Professor Melissa Laska says college food insecurity has been linked with adverse health and academic outcomes for students, including difficulty concentrating in class, lower grade point average, and higher deferment rates.
Academics
American Indian Health minor established
The minor was created to address the unique health needs of the nearly four million culturally diverse American Indians living in the United States.
Welcome to SPH 2018 Events Recap
Starting with New Student Orientation 2018, the School of Public Health hosted its first Welcome to SPH Series of events for incoming students, current students, staff, and faculty.
Health Care Integration: A Personal Perspective
After her husband’s experience with fragmented health care, MHA student Audrey Workman turned her focus on finding potential solutions.
Investigating Food Outbreaks
School of Public Health Launches Sexual Health Minor
The new minor will allow graduate students to learn and apply public health strategies to address a broad array of sexual health challenges and to build community sexual health.
Students Create PSAs to Promote Breastfeeding
School of Public Health students create PSAs with the Minnesota Department of Health to promote breastfeeding.
Griffith Receives National Fellowship to Study Maternal Health in Uganda
Epidemiology PhD student Bridget Griffith has received the 2017-2018 Fogarty Fellowship in Global Health to spend a year in Uganda conducting research aimed at reducing maternal mortality.
Re-imagining the MPH Core Curriculum: Phase II Complete
Problem-Solvers
Creating a healthier population means tackling hard-to-solve, complex issues. At Minnesota, students are at the center of some of the world’s most pressing problems through their involvement in case competitions.
Leading the Way
The School of Public Health bridges the connection between students and practitioners through its long-running mentor program.
PUBH 3415/7415: Online Course in Clinical Trials
The Division of Biostatistics is offering “PUBH 3415/7415: Introduction to Clinical Trials” — an online course providing a fundamental understanding of how clinical trials are used to advance science.
