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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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Faculty Feature: Dr. Lawrence Yang

Social And Behavioral Sciences
December 15, 2017

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

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“Obesity Paradox” Not Found When Measuring New Cases of Cardiovascular Disease

Social And Behavioral Sciences
December 7, 2017

“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

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Message from Dean Cheryl Healton: Recognizing World AIDS Day

Public Health Policy and Management
December 1, 2017

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

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GPH Announces 2017-2018 Recipients of the Ellen C. Gstalder Memorial Scholarship

November 15, 2017

Extending Congratulations to the Ellen Gstalder Memorial Scholarship 2017-2018 Honorees

Cover Photo: Pictured left to right, Tanya Braune, Adefunke Ajenikoko, and Alomi Malkan.

Once again, we honor

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Cross Continental Experience Blog: Ode to the Okada

November 6, 2017

Ode to the Okada

The Cross Continental Experience Blog by Rory Curtin, CCMPH Student

November 6, 2017

Okadas are the motorcycle taxis which will get you from A to B in Accra without waiting for two

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Message from Dean Cheryl Healton: First Advisory Board Meeting

Public Health Policy and Management
October 23, 2017

Commencement of the First Advisory Board Meeting.

Dear Colleagues and Students,

The College of Global Public Health (GPH) is growing faster than ever thanks to tenacity and wise advisement. On

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Student Highlight: Mehreen Arif

October 23, 2017

GPH MPH student Mehreen Arif shares her fight for health and human rights at the Gallatin Global Fellowship in Human Rights Symposium.

Eyes set on the well-being of refugees and migrants, Mehreen

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Faculty Feature: Dr. David Abramson

Social And Behavioral Sciences
October 23, 2017
Dr. David Abramson, a man whose efforts in disaster science have not gone unnoticed, received the American College of Epidemiology’s Translation of Disaster Epidemiology Into Public Health Award on ...
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Cross Continental Experience Blog: Visitors From New York

October 23, 2017

Visitors From New York

The Cross Continental Experience Blog by Rory Curtin, CCMPH Student

October 23th, 2017

Dr. Bernadette Boden-Albala, accompanied by NYU doctoral candidate, Temitope Ojo, spent

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