SPH in the News for the Week of Aug. 13

Monday, Aug. 13, 2007

Ian Greaves was quoted in today¿s Star Tribune regarding his research that suggests Louisa May Alcott suffered from lupus. The article also discusses Greaves¿ past research on the medical histories of other notable figures, such as Abraham Lincoln.
John Finnegan and Jeff Mandel were quoted in The Timberjay Newspaper regarding the outline for the School of Public Health¿s Iron Range cancer study, now called the Minnesota Taconite Workers Lung Health Partnership.

Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007

Robert Jeffrey and Dianne Neumark-Sztainer were interviewed by U.S. News & World Report about their varying opinions of whether schools should focus on the dangers of being overweight in an effort to decrease the childhood obesity trend.

Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2007

Ian Greaves was quoted in the Deseret Morning News in Utah regarding his research that suggests Louisa May Alcott suffered from lupus. The article was originally published by the Star Tribune.

Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007

Robert Jeffrey and Dianne Neumark-Sztainer were interviewed in an article that appeared on Yahoo! about whether or not schools should educate children on the dangers of being overweight in an effort to decrease the childhood obesity trend. The article was originally published by U.S. News & World Report.
Dianne Neumark-Sztainer was quoted by CBS 3 News in Pennsylvania regarding the importance of eating together as a family to prevent eating disorders.

SPH in the News for the Week of Aug. 13, School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota