News
SPH Addresses Structural Racism in Maternal and Child Health Programs
A UMN team that includes Associate Professors Ruby Nguyen and Jamie Stang is part of a national collaborative of maternal and child health training programs working to increase diversity in their curriculum, faculty, and students.
Medicare Advantage Patients Use Less Care with Better Outcomes
Helping Busy Kids Eat More Fruits and Veggies
Kozhimannil Receives Honorable Mention for Gibbs Prize and Highlights Workplace Barriers for Nursing Mothers
A 2016 study by Associate Professor Katy Kozhimannil has received Honorable Mention for the Charles E. Gibbs Leadership Prize, chosen by the editorial board of Women’s Health Issues.
Environmental Awareness
Environmental Health student Mary Kosuth is investigating microplastics and whether or not they end up in our food and drinks.
Many Health News Stories Ignore Harms and Costs
Leading Richfield
Executive public health practice student Maria Regan Gonzalez ran for Richfield City Council on a public health platform — and won.
Age-Related Weight Loss Raises Risk of Major Fracture in Older Men
Detecting HPV Antibodies Could Help Diagnose Head and Neck Cancers
Babies Born with Opioid Addiction in Rural U.S. on the Rise
Student Earns Fellowship to Research Meningitis Vaccine
Environmental Health PhD student Maria Sundaram has received the Graduate School’s 2017-18 Frieda Martha Kunze Fellowship and plans to spend her fellowship year completing her dissertation on the effectiveness of a meningococcal meningitis vaccine in an outbreak-prone region of Africa known as the “meningitis belt.”