Research News

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 9, 2020

A new grant from the CDC will continue to fund research and training to improve worker health, safety, and well-being.

Jul 6, 2020

A new study from faculty in the Department of Epidemiology looked at the complex relationships between pain levels, opioid use, socioeconomic factors, and driving behaviors in drivers over the age of 65.

Jul 1, 2020

A new research grant from Systems for Action will fund a study looking at the alignment of health care and social services with evidence-based nurse-home visiting to enhance maternal and child health.

Jun 16, 2020

A new research study led by Dana Dabelea studied trends in glycemic control over time suggests that diabetic youth and young adults may not be benefitting from increased diabetes technology.

Jun 9, 2020

A new grant will study the environmental justice impact of a Colorado Senate bill regulating oil and gas development.

May 20, 2020

A new study by researchers in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health highlights the severity of mosquito-borne viral diseases in West Africa and how urbanization and climate change are impacting transmission.

May 18, 2020

ColoradoSPH is now home to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Systems for Action, a research program that's bringing research and learning opportunities to the campus and community.

May 5, 2020

A new study by investigators from the Program for Injury Prevention, Education and Research showed that efforts by hospitals to counsel parents on safe storage of guns and medications were successful in preventing youth suicide.

Apr 17, 2020

Two different surveys at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus, including one by ColoradoSPH's Population Mental Health and Wellbeing Program, are seeking to assess Coloradans' mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mar 9, 2020

A new study from the Center for Health, Work and Environment suggests that the interaction between occupation and pre-existing risk factors put sugarcane workers at risk for Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Origin.

Feb 3, 2020 by Colorado School of Public Health

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.

Jan 2, 2020

A lack of research on transgender and nonbinary (TNB) health needs and narrow definitions of women's and men's health often result in TNB individuals facing gender-based discrimination or having difficulty obtaining health services.

Dec 6, 2019

A new study shows that providing finanical 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 5, 2019

Environmental and Occupational Health assistant professor Ellison Carter has been working in China since 2012, studying changes in air quality that accompany the country's rollout of clean energy policies.

Nov 26, 2019

Lee Newman and Liliana Tenney, of the Center for Health, Work & Environment, wrote for NIOSH Science Blogs on the role veterinarians have in combatting opioid abuse in both clients and colleagues.

Nov 19, 2019

While the use of genetically targeted drugs and immunotherapy to treat lung cancer is increasing, patients in high-poverty areas or not being treated at National Cancer Institute centers are still missing out.

Oct 10, 2019

Rice bran has traditionally been used as animal feed or compost, but a new study suggests that it may enhance growth and reduce diarrhea in weaning infants.

Sep 23, 2019

ColoradoSPH researchers, along with co-investigators at several other organizations, have been awarded a multi-million dollar grant to study the health effects of chemicals found in drinking water in El Paso County.