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PHHP faculty, students earn UF International Center awards

The University of Florida International Center honored a College of Public Health and Health Professions faculty member and several graduate students during its International Education Week celebration held in November. Linda B. Cottler, Ph.D., M.P.H., a professor and chair of the department of epidemiology in PHHP and the College of Medicine, received…

Epidemiology’s First Graduate Awarded NIMHD R01 Grant

Jennifer M. Reingle Gonzalez, PhD, the Department of Epidemiology’s first PhD graduate, recently received a $3.3 million R01 grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD). Dr. Gonzalez is an associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences at The University…

Does daily exercise cut back on older adults’ sedentary life? Study: not so much

It looks like it might be tougher than anyone thought to lure older adults away from binge-watching TV shows and other sedentary activities. Increasing moderate-intensity exercise in older adults led to little reduction in the overall time they spent in potentially unhealthy sedentary activity, according to a study led by…

MSE Graduate Wins New Investigator Award from APIC

Marko Predic, an MSE graduate in the class of fall 2016, recently won a New Investigator Award for an abstract submitted to the Association of Professionals in Infection Control (APIC) 2017 Annual Conference. The APIC Abstract Sub-Committee recognizes abstracts that demonstrate exemplary scientific merit and are of high interest…

Epidemiology Students Win MPH Exemplary Student Awards

On April 28, 2017, PHHP held its annual convocation to celebrate outstanding students and graduates. Among the awards presented was the annual MPH Exemplary Student honor, recognizing excellent academic performance, strong student leadership, and commitment to public health values and ethics. The awardees of the Exemplary Student Award are…

Two epidemiology graduates make headlines

A group led by Dr. Chris Delcher, a former doctoral student in epidemiology, is fighting prescription drug abuse by making a statewide database more useful for physicians. Dr. Taj Azarian’s research found that a historic variant of the deadly Vibrio cholerae O1 strain has likely been present in Haitian aquatic environments…