Student News

Winter 2008

UMPD Officer Challenges Coworkers to Lose Big
For the past five years Katie Seitz has made campus a safer place through her work as an officer with the University of Minnesota Police Department (UMPD). Now she¿s hoping to make it a healthier place by launching the UMPD Biggest Loser weight-loss competition.

SPH Student Teams up with Vikings to Fight Flu
As a practicing infectious disease specialist in the University of Minnesota¿s Department of Pediatrics, Mark Robien is familiar with the importance of giving kids an annual influenza vaccination. Now with a grant from the Minnesota Vikings, the epidemiology student is launching a three-year campaign aimed at vaccinating children.