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Our faculty and researchers are often sought after by the media for their public health expertise. Read how their voices are shaping the national conversation.

A focus on the why’s, how’s and treatments of TBI during Brain Injury Awareness Month.

NBC4i

Julianna Nemeth, PhD, MA

March 17, 2023

Here’s why it’s hard to clean up toxic waste from the East Palestine train derailment

KUNR & NPR

Karen Dannemiller, PhD

March 3, 2023

After Ohio train derailment, how the EPA measures health risk: Short Wave

NPR

Karen Dannemiller, PhD

February 27, 2023

The potentially toxic chemicals released in the Ohio train derailment and how they affect human health

Insider

Karen Dannemiller, PhD

February 14, 2023

Health concerns grow in East Palestine, Ohio, after train derailment

NPR

Karen Dannemiller, PhD

February 14, 2023

Why the toxins from the Ohio train derailment could have posed deadly threats for residents nearby

ABC News

Karen Dannemiller, PhD

February 9, 2023

R.J. Reynolds Pivots to New Cigarette Pitches as Flavor Ban Take Effect

The New York Times

Micah Berman, JD

January 11, 2023

Stress, opportunities to smoke, and smoking relapse among youth experiencing homelessness

BASIS

Joanne G. Patterson, PhD, MPH, MSW

January 10, 2023

What Happens to Your Body When You Quit Smoking

U.S. News & World Report

Jeffrey Wing, PhD

January 3, 2023

The Case for Wearing Masks Forever

The New Yorker

December 28, 2022