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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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Departments of Global Health and Health Policy & Management Co-Host Event on Urban Health

May 22, 2018

Professors discuss their experience working toward a sustainable approach to urban health in LMICs

By: Emily Holzman & Ashley Newcomb 

Recently, students and faculty from the NYU College of Global

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Student Highlight: Semran Thamer

May 11, 2018

Semran Thamer perseveres and excels as he fills the gaps in social work

Semran Thamer has a life history that’s quite the read. At the age of six, he fled with his family from war-torn Iraq. As a

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Genetic Privacy and the Golden State Killer

May 4, 2018

Is Genetic Privacy Truly Private?

May 4, 2018

Dear Colleagues and Students:

Last week, I finished writing a commentary with my colleague at the Center for Bioethics, S. Matthew Liao.  We responded

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Cross Continental Experience Blog: ANDIAMO

April 29, 2018

ANDIAMO

The Cross Continental Experience Blog by Rory Curtin, CCMPH Student

April 29, 2018

Spring in Florence echoes with birds and laughter on hot sidewalks. Couples drink Apearol Spritz while an

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Message from Dean Cheryl Healton: Gun Violence Prevention

Public Health Policy and Management
April 27, 2018

Turning the tide with gun violence prevention

 

Pictured Above: Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan signs legislation to enable judges to order people to temporarily give up their firearms if they are found

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Dispatch from the Road: Grenada with Dr. William Rom

Global and Environmental Health
April 20, 2018

NYU GPH partners with Green Climate Fund and the Marron Institute for Urban Management on initiatives to improve education of climate change in Grenada.

April 20, 2018

Dear Colleagues and Students:

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GPH Hosts The 2nd Annual Zero Hunger Cooking Challenge

Public Health Nutrition
April 13, 2018

Students challenge each other to a cook-off in efforts to raise awareness of food insecurity and the importance of nutrition in global public health.

April 13, 2018

Dear Colleagues and Students:

Gl

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Message from Dean Cheryl Healton: The Third Annual Health and Human Rights Dialogue

Public Health Policy and Management
April 6, 2018

Changing the Future Together at the Third Annual Health and Human Rights Dialogue

April 6, 2018

“If you want to go fast, go alone.
If you want to go far, go together.”

African Proverb

Dear

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An Intimate Conversation with Brian Reed & Ben Phelan of the Hit Podcast S-Town

March 30, 2018

On the one-year anniversary of the launch of the wildly popular podcast series, S-Town, the program's creator, Brian Reed, and fact checker, Ben Phalen, joined Dr. Jack Caravanos to talk about the

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