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Recent Articles

September 12, 2024

HIV patients who lose short-term financial incentives to receive care don’t fare worse after payments cease

BPH In the Media

PNAS Sustainability Science
California dreaming: Why environmental justice is integral to the success of climate change policy
Co-authored by Professor Rachel Morello-Frosch
Healthnews
California droughts are driving cases of Valley Fever fungus
Features professor Justin Remais
The Guardian
At least 19 people contract fungal infection after California music festival
Features Assistant Adjunct Professor Tomás Aragón

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Research Highlights

HIV patients who lose short-term financial incentives to receive care don’t fare worse after payments cease
New method for mapping air pollution reveals disproportionate burden in disadvantaged communities
Healthy diet with less sugar is linked to younger biological age

Faculty Honors

Global health mentorship today: Jay Graham
Susan Ivey promoted to co-principal investigator at Health Research for Action
Jodi Halpern named co-director of Kavli Center for Ethics, Science, and the Public

School News

Meet our new faculty: Lia Scott
Meet our new faculty: Carly Strouse
Half million dollar grant to create novel peer review and science communication curriculum for grad students

Racism and Health

Professor Jason Corburn sheds light on gun violence as a public health issue
The legacy of eugenics
Study shows PFAS threat to drinking water in rural, predominantly Latinx communities

COVID-19

New study differentiates perinatal risks of COVID-19 infection from pandemic era societal changes
COVID-19 vaccination data shows troubling inequities persist
Berkeley Public Health team reports on prison ventilation conditions during COVID-19 outbreaks; wins grant for related research

Social Impact

UC Berkeley School of Public Health welcomes inaugural cohort of Impact Fellows
Berkeley Public Health partners with Gilead for new research and executive education initiative
Teams from eight biotech startups part of 2024 Health Innovation Accelerator cohort

The BPH Community

Students

Professor Jason Corburn sheds light on gun violence as a public health issue
How Reddit helps one expert understand post-Roe abortion access in America
First study to measure toxic metals in tampons shows arsenic and lead, among other contaminants

Alumni

Alum Melissa Stafford Jones on her career developing meaningful policy approaches in public health
New alumni association co-presidents are ready to foster engagement and make an impact
Public Health graduates celebrate 2024 commencement

Opinions

What’s next in public health?
After two conflicting judicial rulings, what’s next for medication abortions?
Pain of police killings ripples outward to traumatize Black people and communities across US

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
Director of Communications, Marketing and Events
eliseproulx@berkeley.edu
(510) 643-4707

Sheila M. Kaplan
Writer, 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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