by: Jenny Rogers Guided by her unwavering empathy, Dr. Jennifer Applebaum‘s journey in animal welfare and sociology is marked by a profound commitment to both human and animal well-being. As she approaches her second year as an assistant professor with the University of Florida Department of Environmental and…
Members of the University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions came together recently to discuss the power and potential of artificial intelligence for improving health care delivery as part of the college’s AI Seminar Series, sponsored by the PHHP Artificial Intelligence Work Group.
NBC Nightly News turned to mosquito-borne disease expert and EGH associate professor Dr. Michael von Fricken May 28 for his expertise on the issues
Cary Carr, a Ph.D. student in public health, was recently selected for the Madelyn Lockhart Dissertation Award for her work in violence prevention.
Sarah Collins, Ph.D., is an assistant teaching professor and the undergraduate community health program director in the Department of Health, Sport & Exercise Sciences, or HSES, at the University of Kansas. She earned her Bachelor of Public Health, Master of Public Health in Social and Behavioral Sciences and Ph.D. in…
by: Jenny Rogers Four years into his Ph.D. program, University of Florida Department of Environmental and Global Health student Daniel Acosta has never felt more sure of his role in the public health field. The 32-year-old student from Barranquilla, Colombia, moved to the United States in 2017…
By Sara A. Mayo Assistant Professor, Dr. Noah Hammarlund A recent study in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention investigated why some prostate cancer patients in the United States are less likely to receive potentially life-saving treatments. Researchers analyzed data from more than 40,000 Medicare recipients with substantial non-metastatic…
by: Jenny Rogers Dr. Nicole Dennis is our newest addition to the University of Florida Environmental and Global Health department, joining the team as a research assistant professor. With a focus on environmental toxicology and a biological and analytical chemistry background, Dennis is putting her best foot…
The Florida Department of Health has awarded funds from the Bankhead-Coley Cancer Research Program to a UF research team led by assistant professor Dr. Young-Rock Hong. The three-year grant will allow the team to study the impacts of obesity on colorectal cancer.
By Katarina Fiorentino Klatzkow Devin Valdes, a University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions Master of Public Health student with a concentration in epidemiology, is this year’s recipient of the Dr. John J. Benton Endowed Scholarship. “Receiving this scholarship greatly supports my career goals in…
