Experiential learning in the streets
Distinguished teacher award recipient brings students out of the classroom to talk to homeless people. “I try to encourage deep learning,” says ݮƵ professor Kelly Anthony.
Distinguished teacher award recipient brings students out of the classroom to talk to homeless people. “I try to encourage deep learning,” says ݮƵ professor Kelly Anthony.
ݮƵ researcher is working to help doctors find the best treatment for their patients – fast.
Master of Public Health (MPH) classmates Pegah Shamsipour, Anya Shen, and Francine Darroch were delighted to be awarded a prestigious World Health Organization (WHO) internship.
Rose started her journey by enrolling in the Health Studies program at the University of ݮƵ. She chose the program for its solid academic reputation.
Tobacco is the largest preventable cause of premature death in the world. One billion people worldwide will die of tobacco related illnesses in this century if current patterns and trends persist.
School of Public Health and Health System's Kelly Anthony will be one of four University of ݮƵ faculty members to receive the Distinguished Teacher Award for 2013 at convocation, provost Geoff McBoyle announced at the March meeting of the university senate.
Like most academics, the dean of applied health sciences at the University of ݮƵ spends hours engrossed in her research.
John Hirdes of the School of Public Health and Health Systems played an unexpected role in getting help to vulnerable people after the disastrous earthquake that struck Christchurch, New Zealand in 2011.
Dr. George Heckman joins ݮƵ as the Schlegel Research Chair in Geriatric Medicine with the Schlegel-University of ݮƵ Research Institute for Aging, and Associate Professor in the School of Public Health and Health Systems.
“Public health is only visible when it falls apart – when people don’t get the immunizations they need, when water is not clean, when people get sick as a result,” says Christina Mills, founding director of ݮƵ’s master’s program in public health (MPH).