SPH students receive the UMN President’s Student Leadership & Service Award
Awards
SPHs Katherine Hendel receives McKnight Land-Grant Professorship
The University of Minnesota award recognizes outstanding early-career faculty with potential for significant impact in their field
SPH’s Manka Nkimbeng named McKnight Presidential Fellow
The University of Minnesota award honors research excellence and leadership among mid-career faculty
SPH’s Joseph Koopmeiners named Distinguished McKnight University Professor
Recipients are selected based on merit, research accomplishments, leadership, and what the University describes as “a record of accomplishments that have brought great renown and prestige to Minnesota.”
SPH’s Julian Wolfson receives University of Minnesota award for excellence in graduate education
The 2025–26 Award for Outstanding Contributions to Graduate and Professional Education recognizes leadership in teaching, mentoring, and health data science education
SPH’s Jamie Stang receives University of Minnesota award for excellence in graduate education
The 2025–26 Award for Outstanding Contributions to Graduate and Professional Education highlights Stang’s leadership in teaching, mentoring, and advancing nutrition education.
New grant will help researchers explore the use of spiritual care in the Veterans Health Administration
School of Public Health and Veterans Administration (VA) researchers will analyze how chaplains provide spiritual care at VA health systems
University of Minnesota School of Public Health Professor Katy Kozhimannil Elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Election to the Academy is among the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.
University of Minnesota receives gift for CIDRAP Information Hub
SPH researcher receives grant to continue work to uncover origins of childhood cancer
New grant will assess how severe weather events cause damage to buildings, resulting in more vector-borne disease
New School of Public Health study will examine Gen Z eating and activity habits
Funded by the National Institutes of Health, the research project will be the nation’s most comprehensive study on the broad spectrum of weight-related health among Gen Z adolescents and young adults.
