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MPH Student, Ms. Brittney Vincent, Publishes Op-Ed, “Strategic Management Amidst COVID-19
Pandemic” in NOW Grenada
May 2021
Read the full article in NOW Grenada >
MPH Student, Ms. Beatrice Hyppolite, Publishes Op-Ed, “America’s Historical Failure
to Prepare for National Emergencies Perpetuate Inequalities” in Blavity
April 2021
Read the full article in Blavity >
Dr. Aimee Afable Comments on Israel COVID Vaccine Rollout, Citing the Need for a More
Centralized Medical Data Collection and Greater Efforts to Bring Healthcare to People
to Help Fight COVID in the U.S.
April 2021
Read the full article "In Israel, Life Gets Closer to 'Normal'" in MedPage Today >
Dean Dr. Kitaw Demissie Suggests Household Crowding May Have Contributed to Differing
COVID Infection Rates
April 2021
SPH Faculty Highlighted in Quarterly Newsletter from the Office of the Senior Vice
President of Research
April 2021
Read the April 2021 Edition of Rsearch Pulse >
DrPH Student, Russell Dowling, Co-authored a Study on Air Pollution and Stunting
April 2021
DrPH Student, Ayanna Besson, Serves as Student Panelist at SUNY Distinguished Academy
Inaugural Webinar
April 2021
DrPH Student, Eric Persaud, Interviews with The Accidental Safety Pro Podcast to Share
Experience and Research on Opioids and COVID-19 in the Workplace
April 2021
Listen to Mr. Eric Persaud's Interview >
Dean Dr. Kitaw Demissie Shares Thoughts with New York Amsterdam News on Recent COVID-19
Vaccine Breakthrough Cases
April 2021
Read the full article in New York Amsterdam News >
DrPH Student, Bianca Rivera, Helps Launch and Becomes Chief Operations Officer of
Main Street Patrol—Organization to Fight Anti-Asian Hate Crimes
April 2021
Read full article in SUNY Downstate President's Bulletin >
Visit Main Street Patrol website to learn more >
Check out Main Street Patrol's Instagram to find latest updates >
Read recent coverage in New York Daily News >
Read recent coverage in AP News >
SPH Alumnus, Dr. Donell Harvin, Co-authored and Presented at International Conference the report of the Counter Terrorism
Preparedness Network (CTPN), "Bioterrorism: Applying the Lens of COVID-19”
April 2021
Read Dr. Harvin's Alumni Spotlight interview >
See latest updates from CTPN >
Dean Dr. Kitaw Demissie and Two New York State Senators Publish Op-Ed in Bklyner to
Discuss The Racial Cost of NYC’s COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout
April 2021
Read the full article in Bklyner >
Dr. Janet Rosenbaum Featured in SUNY Downstate President’s Bulletin for Groundbreaking
Study on HIV Prevention for Alcohol-Using Young Black Women
April 2021
Read article in SUNY Downstate President's Bulletin >
Read Dr. Rosenbaum's study in American Journal of Preventive Medicine >
New Program at SPH: Advanced Certificate in Climate Change and Planetary Health
April 2021
Read SUNY Downstate Press Release >
Applications will be accepted via SOPHAS Express for enrollment in the Fall 2021 semester.
For more information, please contact Dr. Laura Geer, Program Director at laura.geer@downstate.edu.
MPH Student, Nicole Golabri, Publishes Op-Ed in The Jerusalem Post - 'Lessons from
Israel's Vaccination Strategy'
April 2021
Read Nicole Golabri's article >
Dr. Michael Szarek Represents SUNY Downstate at the ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium
and Interviews with CancerNetwork on the Impact of Tivozanib (Fotvida)
March 2021
Watch Dr. Szarek's interview on the Outcomes of a Q-TWiST Analysis From the Phase 3 TIVO-3 Study >
Watch Dr. Szarek's interview on Research Areas of Focus for Tivozanib in RCC >
Dr. Simone Reynolds Honored with Dr. Dale Blackstock Excellence in Mentoring Award
in Celebration of National Women's Histroy Month for Contribution in Promoting Diversity
and Inclusion
March 2021
Read more about Dr. Reynolds >
DrPH Student, Eric Persaud, Publishes Peer-Review Commentary Article in NEW SOLUTIONS: A Journal of Environmental and Occupation
Health Policy
March 2021
MPH Student, Briana Episcopia, BS, RN, CIC, First-Authored Article Published in ScienceDirect
American Journal of Infection Control
March 2021
Dr. Marlene Camacho-Rivera Selected as One of the Recipients of the "40 Under 40 Leaders
in Minority Health" Award for 2021
March 2021
Read the National Minority Quality Forum press release >
Read the full announcement in President's Bulletin >
Dr. Sergios-Orestis Kolokotronis Discusses Coronavirus, Variants, Mutation and Evolution
in One-Year Follow-Up Panel Interview with North Carolina State University
March 2021
Read the full interview in NCSU Applied Ecology News >