The 2016 HCUP Outstanding Article of the Year Award will be presented by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and AcademyHealth to School of Public Health Associate Professor Katy Kozhimannil and her colleagues,
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SPH at the 2017 March for Science
Rebecca Leighton Wins University Award for Starting Food Pantry for Students
Public Health Nutrition MPH student Rebecca Leighton was honored with the University of Minnesota President’s Student Leadership and Service Award for starting the Nutritious U Food Pantry.
MnTAP Receives Honor for Partnership with City of Minneapolis
During Minneapolis Public Health Week in April 2017, the Minneapolis Health Department recognized the School of Public Health’s Minnesota Technical Assistance Program (MnTAP) as a longtime partner.
Gerberich Honored for Excellence in Teaching and Education
Professor Susan Goodwin Gerberich received the University’s Award for Outstanding Contributions to Postbaccalaureate, Graduate, and Professional Education for her teaching excellence, mentoring dozens of graduate students, and conducting extensive student-involved research.
Hardeman Honored For Research in Structural Racism
School of Public Health Assistant Professor Rachel Hardeman was honored with the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation’s Professional Article Prize for her paper, “Structural Racism and Supporting Black Lives — The Role of Health Professionals,” published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Balbo Named to List of Emerging Mass Spectrometry Investigators
Assistant Professor Silvia Balbo is on the American Society of Mass Spectrometry’s 2017 list of emerging investigators for her work searching for the causes of cancer rooted in human DNA.
Tessa Lasswell Honored for Public Health Leadership at Student-run Free Clinic
Public Health Nutrition MPH student Tessa Lasswell was honored with the Minnesota Public Health Association’s Student Achievement Award for her work at the Phillips Neighborhood Clinic.
Opioids and Workers’ Health
2017 NORA Symposium speaker Thomas Wickizer answers questions about the opioid epidemic’s severity and causes within occupational health and the general population.
Sunday Liquor Sales and Minnesotans’ Health
Community Parks Help Low-income Families Be Active
A new study from Professor Simone French reveals that neighborhood parks can be a great, inexpensive way for low-income families with preschoolers to get more exercise.
Hung Honored for Rural Health Research
Doctoral student Peiyin Hung has received the 2017 Student Achievement Award from the National Rural Health Association and John Snow Incorporated.