PHHP faculty, students earn UF International Center awards
Published: Dec 7th, 2017
UF’s International Center honored a PHHP faculty member and several graduate students during International Education Week.
Content Tagged “department of epidemiology” 
UF studies explore how public health professionals use Twitter for professional development, public education
Published: Nov 7th, 2017
Dr. Mark Hart and his team found that public health practitioners are actively using Twitter for networking and to share health information with the public.
Scientific success
Published: Oct 26th, 2017
Dr. Ting-Yuan (David) Cheng of the department of epidemiology and his wife Dr. Yu-Jung (Jenny) Wei of the College of Pharmacy, have each landed prestigious National Institutes of Health-funded Career Development Awards, or K awards.
UF launches new study of marijuana’s health effects in people with HIV
Published: Oct 24th, 2017
Researchers led by Dr. Robert Cook will conduct the largest and most comprehensive study to date on the health effects of marijuana in people with HIV.
Does daily exercise cut back on older adults’ sedentary life? Study: not so much
Published: Jul 18th, 2017
Increasing moderate-intensity exercise in older adults led to little reduction in the overall time they spent in sedentary activity.
Study links getting drunk at early age to increased risk of premature death
Published: Jun 14th, 2017
People who first became intoxicated before age 15 may have a greater risk of dying prematurely, according to a study led by UF researchers in the department of epidemiology.
ChangeMakers: Forging a new path to good health
Published: May 4th, 2017
The Gainesville Sun recognized Dr. Linda Cottler and her work with HealthStreet as a 2017 ChangeMaker.
Analysis looks at Zika’s introduction to Americas, predicts microcephaly cases
Published: Apr 25th, 2017
UF researchers have developed a model mapping the spread of Zika virus and the number of microcephaly cases that will occur by the end of the year. Photo: James Gathany/CDC
Higher air pollution exposure linked to denser breast tissue
Published: Apr 6th, 2017
Dr. Lusine Yaghjyan and colleagues found that women who have higher exposure to fine particulate matter in the air are more likely to have dense breast tissue, a well-established strong risk factor for breast cancer.
Globalization may be fueling new epidemics of hepatitis C infection in China
Published: Feb 24th, 2017
Researchers led by Dr. Xinguang “Jim” Chen found that the population dynamics of detected hepatitis C subtypes were consistent with China’s economic growth, increased globalization and health care reform.