News & Events

Aug 3, 2020

The global tobacco pandemic has been in progress for a century, dating to the 1913 release of Camel, the first mass-marketed cigarette brand. In the United States, the Surgeon General attributes 480,000 premature deaths annually to tobacco, a number greatly exceeding the current death toll from COVID-19 of over 150,000 deaths. But, this is a comparison that should not be made.

Jul 16, 2020

The latest modeling report from the ColoradoSPH-led team shows a concerning decrease in social distancing and increase in hospitalizations.

Jul 16, 2020

ColoradoSPH Professor of Epidemiology May Chu has a long history of studying PPE. When the coronavirus pandemic left healthcare workers unprotected, she redirected her research to ensure there was enough to go around.

Jul 17, 2020

Contact tracing is a critical component of identifying and addressing COVID-19 outbreaks. Students, faculty, and staff from ColoradoSPH have stepped up to play major roles in Colorado's contact tracing efforts.

Jun 5, 2020

DrPH candidate Jennifer Jewell is interested in pediatric epidemiology—specifically in the arena of mental health. Her latest project has been studying the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on depression, anxiety, and resilience.