Faculty member receives almost $1 million grant for study of lead exposure in Indiana households
Assistant Professor Michelle Del Rio has been awarded a federal grant of $994,743 for her “Healthy Homes Technical Study Proposal” to investigate lead exposure in homes and examine its risks.
Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington (SPH-B) Associate Professor Roger Zoh is among several researchers who want to know: What is the effect of physical activity or inactivity on the risk of developing chronic diseases and mortality when the available data might be error prone?
Faculty collaborate with UP Manila as part of larger global health equity initiative
Two faculty members in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics—Carmen Tekwe, Ph.D. and Roger Zoh, Ph.D.—recently obtained a "Memorandum of Intent (MOI) for Collaboration between School of Public Health at Indiana University and College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila (UP Manila)" to establish continued research to combat health disparities in obesity and the collection of data about type 2 diabetes.
Thanks to the combined efforts of private citizens and volunteers including faculty member Bill Ramos, Miller Beach in Gary, Indiana has introduced its first 24-hour open community lifejacket lending station. It is the first that has been fully privately funded by a group of concerned citizens.
Students win award from local chapter of Habitat for Humanity
IU School of Public Health-Bloomington (SPH-B) recent graduates Emma Schreier and Fiona Goldman were presented with the 2024 “Leaving a Legacy” Award from Habitat for Humanity (HFH) Monroe County Chapter for their intern work creating the Youth Sweat Equity curriculum.
Catherine Sherwood-Laughlin chosen for 2024 Gordon Faculty Award by IU Office of Student Life
For 32 years, Catherine Sherwood-Laughlin has made it her mission to support her students at Indiana University—on campus and beyond.
The appointment is effective May 2024.
Increased state funding expands research possibilities for IUSPHB at shipwreck nature preserves
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently increased funding for the IU School of Public Health-Bloomington (SPH-B) Center for Underwater Science to conduct vital graduate and undergraduate research programs in the Great Lakes.
SPH-B graduate reinvents THRIVE LLC with a holistic health approach for undergraduate support
Alumnus Dani Doyle has 33 undergraduates enrolled in the LLC this academic year, all living two floors above her office in Read Hall.
April 22, 2024 - Selwyn M. Vickers, MD, FACS, the current president and CEO of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), and longtime colleague of faculty at the School of Public Health-Bloomingon (SPH-B), was selected on Feb. 29, 2024, as a recipient of this year’s Johns Hopkins University Distinguished Medical Alumnus Award.
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