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  • Peyton Free in front of her poster presentation at the APHA conference

    Q&A with Master of Public Health student Peyton Free

    November 04, 2024 | Written by Amy Cherry
    A Q&A with Master of Public Health student Peyton Free who recently attended the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) Annual Meeting in Minneapolis.
  • Beyond preventing shingles

    October 15, 2024 | Written by Amy Cherry
    Daniel Harris, assistant professor of epidemiology, is using electronic health records for three million nursing home residents to examine the real-world effectiveness of the vaccine in preventing shingles, incident dementia, and stroke in a $1.7 million study funded by Shingrix vaccine maker, GlaxoSmithKline.
  • Uncovering pandemic inequities

    October 02, 2024 | Written by Amy Cherry
    A newly published cross-sectional study of free COVID tests conducted by Walgreens from May 2021 through February 2022 found that non-white individuals were more likely to test positive for COVID-19. The research conducted by Assistant Professor of Epidemiology Daniel Harris also found the omicron variant more prevalent in racial and ethnic minority groups during its emergence, especially in urban settings.
  • College of Health Sciences Welcomes New Faculty

    September 19, 2024 | Written by Amy Cherry
    College of Health Sciences welcomes new faculty for the 2024 fall semester.
  • August College of Health Sciences For the Record

    September 05, 2024 | Written by CHS Staff
    College of Health Science community reports appointments, exhibitions, publications, and honors for August.