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October 7, 2025

An end to urban gun violence?

UCBPH In the Media

The Sacramento Bee
California farmworkers face dual threats from extreme heat, pesticide exposure
Opinion co-written by Assistant Professor Carly Hyland
KQED
Following Medicaid cuts, Californians with intellectual, developmental disabilities face uncertain future
Features Professor William H. Dow
ScienceDirect
In memoriam: Professor Lonnie R. Snowden

Topics

Research Highlights

New study shows all-in-one coronavirus vaccines could save millions of lives in future pandemics
Two years after violence intervention program launches in Fresno, gun-related crimes are cut by nearly half
Medicaid eligibility leads to higher income

Faculty Highlights

An end to urban gun violence?
New Nutrition Policy Institute director to emphasize community participation in research
Global disease detective, influential policy advocate, and generous mentor: Prof. Arthur L. Reingold’s enduring impact on public health

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

Medicaid eligibility leads to higher income
What do the looming cuts to Medicaid really mean?
Study finds addictive screen use, not total screen time, linked to youth suicide risk

Environmental Health

Six months in “climate hell”
Outdoor workers need more protections from Valley fever
Dr. Robert Spear, schistosomiasis expert and respected public health mentor, dies at 86

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

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

The history of vaccine hesitancy, from smallpox to COVID-19
What’s going on with the COVID-19 vaccine?
What do the looming cuts to Medicaid really mean?

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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