Tag: College of Public Health
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Public Health prof tackles indoor air pollution in developing countries
Traveling from Guatemala, Peru and Chile to India, Luke Naeher has spent his career studying…
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University launches $2.2M initiative to hire 16 new faculty
Sixteen new faculty positions at UGA have been created through an interdisciplinary hiring initiative designed…
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Researcher receives NIH grant to improve women’s health in Liberia
War exposure, gender-based violence and extreme poverty following 14 years of civil war have resulted…
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UGA researcher receives NIH grant to improve women’s health in Liberia
War exposure, gender-based violence and extreme poverty following 14 years of civil war has resulted…
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UGA welcomes new faculty
Below is a list of new tenured and tenure-track faculty who have joined the university…
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State of Public Health Conference will examine health care reform
Len M. Nichols, a renowned health care economist and professor of health policy at George…
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State of Public Health Conference to tackle health care reform on Oct. 3
Athens, Ga. – Len M. Nichols, a renowned health care economist and professor of health…
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UGA public health dean joins governor’s childhood obesity advisory council
Phillip L. Williams, dean of the University of Georgia College of Public Health, has accepted…
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Jia-Sheng Wang named Athletic Association Professor in Public Health
Jia-Sheng Wang, a professor and head of the environmental health sciences department in the College…
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UGA experts on aging to advise Georgia’s dementia task force
Because Alzheimer’s disease is considered a major public health priority, more than 40 states currently…
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Jia-Sheng Wang named UGA Athletic Association Professor in Public Health
Dr. Jia-Sheng Wang, a professor and head of the department of environmental health sciences in…
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Culinary conundrum
A growing generational disconnect between adults and children is putting thousands of years of cultural…
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Stroke patients respond similarly to after-stroke care, despite age difference
Age has little to do with how patients should be treated after suffering a stroke,…
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Health Sciences Quarterly Update – May 2013
The following information is provided as part of an effort to keep the community informed…
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Teddie Brandon
Teddie Brandon was the first student admitted into the joint MD/MPH program at the Georgia…
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Conference to feature chairwoman of US Preventive Services Task Force
Dr. Virginia A. Moyer, chairwoman of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and a leading…
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Inaugural conference to put focus on collaborative public health strategies in Georgia
On March 21, state leaders committed to improving the health of Georgians will gather at…
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Dating in middle school leads to higher dropout, drug-use rates
Students who date in middle school have significantly worse study skills, are four times more…
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Madison Lamar
Madison Lamar believes in a healthy way of life. From serving as a personal trainer…
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Mortality Project puts focus on survivors
UGA researchers are looking at how a loved one’s death affects the health of family…
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Inaugural State of Public Health Conference to focus on collaborative strategies
On March 21, state leaders committed to improving the health of Georgians will gather at…
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Harvard social scientist David R. Williams to speak at UGA March 18
David R. Williams, internationally recognized as a leading social scientist focused on social influences on…
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Study: One-third of dating teens report abusive relationships
Nearly one-third of those dating in middle and high school report abusive relationships, according to…
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Smitha Ganeshan
Smitha Ganeshan, a junior Honors student in anthropology and a future doctor, is taking her…
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