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May 23, 2023

As this was my last Colorado School of Public Health Convocation as Dean, I gave the Convocation address. My take-home message: there will always be much to do in public health, now and in the future; stay prepared to contribute and be ready for the unexpected.

May 8, 2023

Last week, I was in Madrid for the 9th European Conference on Tobacco or Health. My topic was an orphaned aspect of the tobacco problem—disposal of cigarettes and the myriad electronic devices delivering nicotine that are now in the marketplace, broadly classifiable as electronic vaping products.

Apr 24, 2023

Until Wednesday, April 19, I was unaware of the special significance of April 20, particularly in Colorado. My education on the topic was prompted by the school's release of a massive scoping review on high-potency marijuana and THC concentrates on April 19.

May 31, 2023

Dr. Stephen Berman, long-time director of the Center for Global Health in the Colorado School of Public Health, passed away earlier this year. A tribute event held on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus on May 11 highlighted the many dimensions of Dr. Berman’s career, offering colorful stories that captured his commitment to improving the health of children everywhere.

May 24, 2023

Online student, Lexie King, found connection through ColoradoSPH-sponsored conferences where she met staff from the Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center. Those connections led to her practicum and capstone experience--and a student award for excellence in public health practice.

May 22, 2023

The study, led by Kathy James, ColoradoSPH associate professor, focuses on arsenic in private drinking wells in San Luis Valley groundwater, which she says has been gradually increasing in drinking wells over the past 50 years.

May 22, 2023

The study, led by Kathy James, ColoradoSPH associate professor, focuses on arsenic in private drinking wells in San Luis Valley groundwater, which she says has been gradually increasing in drinking wells over the past 50 years.

May 16, 2023

With the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic appearing to be over, Tracy Nelson, director of the Colorado School of Public Health at CSU explains how we have come through the other side of the worst pandemic in a century intact and better prepared than before.

Apr 12, 2023

A $1.9 million grant from the NIDCR will help researchers at the CU Department of Surgery and Colorado School of Public Health develop better treatment methods for children diagnosed with craniosynostosis, condition in which a baby’s skull plates fuse together too early.

May 24, 2023

Online student, Lexie King, found connection through ColoradoSPH-sponsored conferences where she met staff from the Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center. Those connections led to her practicum and capstone experience--and a student award for excellence in public health practice.

May 17, 2023

MPH student Samantha Bertomen's journey from a degree in nutrition sciences to becoming a passionate leader in public health showcases her dedication to improving community well-being beyond traditional notions of health, emphasizing the importance of factors such as environment and social determinants of health.

May 16, 2023

A Colorado School of Public Health MPH student, Bridget Lattimer, whose boyfriend died after taking a fake prescription he thought was Percocet, is helping raise awareness about “fentapills” and the opioid epidemic through her work with the nonprofit Song for Charlie.

May 16, 2023

With the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic appearing to be over, Tracy Nelson, director of the Colorado School of Public Health at CSU explains how we have come through the other side of the worst pandemic in a century intact and better prepared than before.

Mar 3, 2023

Both COVID and RSV can result in different types of cough, including dry, wet, wheezing, said Dan Olson, associate of epidemiology, to Fortune. While there is no exact way to differentiate the two conditions without testing, there are some potential tells, experts say.

Feb 16, 2023

“We’re sort of at a steady, manageable level for the moment,” said Dean Jon Samet. “It’s too early to say” if the flu is done, he said.