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January 21, 2026

How the nation’s new dietary guidelines might backfire

UCBPH In the Media

Straight Arrow News (SAN)
America’s measles elimination status is under review. Here’s what that means
Features Dr. John Swartzberg
San Francisco Chronicle
Covered California policyholders are downgrading their plans as new enrollees plummet
Features Professor Will Dow
Women's Health Issues Journal
Matrescence: A Critical and Sensitive Period in the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Life Course Perspective
Opinion by doctoral candidate Mounika Parimi

Topics

Research Highlights

COVID-19 lockdowns in Nordic countries saved working-age men but not women
Hepatitis C, though easily treated, is ignored in many jails
New research shows early childhood interventions have lasting positive effects

Faculty Highlights

Dr. Eva Harris joins International collaborative effort to combat dengue and Zika worldwide
Brian TaeHyuk ​Keum honored by Asian American Psychological Association
Meet our new faculty: Charlie Whittaker

School News

The most popular public health stories of the year
There’s no room for hunger at UC Berkeley School of Public Health
UC Berkeley SafeTREC receives $4.9 million in grant funding from the California Office of Traffic Safety

Health Policy

COVID-19 lockdowns in Nordic countries saved working-age men but not women
Meet our new faculty: Dan Zeltzer
Medicaid eligibility leads to higher income

Environmental Health

Repeated, long-term exposure to wildfire smoke raises risk of death years after the air clears
Rising seas put 5,500 toxic sites at risk of flooding by 2100
Researchers discover two serious fungal diseases well outside of previous range

Social Impact

East Bay program centers Black pregnancy
How to sustain housing for opioid users in recovery
With high schoolers’ help, UC Berkeley researchers investigate why so many students are chronically absent

Our Community

Students

Six months in “climate hell”
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

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

How the nation’s new dietary guidelines might backfire
11 things UC Berkeley AI experts are watching for in 2026
What do the new U.S. vaccine recommendations mean for parents and children?

School Communications

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Media Inquiries

For more information about a particular story or to get in touch with a faculty expert, please contact:

Elise Proulx
Executive Director of Communications, Marketing & Events
eliseproulx@berkeley.edu
(510) 643-4707

Sheila M. Kaplan
Writer / Public Relations Manager, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
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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