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SPH Faculty & Staff Meet with SUNY Chancellor John B. King, Jr. at the SUNY University Faculty Senate (UFS) Spring 2023 Plenary at Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, NY

April 2023

SPH Faculty & Staff Meet SUNY Chancellor John King

Pictured Left to Right:

Dr. Rena Orman (SGS), Dr. Lori Hoepner (SPH), Dr. John B. King, Jr. (SUNY Chancellor), Alithia Alleyne (SOHP), Francisco Colon (SPH), Dr. Anika Daniels-Osaze (SPH)

Earlier this month, Chancellor King had a chance to visit the Downstate campus. You can read more about the Chancellor's visit to Downstate in the President's Bulletin. 

Downstate Launches New Equity-Focused MHA Degree Program

February 2023

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Read the full article in the President's Bulletin >

DrPH Alumnus, Dr.  Donell Harvin, Publishes Op-Ed, “The Medics Are Also to Blame for Tyre Nichols’ Death” in POLITICO

January 2023

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Read the full article in POLITICO >

EOHS Faculty Dr. Paul Landsbergis and Alumnus Dr. Eric Persaud Contribute to APHA Policy

January 2023

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Read "Support Decent Work for All as a Public Health Goal in the United States" coauthored by Dr. Paul Landsbergis >

Read "Advancing Environmental Health and Justice: A Call for Assessment and Oversight of Health Care Waste" coauthored by Dr. Eric Persaud >

Dean Kitaw Demissie Honored at SportsBall 2022

October 2022

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Read the full article in the President's Bulletin >

EOHS Faculty, Dr. Lori Hoepner, Presents at the 34th Annual Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology in Athens, Greece

October 2022

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Read the Shout-Out about Dr. Hoepner >

MD/MPH Student, Osato Ukponmwan, Publishes Op-Ed, “A Resident's View: Low Nurse Staffing Ratios Lead to Unsafe Outcomes" in Medscape

September 2022

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Read the full article in Medscape >

Students Establish Planetary Health Club (PHC)

September 2021

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Learn more about PHC and how to join >

Dean Kitaw Demissie Quoted in New York Post about Issue of Overcrowding in NYC's High Schools Amid Pandemic

September 2021

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Read the full article in New York Post >

Dean Kitaw Demissie and Epidemiology Faculty Dr. Janet Rosenbaum Quoted in BK Reader about NYC’s Plan for Reopening Schools Amid Surges in COVID Cases

September 2021

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Read the full article in BK Reader >

Dean Kitaw Demissie Quoted in The New York Times - "N.Y.C.’s Challenge: Keeping 1 Million Students Safe Amid Delta"

August 2021

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Read the full article in The New York Times >

MPH Student, Dr. Natalya Chernichenko, Publishes Op-Ed, “Let's Not Forget COVID's Lessons on Health Inequality” in MedPage Today

August 2021

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Read the full article in MedPage Today >

The Op-Ed is part of an assignment for PUBH 5201. Read more about the course and access other MPH students' Op-Eds > 

Doctoral Epidemiology Students Involved in the United Nations 2021 International Youth Day Webinar

August 2021

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Watch the webinar on the United Nations website >

Read the full announcement >

Dr. Janet Rosenbaum Presents "Signal or Noise: Recanting in HIV Prevention Trials" at the 2021 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM)

August 2021

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Read the study abstract >

Listen to Dr. Rosenbaum's presentation on YouTube >

DrPH Student, Claire Nurse, MPH, Presents "A Propensity Matched Study of Obesity and Diabetes: A COVID-19 Perspective" at the 2021 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM)

August 2021

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Read the study abstract >

Dr. Christina Pardo Publishes Op-Ed, “The Danger Of Leaving Women and Mothers Out of Plans to Heal Haiti," in Blavity

August 2021

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Read the full article in Blavity >

Dean Kitaw Demissie Says Large Disparities in Parts of NYC is Holding the City Back to Beat COVID-19

August 2021

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Read the full article "NO ACCESS: Vaccine Hard to Come By for Some Black New Yorkers" in New York Amsterdam News >

MPH Student, Michael Lane, Publishes Letter to the Editor, “Learn from Mistakes to Create Better Future” in Richmond Times-Dispatch

August 2021

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Read the full article in Richmond Times-Dispatch >

The Op-Ed is part of an assignment for PUBH 5201. Read more about the course and access other MPH students' Op-Eds > 

MPH Student, Chelsey Moore, Publishes Op-Ed, “Grandma, Please Reconsider Your Decision Not to Get the COVID Vaccine” in The Dallas Morning News

August 2021

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Read the full article in The Dallas Morning News >

The Op-Ed is part of an assignment for PUBH 5201. Read more about the course and access other MPH students' Op-Eds > 

Dean Dr. Kitaw Demissie Weighs In On NYC's Recent Mandate for Unvaccinated Municipal Workers to Get Weekly Coronavirus Test

July 2021

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Read the full article "Is N.Y.C. Doing Enough to Slow 3rd Virus Wave? Experts Raise Doubts." in The New York Times >

Dean Dr. Kitaw Demissie Interviewed with New York Amsterdam News on Delta Variant in Areas with Low Vaccine Rates

July 2021

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Read the full article in New York Amsterdam News >

Dean Dr. Kitaw Demissie in The New York Times — "As Delta Spreads, Virus Cases in New York City Tick Up"

July 2021

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Read the full article in The New York Times >

Dr. Janet Rosenbaum's Research on School Suspension is 4th Most Cited Paper in Youth & Society Journal

July 2021

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Read the full ranking on SAGE website >

Read the full article in Youth & Society Journal - SAGE >