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Dr. Claudia Passos-Ferreira Delivers TED Talk: Inside the Mind of a Newborn Baby
Photo Credit: TED
Bioethics Professor Claudia Passos-Ferreira delivered a recent TED Talk entitled “Inside the mind of a newborn baby.”
Dr. Passos-Ferreira shared groundbreaking research that measured
Bioethics Professor Claudia Passos-Ferreira delivered a recent TED Talk entitled “Inside the mind of a newborn baby.”
Dispatch from the Road: Ethiopia
Dr. Yesim Tozan reports from Ethiopia, where she mentored the Ethiopia School-Feeding Capstone Project.
(Pictured Above: Capstone Team with school directors, teachers, and supporting community
Dispatch from the Road: Nepal
Dr. Chris Dickey reports from Nepal, where he taught a J-Term course, Behavioral Communication Strategies for Global Epidemics
Dear Colleagues and Students:
The sudden forced migration of the
Dispatches from the Road: London
Dr. Farzana Kapadia reports in from London, where she is teaching a J-term course, HIV/AIDS Public Health Promotion
(Pictured above: At a site visit to Positively UK to learn about peer support
Dispatches from the Road: NYU-AD and Tanzania
NYU-AD and Tanzania
Dear Colleagues and Students,
Belated happy New Year! We write today from Tanzania where Visiting Professor Dr. Karen Yeates and I are teaching two courses: Protecting the World
Do Less Harm: E-Cigarettes a Safer Option Than Smoking
Analysis Led by NYU College of Global Public Health Stresses Harm Minimization Can Save Lives
Quitting smoking is among the top New Year’s resolutions, but is notoriously difficult to do and often
Junk Food Tax is Legally and Administratively Viable, Finds New Analysis
NYU College of Global Public Health and Tufts' Friedman School Examine Options for Categorizing, Taxing Junk Food
An original analysis by researchers at New York University College of Global Public
Faculty Feature: Dr. Lawrence Yang
Dr. Lawrence Yang has a passion and drive that have made him a prominent figure in the exploration of mental health and stigma.
Dr. Lawrence Yang entered the global public health field to study the
“Obesity Paradox” Not Found When Measuring New Cases of Cardiovascular Disease
“Obesity Paradox” Not Found When Measuring New Cases of Cardiovascular Disease
Obesity Not Associated with Improved Survival, Contrary to Prior Studies
Although obesity is a well-known risk factor
Message from Dean Cheryl Healton: Recognizing World AIDS Day
The Fight Against Global AIDS
Dear Colleagues and Students,
Today is World AIDS Day and according to UNAIDS, since the start of the epidemic over 76 million people have become infected with HIV, and