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Women’s History Month: Women in Statistics Conversation Panel

Biostatistics
April 15, 2025
The Department of Biostatistics at NYU GPH proudly hosted a dynamic and inspiring event that brought together accomplished female leaders from academia, healthcare and industry to share their journeys...
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NYU Launches Online MPH Geared Toward Graduate Students in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

May 23, 2017

The College of Global Public Health Degree to Focus on Meeting 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals in Public Health

First Class to Include Twenty Students from Low-Income Nations Who Will Receive

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GPH Announces 2016-2017 Recipients of the Ellen C. Gstalder Memorial Scholarship

November 11, 2016

 

Recently, we honored the memory of Ellen C. Gstalder, who was accepted into NYU to study Public Health Nutrition in our MPH program, but sadly lost her life to leukemia in 2004. Her parents, Bobbi

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Angela Amico (2014-2015 Recipient) Alexandra Harvey (2016-2017 Recipient) Anagha Rai (2016-2017 Recipient) Senji Lama (2016-2017 Finalist) Ingrid Wells (2016-2017 Finalist) With Lauren Schwabish (Center), Ellen’s Best Friend

 

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Dean Cheryl Healton Testifies Before US Senate on April 13th

Public Health Policy and Management
October 27, 2016

Dean Cheryl Healton has been invited to testify before the US Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Wednesday, April 13, at a hearing on America’s Insatiable Demand for

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NYU Researchers Investigate Why U.S. Public Still Lacks Specific Knowledge of Zika Virus Risk

Social And Behavioral Sciences
October 27, 2016

Study finds people are more receptive to reproductive health strategies, e.g. delaying pregnancy or terminating pregnancies, than indoor spraying campaigns 

New York, NY – Even though a large

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Vice-Dean of GPH, Dr. Gbenga Ogedegbe Receives the Making a Difference Award at the 16th Presidential Inauguration Celebration

October 4, 2016

NYU News highlights Dr. Gbenga Ogedegbe‘s acceptance of the “Make a Difference” award at Dr. Andy Hamilton’s Presidential Inauguration last Sunday.

The award recognizes members of the NYU community

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Dr. Leo Trasande is Awarded $8.9 Million Grant in Children’s Environmental Health Study

Global and Environmental Health
September 22, 2016

Dr. Leo Trasande, CGPH Associate Professor and Associated Faculty Member, receives an $8.9 million, two-year grant to significantly expand his research into the short- and long-term dangers of

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NYU Biologist Ghedin to Study Zika Virus During Infection Under $1 Million Grant

Research
September 6, 2016

New York University biologist Elodie Ghedin will study the host response to Zika virus infections under a $1 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

“The immune

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GPH Marks First Anniversary as a College: Note From the Dean

June 10, 2016

Dear Colleagues:

One year ago this week, the Board of Trustees established the College of Global Public Health here at NYU. As we mark this first anniversary milestone, I’d like to take the

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None of this could have been accomplished without the tenacity and esprit de corps of our amazing faculty and staff. I mark this occasion by saying how appreciative we are to you and how optimistic I

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Former Assistant Secretary of Health, Dr. Howard Koh Spoke as Keynote for GPH’s 2016 Commencement Ceremony

May 19, 2016

 

Dr. Howard K. Koh, MPH, Former Assistant Secretary of Health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shared a few opening remarks about the field of public health at the 2016

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