SPH researchers seek to uncover a link between early childhood economic status, lead exposure, and dementia risk
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Six School of Public Health students recognized for their leadership by the University
SPH students receive the UMN President’s Student Leadership & Service Award
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 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.
People living with Down Syndrome face new health challenges as they age
New evidence report from the School of Public Health lays the foundation for updated clinical guidelines and more person-centered care to help ensure people with Down syndrome can live longer, healthier lives.
U.S. kidney transplant system could be missing opportunity to save more lives and reduce costs
“Too many kidneys that could help patients are going unused,” said Matthew Kaufmann, a School of Public Health researcher and lead author of a new study which recommends policies to make better use of donor kidneys.
SPH Professor Silvia Balbo is part of a global team to study cancer’s greatest challenges
The international research team will spend five years and up to $25 million studying DNA damage linked to cancer to inform improved prevention and treatment.
Professor Manka Nkimbeng Receives 2026 Community-Engaged Scholar Award for Early Career Faculty
The Community-Engaged Scholar Awards serve to highlight the breadth and impact of publicly engaged scholarship across the University.
Dr. Michael Osterholm Named to TIME’s 2026 TIME100 Health List of the World’s Most Influential Leaders in Health
The 2026 TIME100 Health spotlights the 100 most influential leaders in health this year.
New study reveals the hidden time burden faced by medical patients
For many cancer patients, travel and waiting times exceeded the amount of time they received treatment
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
