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Feature
New technologies are making research methods that were once impossible a reality. Learn about how SPH teams are designing and using information systems to forge new discoveries across the public health spectrum, from vast care systems to community prevention to DNA analysis.

From the Dean
Dean John Finnegan, Jr., discusses first-ever School of Public Health Alumni and Friends Scholarship Gala, the productive SPH faculty, and this issue's cover story

Division News
The silent danger of peripheral arterial disease, an alarming trend in breast cancer survivors, why smokeless tobacco is as dangerous as cigarettes, and more.

School News
The SPH launches health disparities concentration, faculty take top awards, school leaders visit partners in India, and more.

Philanthropy
The school¿s newly formed Alumni Society Board ramps up support for student scholarships.

Student News
One student teams up with the Minnesota Vikings to vaccinate children, while another challenges police officers in a weight-loss competition.

Alumni News
A new installment of Class Notes, and CEO alumnus takes home the Baldrige Award.

National Public Health Week
The school celebrates with the first-ever Alumni and Friends Scholarship Gala and fourth annual film festival.