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November 7, 2025

Dr. Eva Harris joins International collaborative effort to combat dengue and Zika worldwide

UCBPH In the Media

NPR
Alum Marion Nestle talks SNAP, food policy and the ‘triple duty’ diet
Interview with UCBPH alum Marion Nestle
ABC News
AI chatbot dangers: Are there enough guardrails to protect children and other vulnerable people?
Features Professor Jodi Halpern
SF Gate
Bay Area suburb grapples with car crash that killed 4-year-old boy
Features Julia Griswald of SafeTREC

Topics

Research Highlights

Researchers discover two serious fungal diseases well outside of previous range
Most of Wine Country’s agricultural workers have been exposed to wildfires
New study shows all-in-one coronavirus vaccines could save millions of lives in future pandemics

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

Dean Michael C. Lu elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Postdoctoral scholar Tulika Singh named 2025 STAT Wunderkind
Center of Excellence in Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health secures $1.8 million five-year federal funding

Health Policy

Meet our new faculty: Dan Zeltzer
Medicaid eligibility leads to higher income
What do the looming cuts to Medicaid really mean?

Environmental Health

Researchers discover two serious fungal diseases well outside of previous range
Most of Wine Country’s agricultural workers have been exposed to wildfires
Six months in “climate hell”

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

How is the federal funding landscape affecting rural health?
What’s going on with the COVID-19 vaccine now?
The history of vaccine hesitancy, from smallpox to COVID-19

School Communications

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Media Inquiries

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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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