News

Mar 16, 2020

Elaine Scallan Walter, associate professor of Epidemiology and co-director of the Colorado Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence, was interviewed by the Denver Post about how to minimize coronavirus risk when ordering out.

Mar 16, 2020

Epidemiology faculty May Chu and Thomas Jaenisch were guests on the CU Anschutz Today podcast, talking about the medical and social implications of coronavirus

Mar 9, 2020

Thomas Jaenisch, associate professor of Epidemiology, spoke about how climate and the seasons may impact coronavirus.

Feb 12, 2020

At a recent educational panel, ColoradoSPH faculty set out to set the record straight on what we know, what we don't know and what we need to know about the novel coronavirus.

Feb 3, 2020

As newly diagnosed cases of type 1 diabetes skyrocket, a new study suggests that no currently-identified environmental factor is solely responsible for the increase in diagnosis doctors are seeing.

Jan 3, 2020

A new, internally-funded grant program teams up Colorado School of Public Health researchers from multiple campuses to ask the questions that will inspire larger, long-term research projects.

Dec 6, 2019

A new study shows that providing financial incentives to pregnant mothers to encourage them to quit smoking reduces the risk of preterm birth and NICU admission while saving the state millions on healthcare costs.

Dec 4, 2019

Roughly 40 ColoradoSPH students trained through the Colorado Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence to provide support to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment in the event of a large foodborne illness outbreak.

Oct 24, 2019

Colorado Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence offers an intensive half-day course to train students in interview techniques used in foodborne disease outbreak investigations.

Oct 23, 2019

Beginning with the 2019-2020 application cycle, ColoradoSPH is eliminating the GRE as an admissions requirement for the MPH and DrPH graduate programs in an effort to recruit the most diverse student body possible.

Jul 31, 2019

The Colorado Melanoma Foundation has deployed a giant, yellow bus to summer festivals around Colorado, driving home the importance of skin cancer screenings and sun protection to event attendees.

Jul 31, 2019

A new peer mentorship pilot program at ColoradoSPH paired veterans Jessica Stubblefield and Carl LoFaro. Carl's mentorship guided Jessica to a prestigious Tillman Scholarship— the school's second after Carl himself.

Jul 3, 2019

Epidemiology professor Chris Melby's research on cardiometabolic risks has created opportunities for research partnerships and educational exchanges between ColoradoSPH at CSU and universities in Ecuador.

May 29, 2019

In May, Lauren De Crescenzo won a national cycling championship and graduated from ColoradoSPH with a plan to work in traumatic brain injury prevention — three years after suffering her own TBI during a race.

May 26, 2019

In the face of falling vaccination rates, associate professor of epidemiology Dr. Edwin Asturias condemns the recent failure of House Bill 1312, which would have made it harder to get exemptions for required immunizations.

Apr 30, 2019

The Nonsubtypable strain of Influenza bas ignited in-depth partnerships between ColoradoSPH and Indonesia.

Apr 25, 2019

Opioid overdose was responsible for 560 deaths in Colorado in 2017, and ColoradoSPH is active in response.

Apr 24, 2019

ColoradoSPH Dean Jonathan Samet was a guest on New York Public Radio WNYC for a story investigating the health implications of 5G cellular technologies, to posit that more epidemiological research is necessary.

Apr 5, 2019

Physical activity helps to prevent weight regain when previously overweight, according to research conducted in part by ColoradoSPH alum Danielle Ostendorf.

Feb 6, 2019

In 2012, the Colorado Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence (CoE)—a partnership between ColoradoSPH at CU Anschutz, CSU and the CDPHE—became one of six CDC designated centers, with responsibility for an 11-state region running through the West from Montana to Texas.