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Governance is a Grind
August 25, 2026
A recent panel discussion "Who Should Decide AI’s Future?", moderated by NYU Center for Bioethics director and GPH faculty member S. Matthew Liao, served to highlight ethical issues raised by the us...
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Earth Day and Public Health
April 18, 2019
By Andrea Silverman, PhD, MS. While we don’t know the full extent of the impending effects of climate change on public health, it is clear that change is upon us. From droughts to floods to wildfire...
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GPH in the Field: Florence, Italy
Public Health Policy and Management
April 11, 2019
By Jennifer Pomeranz, JD, MPH. After a four-week intensive unit online, our class on Global Food Policy for Public Health met for its fifth and final week at NYU Florence. A diverse array of students ...
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GPH in the Field: Buenos Aires, Argentina
April 5, 2019
By Beverly-Xaviera Watkins, PhD, MS and several MPH candidates. During Spring Break, 12 students and Dr. Watkins traveled to NYU Buenos Aires for a course called Environmental Injustice: From Local to...
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GPH in the Field: Beirut, Lebanon
March 29, 2019
By Chris Dickey, DrPH, MBA and second year MPH candidate Ashley Newcomb. Over Spring Break, GPH students traveled to Beirut, Lebanon for the fifth annual class in Behavioral Communication Strate...
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Gun Violence in the Crosshairs
Public Health Policy and Management
March 22, 2019
A message from Dean Cheryl Healton discussing critical lessons from the tobacco wars that can be applied to gun violence.
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Deploying Drones to Prevent Mosquito-Borne Diseases
Global and Environmental Health
March 15, 2019
Dr. Yesim Tozan reports from Mexico about her work on sterile insect techniques (SIT) hosted by the W.H.O.
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Cross Continental Experience Blog: Prato and Paris
March 7, 2019
By Kaylah Grant. These past two weeks in Florence have really flown by. The week started with a school-sponsored trip to celebrate Lunar New Year...
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The Frontlines of the Opioid Crisis
Social And Behavioral Sciences
March 1, 2019
By Holly Hagan, PhD MPH.
You need only read the daily news to understand the grip that the opioid crisis has on our country. According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse, 130 people die every ...
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Breaking Barriers to Anti-Retroviral Treatment
Social And Behavioral Sciences
February 28, 2019
Discussing the project details of Dr. Lawrence Yang's work to counter HIV stigma and improve ART adherence in Botswana through a two-grant, $275,000 grant (R21TW011084-01) from the National Institute ...
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