SPH professor Ryan Demmer is studying the pandemic’s impact on a long-standing problem for healthcare workers: burnout.
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Guiding Minnesotans Through the COVID Storm
A Q&A with Kate Awsumb, MPH ’10, Minnesota Department of Health deputy communications director, on the challenges of the past 18 months.
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In Support of Incarcerated Mothers
SPH affiliate faculty member Rebecca Shlafer helped Minnesota pass the historic Healthy Start Act that gives hope to incarcerated women and their babies.
Dean John Finnegan writes about the public health threats of the pandemic and racism and bids farewell to 41 years at SPH, 17 of them as dean.
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Becoming an Antiracist School
In July 2021, SPH launched a five-year Strategic Plan for Antiracism to expose and dismantle racism’s influence wherever it is found, including within the school.
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Partnering for Health
MPH student Anna Fryxell worked for a nonprofit that ships medical supplies from Minnesota to rural Bolivian communities for her applied practice experience (APEx).
A partnership between the Division of Biostatistics and the St. Paul Public Schools is exposing ninth-grade students to data science via an interactive curriculum.
Analyzing Big Data to Understand the Developing Brain
A Q&A with biostatistics faculty Saonli Basu and Mark Fiecas, who are co-leading the analytics core at the new Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain.
A selection of SPH research findings include how to best detect airborne viruses and why the availability of generic breast cancer drugs leads to earlier treatment.
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Investing in the Future of Public Health
Dean John Finnegan, his wife, Jan Finnegan (née Mosberger), and their parents established the Finnegan-Mosberger Family Fellowship to aid PhD-seeking students at SPH.
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Record-Breaking Generosity and Support
SPH celebrates reaching its $40 million campaign milestone and the people who made it happen.
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Alumni Awards
Alumni, including Dr. Julia Joseph-Di Caprio, above, contribute to nearly every aspect of SPH and the school honors them each year.
Charles Rogers, PhD, MPH’ 17, devotes himself to preventing colon cancer in Black men, who have death rates from the disease 52% higher than white men.
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