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September 19, 2025

Outdoor workers need more protections from Valley fever

UCBPH In the Media

Harpers
Can empathy be taught in medicine?
Features Professor Jodi Halpern
American Journal of Public Health
Reassessing the heuristic of the “healthy immigrant” in an era of turmoil
By Assistant Professor Jenny S. Guadamuz
CalMatters
As RFK pushes MAHA, federal cuts shut down California health and nutrition programs
Features Professor Art Reingold

Topics

Research Highlights

Outdoor workers need more protections from Valley fever
Study: Hospitals acquired by Catholic health systems unlikely to eliminate obstetrics
Despite relaxed prescribing rules, opioid addiction treatment still hard to find at pharmacies

Faculty Highlights

Global disease detective, influential policy advocate, and generous mentor: Prof. Arthur L. Reingold’s enduring impact on public health
Professor Jack Colford leaves legacy of clean water, high standards, and great kindness
Can mindfulness boost global health? UC Berkeley’s Doug Oman says yes

School News

Center of Excellence in Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health secures $1.8 million five-year federal funding
Universities in the crosshairs
How UC Berkeley’s Online MPH can prepare you for a digital shift

Health Policy

What do the looming cuts to Medicaid really mean?
Study finds addictive screen use, not total screen time, linked to youth suicide risk
Pharmacies that are left off “preferred networks” are more likely to close

Environmental Health

Outdoor workers need more protections from Valley fever
Dr. Robert Spear, schistosomiasis expert and respected public health mentor, dies at 86
Student-led research finds link between ocean swimming and urinary tract infections

Social Impact

How to sustain housing for opioid users in recovery
With high schoolers’ help, UC Berkeley researchers investigate why so many students are chronically absent
UC Berkeley School of Public Health welcomes second cohort of impact fellows

Our Community

Students

Student-led research finds link between ocean swimming and urinary tract infections
This university alliance is training students to strengthen tribal food, energy and water systems
Doctoral student Laura Díaz wins social activism prize

Alumni

Student housing at People’s Park to be named after Judith Heumann, disability rights leader
New alumni association co-presidents aim to increase alum participation
Newly minted PhD Nikolina Walas plans a career fighting infectious diseases

Opinions

What’s going on with the COVID-19 vaccine?
What do the looming cuts to Medicaid really mean?
Why America needs unmuzzled science

School Communications

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Media Inquiries

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(510) 643-4707

Sheila M. Kaplan
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sheilakaplan@berkeley.edu

Media and Publications

Explore our multimedia projects focused on public health initiatives and policies, addressing both personal health and community well-being. Features include:

  • The Other 80 Podcast
  • Health and Wellness Publications
  • 75th Anniversary Magazine
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