Research News

Protecting our future

Both in and out of the classroom, College of Public Health students are fighting infant mortality and maternal and fetal health through prevention and action around the world.

Here are five undergraduate College of Public Health students working to save lives one mother and child at a time.

capstone poster session

BSPH students cap off semester with Capstone Poster Session

Undergraduate students approaching graduation gained invaluable experience in areas such as human trafficking, pharmaceuticals and more, and presented their work at a poster session on Dec. 6.

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New program boosts use of HIV medications in injection-drug users

Study employed simple, repeatable program, researchers say.

Brittney Keller-Hamilton, program manager, Division of Epidemiology

CPH staff member wins annual research paper contest

CPH epidemiology program manager Brittney Keller-Hamilton was announced as one of five winners in the 2018 annual Preventing Chronic Disease Student Research Paper Contest.

algal blooms in river

Algal blooms a threat to small lakes and ponds, too

Study finds concerning levels of toxins in water near farm fields.

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Epidemiology PhD student's study finds 2 in 5 teens texting while driving despite state bans

The study, conducted in part by Li Li, MS, a doctoral student of epidemiology at the College of Public Health, was published in Journal of Adolescent Health and won the Best Student Paper Award for the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting..