Public Health CCPMH cohort to the city of Firenze, and their beautiful campus.
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Everyone Has to Stand for Something
Public Health Policy and Management
February 15, 2019
By Cheryl Healton, DrPH.
One year ago yesterday, I was at Boston University’s School of Public Health giving a speech about how the Master Settlement Agreement on tobacco might provide a powerful ...
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Fulfilling the Dream: If We Don't, Who Will?
Social And Behavioral Sciences
February 8, 2019
By Dr. Joyce Moon Howard.
I vividly remember walking down the row of National Guards who held back the ranting, jeering crowds of people with faces full of anger. I wondered how adults could be so f...
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