- Dr. Julie Gerberding, Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discussed "The Public Health Effects of Global Climate Change" in her recent visit to the University at Albany's School of Public Health. Click here.

- School of Public Health celebrates National Public Health Week, April 7-13. Click here for the full schedule of events.

- School of Public Health Assistant Professor Erin Bell has been appointed by the Institute of Medicine to serve on the Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides. Click here for the full report.

- Kamiar Alaei, a doctoral student at the University at Albany's School of Public Health, was selected as a member of the 2008 Class of Asia21 fellows by the Asia Society. Click here for the full report.

- School of Public Health Associate Professor Tim Hoff has been appointed by the Institute of Medicine to serve on a 12-person committee which will review and make recommendations regarding an update to the U.S. National Vaccine Plan.

- Congratulations to School of Public Health Students Scott Coley and Fathima Farheen on receiving the President’s Award for Leadership. For a full list of the recipients click here.

- GSO / PHLOT Core students recently received a $2000 grant award from ASPH to launch a campaign during Public Health week (4/7-4/14) titled "This is Public Health!". More information to follow.

- Our 4th Annual GIS & Public Health Day will be held on April 29, 2008. (Download pdf flyer. ) Jointly sponsored by NYSDOH and our Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Research Centers, this year's program focuses on GIS applications in infectious disease epidemiology. Registration is required. Click here for registration information.

- Edward L. Hannan, Distinguished Professor and Associate Dean for Research co-authored a report published in the January 2008 New England Journal of Medicine that concludes that for heart patients with multiple blockages, coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery is a more effective treatment than treatment with drug-eluting stents. The report can be found here.

- Timothy Hoff, associate professor of Health Policy, Management and Behavior wrote an opinion column on retiree health benefits, published in the Sunday, January 20, 2008 Times Union. To read the column, click here

- The School of Public Health received a $15,000 award from Pfizer, Inc. for a Grand Rounds program inspired by Milestones in Public Health. For more details on upcoming, click here

- Joachim Frank, professor of Biomedical Sciences in the School of Public Health was named a distinguished professor by the State University of New York Board of Trustees. View Announcement

-University at Albany School of Public Health Earns Full Seven-Year Accreditation from Council on Education for Public Health. (link to full announcement .pdf)

-Two UA SPH faculty members have each been profiled in the forthcoming book, Moments in Leadership: Case Studies in Public Health Policy and Practice. Professors Edward Hannan and Dale Morse are among only 22 individuals nationwide selected for this honor. (link to full announcement .pdf)

-Dr. Dale Morse, of the NYS Dept. of Health and our Epidemiology and Biostatistics faculty, has been named chairman of the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Congratulations ! View Announcement (pdf).

- Looking for an Internship? Check out the Current Students Internship Pages!

- Make sure you stay up-to-date with SPH GSO! Click here for more information on activities coming up.

Last updated April 2008. Go to News Home