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Corrine Warren, a second year MPH student in Epidemiology, won the department’s Outstanding MPH Award. Congratulations, Corrine!…

Corrine Rukatnonchai On April 19, the Institute of Aging held a symposium highlighting research in aging. HealthStreet presented a summary analysis of the top self-reported health conditions among 71 individuals aged 60 and over. Arthritis and hypertension were found to be the most commonly self-reported condition among this population, while…

Catherine Striley, Ph.D., M.S.W., M.S.E., is investigating ways to remove barriers to care and provide people with resources to empower themselves and improve their health and quality of life. In a recent project funded by the Tourette Syndrome Association, Striley and a colleague at Washington University created a video…

Help wanted New CTSI initiatives focus on expanding access to clinical research  By Claire Baralt In November, UF’s HealthStreet program opened on the East Campus to assist people underrepresented in health services and health research. Read the full article.

Saving babies one snip at a time PhD student receives Gates Foundation grant to create umbilical cord cutting device By Allyson Fox One-and-a-half million neonatal deaths worldwide due to infection, with many beginning as umbilical cord infections; 277,376 neonatal deaths alone attributed to tetanus in one year; and…

The kindest cut By Allyson Fox Margo Klar is developing a ceramic cutting device to prevent umbilical cord infections in newborns. Photo by Maria Belen Farias. One and a half million neonatal deaths worldwide due to infection, with many beginning as umbilical cord infections; 277,376 neonatal deaths alone attributed…

Several College of Public Health and Health Professions employees were recognized at the UF Superior Accomplishment awards Health Science Center division luncheon February 23. Robert Cook, Richelle Davis, Donovan Lott and Donna Stilwell received Superior Accomplishment Awards. The award program recognizes staff members who contribute outstanding service, efficiency and/or economy to the university, or…

On Nov. 21, HealthStreet officially opened its doors on UF’s East Campus with a proclamation by Gainesville Mayor Craig Lowe, pictured at right with HealthStreet’s Linda Cottler and Noni Graham (photos by Maria Belen Farias/University of Florida). Led by Dr. Linda Cottler, chair of the UF Department of Epidemiology and…

Linda Cottler, Ph.D., M.P.H., (center) leads a new project that…

Dr. April J. Johnson, DVM, MPH, PhD, a 2006 graduate of the Master of Public Health Program – Epidemiology track was one of the alumni recognized at the college’s Outstanding Alumni Awards ceremony in November 2011. Dr. Johnson is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at Purdue University…