The University of Florida has appointed internationally recognized epidemiologist Linda B. Cottler, Ph.D., M.P.H., the founding chair of UF’s department of epidemiology, a newly created department administered jointly by the College of Public Health and Health Professions and the College of Medicine.
The University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions has received approval from Florida’s Board of Governors to offer a doctoral degree in public health beginning this fall.
New PHHP scientists are studying agents that cause respiratory illness. Read about their research on swine and avian influenza and inhaled nanoparticles.
The McKnight Brain Institute of the University of Florida and The Village retirement community will host the VITAL Gala Kickoff Party at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18, to celebrate the partnership in cognitive and aging research between the McKnight Brain Institute and The Village.
There is a common misperception among young people that hookah smoking is cigarettes’ harmless cousin. That’s a troubling notion for public health researchers like Tracey Barnett, Ph.D.
There are currently about 1.1 million people in the United States living with HIV, but the disease was just emerging 20 years ago when Robert Cook, M.D., M.P.H., was in medical school.
A hand-held device that strengthens the muscles involved in swallowing can address a serious symptom of Parkinson’s disease, according to a new University of Florida study.
The traditional way to predict whether children can regain movement after spinal cord injuries may exclude a small subset of patients who could benefit from therapy, according to two studies presented by University of Florida researchers.
Michael Marsiske, Ph.D., associate professor in the department of clinical and health psychology, and colleagues found that mental training exercises can help older adults feel more in control of their lives.
The University of Florida Speech and Hearing Clinic and the Gainesville chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of Florida will offer “Living with Hearing Loss,” a series of free classes for people with hearing impairment.
