Executive public health practice student Maria Regan Gonzalez ran for Richfield City Council on a public health platform — and won.
Students
Student Earns Fellowship to Research Meningitis Vaccine
Environmental Health PhD student Maria Sundaram has received the Graduate School’s 2017-18 Frieda Martha Kunze Fellowship and plans to spend her fellowship year completing her dissertation on the effectiveness of a meningococcal meningitis vaccine in an outbreak-prone region of Africa known as the “meningitis belt.”
Todd Receives Ballentine Scholarship from Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Public Health Nutrition MPH student Chelsie Todd has earned the Colonel Frances G. Ballentine Scholarship from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation.
A Student of the World
Epidemiology MPH student Subin Jang spent summer 2016 in India for her field experience and worked on a project focused on diabetes and hypertension rates at a new urban clinic in Bangalore.
Minnesota’s Mayo
PHAP student Makshita Luthra’s field experience brought her to Mayo Clinic’s Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery.
Study Links High Blood Calcium With Diabetes
Problem-Solvers
Creating a healthier population means tackling hard-to-solve, complex issues. At Minnesota, students are at the center of some of the world’s most pressing problems through their involvement in case competitions.
Stemming Global Climate Change
Scientists currently have no accurate way to estimate the current total coverage of plants across the planet or project what coverage will be like in the future. PhD biostatistics student Abhirup Datta has changed that.
Fernando Alarid Escudero wins prize and teaches at Society for Medical Decision Making meeting
Health Services Research, Policy & Administration PhD candidate Fernando Alarid Escudero won best student presentation and taught two courses at the Society for Medical Decision Making meeting in London in June.
Addressing Immigrant Challenges Close to Home
Maternal Child Health MPH student Sonja Ausen-Anifrani bring community-centered interventions to immigrant populations in Minnesota.
IH Student Yuan Shao Receives 3M Occupational Health and Safety Scholarship
EnHS Industrial Hygiene PhD student Yuan Shao has received one of three 3M 2016 Occupational Health and Safety Scholarships. Yuan was recognized at a 3M-sponsored reception on May 22, 2016 during the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition (AIHce) in Baltimore.
