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…
by: Jenny Rogers Army captain, environmental scientist and University of Florida student Andrew Satterlee is a jack of all trades. The 37-year-old has been enrolled in the Master of Public Health in Environmental Health program within the UF Department of Environmental and Global Health at the College of Public Health…
Dr. Arch G. Mainous, III, leads study on increased mortality risk for those suffering from both poverty and inflammation simultaneously.
Shruti Kolli, B.P.H., a PHHP alumna and first year medical student in the UF College of Medicine, shares advice for pre-health students and how a background in public health helped prepare her to become a doctor.
Melanie Orejuela, a Master of Public Health student, is working to reduce health disparities for Latinx veterans through her role as a research project coordinator with the V.A.
Natasha Weatherspoon-Griffin, an EGH postdoctoral researcher, was awarded a travel grant to attend the Wind River Conference on Prokaryotic Biology in Estes Park, CO in June 2017. A key feature of this historic conference is to maximize participation of early career scientists and facilitate interactions with established investigators. This international…
