The 2025–26 Award for Outstanding Contributions to Graduate and Professional Education highlights Stang’s leadership in teaching, mentoring, and advancing nutrition education.
Virgil McDill
Study shows increase in government healthcare workers leaving the public health workforce
Government health workforce departures surged in 2024 and 2025 as a new administration reshaped federal health policy, raising concerns about the nation’s public health capacity as more workers leave government jobs.
People living with Down Syndrome face new health challenges as they age
New evidence report from the School of Public Health lays the foundation for updated clinical guidelines and more person-centered care to help ensure people with Down syndrome can live longer, healthier lives.
U.S. kidney transplant system could be missing opportunity to save more lives and reduce costs
“Too many kidneys that could help patients are going unused,” said Matthew Kaufmann, a School of Public Health researcher and lead author of a new study which recommends policies to make better use of donor kidneys.
SPH Professor Silvia Balbo is part of a global team to study cancer’s greatest challenges
The international research team will spend five years and up to $25 million studying DNA damage linked to cancer to inform improved prevention and treatment.
Federal overhaul of Medicaid prompts new issue brief urging states to monitor coverage, access, and costs
Recent federal changes to Medicaid represent the most significant alteration of the program in more than a decade, and a new issue brief advises states on how they can track the impacts of these changes on their states.
Professor Manka Nkimbeng Receives 2026 Community-Engaged Scholar Award for Early Career Faculty
The Community-Engaged Scholar Awards serve to highlight the breadth and impact of publicly engaged scholarship across the University.
Dr. Michael Osterholm Named to TIME’s 2026 TIME100 Health List of the World’s Most Influential Leaders in Health
The 2026 TIME100 Health spotlights the 100 most influential leaders in health this year.
New research study will provide the first rigorous, nationwide evidence on how AI-powered ambient scribes affect health care spending and affordability.
“As the first nationwide study of its kind, this project will help policymakers understand ambient scribes’ impacts on spending and support healthcare delivery organizations in making informed decisions about these tools,” said SPH’s Paige Nong.
SPH Expert Alert: Employer-sponsored health insurance rates
Researchers from the State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC) provide expert comment on a new analysis that shows that premiums for employer-sponsored insurance are rising faster than inflation, while deductibles are increasing even more rapidly.
New study analyzes student loan debt burden in the public health workforce
Study authors stress the importance of student loan repayment or forgiveness programs to address debt burden and ongoing public health workforce challenges
More teen sleep is linked to less sedentary time
New School of Public Health study tracked sleep and activity patterns of Minnesota high school students through wearable devices
