New study uses large-scale blood protein analysis to uncover new clues about why dangerous blood clots form
Epidemiology and Community Health
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 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.
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
From the Classroom to Instagram: Public Health Course Trains Nutrition Students to Communicate in the Digital Age
Students in Assistant Professor Katherine Hendel’s Maternal, Infant, Child, and Adolescent Nutrition course are not only learning about some of the most debated and complex topics in nutrition—they’re also making videos to help the public better understand them
New study finds early childhood circumstances associated with heart health in preadolescence
Early childhood socioeconomic disadvantages and structural inequities put lower-income and racially diverse children at greater risk for poorer heart health by preadolescence
New study confers neighborhood score for both proximity and size of nearby parks, revealing disparities among Twin Cities neighborhoods
A new study factored in the total acreage of parkland in metro communities to develop a new metric called Urban Park Oases—areas with more greenspace that the study found to be disproportionately located in wealthier, whiter neighborhoods
Expert Alert: Updates to hemp-derived THC in Minnesota
Colin Planalp, a senior researcher at the School of Public Health Cannabis Research Center, is available to comment on the potential impact of the new legislation from Congress that could affect Minnesota’s cannabis market by banning hemp-derived THC products.
New study finds a connection between eating whole-fat dairy products and better heart health
People who consumed greater amounts of whole-fat dairy products were less likely to have early signs of heart disease, according to a new School of Public Health study that challenges long-standing dietary advice to avoid whole-fat dairy products
Culturally tailored sexual health training boosts skills of health students
A groundbreaking new study from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health—the world’s first randomized controlled trial evaluating the effects of training medical, nursing, and midwifery students in Africa in comprehensive sexual health education—could also serve as a model for training health students worldwide
The SPH course where social and behavioral theory meets real-world problems
For decades, Fundamentals of Social and Behavioral Science has asked students to apply social and behavioral theories to public health issues they are passionate about
