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Cross Continental Experience Blog: Exploring Argentina

… Argentina! While the main goal of the Cross-Continental MPH program is to get a master’s degree in one year – another important feature is the opportunity to travel. Since landing in … Iguazú to see Iguazú Falls. Located on the border of Argentina and Brazil, they are one of the New Seven Natural Wonders of the World. We found a tour guide to show us around both the …

Seminars and Events

… aim of fostering these connections, as well as providing opportunities to explore the city of New York.  We have concluded all the events for Spring 2025. More events to be announced soon!  Click … ( Flyer , Video ) Took place on April 22nd, 2025 Special Seminar: " Towards a Cancer Learning Healthcare System in the National U.S. Veterans Affairs Healthcare System "; presented by …

When HIV Comes to Your Town

… Use and HIV Research (CDUHR) West Virginia is the location of the CDC's "greatest concern" for new outbreaks of HIV. Judith Feinberg, MD, FACP, FIDSA from West Virginia University discusses … of HIV Medicine. Dr. Feinberg currently holds three federal (NIH) grants for studies in the management of substance use disorder and the complications of injection drug use, with a …

More Than a Month: Recognizing Black Public Health Heroes

… informal “Black Cabinet” to represent the specific needs of African Americans during the New Deal. Brown helped the Office of Negro Health Work coordinate a Negro Health Week, develop … 2019 - Patricia Bath was an opthamologist and innovator who was born and raised in Harlem, New York. Bath was the first African American to complete a residency in ophthalmology and the first … she founded The Jemison Group, Inc., which developed a telecommunications system to improve healthcare delivery in developing countries around the world. …

Launching a Digital Health Startup with Ashlee Wisdom, MPH ‘18

… Ashlee Wisdom about health technology, entrepreneurship, and challenging the status quo in healthcare and society. Ashlee will discuss how she is crafting her public health career and …

Polio is Back — But We’re Not Ready for It

… polio ward in Boston in 1955 ( The Conversation )   In June, a man from Rockland County in New York who had not been vaccinated against polio was hospitalized with paralysis — the first …

Statistical Approaches to Heterogeneity in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias

… differing pathways in the development of AD and related dementias, addressing the high degree of heterogeneity in the progression and development of dementia in order to develop … personalized treatments and prevention strategies, it is essential to address this high degree of heterogeneity in the progression and development of dementia. In this presentation, …

Alden Lai

… Alden Lai | Public Health Policy And Management | Assistant Professor of Public Health Policy and Management | Alden Lai studies how … early career researcher division, and was an executive committee member in the Academy of Management's Division of Health Care Management. | BA, Psychology, National University of …

The Incremental Cost and Cost-effectiveness of User-centered Tuberculosis Contact Investigation in Uganda

… Investigation in Uganda | Online | Hosted by the Global Center for Implementation Science A new speaker series is coming your way! Starting on October 21st, the Global Center for … to hear from the series opener Dr. Patricia Turimumahoro, a primary care physician and project manager at the World Alliance for Lung and Intensive Care Medicine, working with the Uganda TB …

GPH Hosts The 2nd Annual Zero Hunger Cooking Challenge

… as an excellent opportunity for them to learn about food issues, discover the culture of a new country, and critically think through the challenges of scaling up meals in a public health … for the United Nations, witnessed the negative impact of poor maternal, newborn, and child healthcare across the globe; 5. McKenzie Pickett , MPH student and co-president of the GPH … guest Shada Moghraby , from the World Food Programme (WFP), spoke about and promoted the WFP’s new social media campaign, #Recipe for Disaster , whose goal is to reduce and ultimately …