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SPH This Week
 
 
July 3, 2016
 
 
MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN
 
 
Update to Diversity and Inclusion Road Map
 
 
DEAN'S NOTE
 
 
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Creating Resilient Cities
Some ideas on how cities may become more resilient, mitigating the potential consequences of disasters.
 
 
 
NEWS
 
 
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High Alcohol Levels Found Among Students Taken to ER Under Policy Encouraging Reporting
Campus policy that identifies and refers intoxicated students is important safety measure.
 
 
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Identifying Genetic Determinants of Diabetes in African Americans
About half of gene variants identified in whites are shared by African Americans; others are unique.
 
 
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'The Longer You Stay, the Less You Know'
[VIDEO] Tanzania-based alumna Cristin Marona looks for lasting solutions.
 
 
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Dean Galea Co-Authors AJE ‘Article of the Year’
Award winners were recognized during 2016 Epidemiology Congress of the Americas on June 24.
 
 
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Alumna Receives Postdoctoral Epidemiology Award
Rose Radin awarded Lilienfeld Postdoctoral Prize Paper Award by Society for Epidemiology Research.
 
 
 
VIEWPOINT
 
 
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The Supreme Court Exposes the TRAP Laws Charade
The Whole Woman’s Health decision proved the court can take women and their reproductive health seriously.
by Wendy Mariner
 
 
 
IN THE MEDIA
 
 
U.S. News & World Report
Obamacare Is Not Enough — opinion by Dean Sandro Galea.
 
PolitiFact
More Schooling Reduces HIV Risk. But By How Much? — quotes Jacob Bor, assistant professor of global health.
 
Cognoscenti
Too Many Dead: The Need to Reframe Gun Violence as a Public Health Issue — opinion by Dean Sandro Galea.
 
Futurity
Risky Births More Common Among IVF Users — quotes Candice Belanoff, clinical assistant professor of community health sciences.