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How Medical Ethics Shapes Patient Care
March 5, 2026
Shana Moore-Pierre, MA '22, MPH '23, advises healthcare teams and patients on complex decisions, engages with policy research to help make standards for care more ethical, and teaches at medical insti...
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New Research: Exclusive Breastfeeding May Protect Against Postpartum Depression
January 16, 2026
Mothers who exclusively breastfeed in the first months after giving birth are less likely to experience postpartum depression (PPD).
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Sickle Cell Disease: 115 Years Later—A Path Forward for Equity and Innovation
January 8, 2026
Recapping the Sickle Cell Disease: 115 Years Later Symposium, a partnership between the ISEE Lab and the Institute for Excellence in Health Equity (IEHE).
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Dr. Adolfo Cuevas Receives Early Career Impact Award
December 18, 2025
Dr. Adolfo Cuevas, associate professor of social and behavioral sciences, has been named a recipient of the Early Career Impact Award by the Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences.
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Dr. Rumi Chunara Named Distinguished Member of Association for Computing Machinery
December 12, 2025
Dr. Rumi Chunara has been named a distinguished member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).
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Cool Course: Data, AI, and the People’s Health
December 8, 2025
Using real-world case studies and datasets, students in a new NYU School of Global Public Health class explore how algorithms are shaping our health.
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Practice Spotlight: Umaima Abbasi
December 8, 2025
Hailing from Pakistan, Umaima enrolled in GPH after earning her bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan. Her interests center on vaccine-preventable diseases, with aspirations to design immu...
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Public Health Changemaker: Sylvie Curci, MPA/MPH '15 Making Progress Through Preparedness
December 8, 2025
Sylvie Curci, MPA/MPH '15 volunteered at a hospital in Haiti, working largely offsite with community organizers, and was preparing to travel there for her final thesis when a magnitude 7.0 earthquake ...
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EP175 Lead, Literacy, and Livelihoods: Environmental Health Education with Kate Porterfield
December 4, 2025
We speak with Kate Porterfield (MPH '22), an NYU double-graduate in Global Liberal Studies and Environmental Public Health Sciences.
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Lab Spotlight: Global Action for Urban Health (GAUH) Lab
December 1, 2025
The GAUH Lab provides students with opportunities to contribute to developing activities that advance the evidence base in urban health, including research, implementation, and evaluation efforts.
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