Student & Alumni News

Jan 9, 2023

Francesca Macaluso, DrPH student in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, is on a mission to uncover the impact of drought and heavy metal exposure on human health in Colorado's San Luis Valley, a region plagued by rising risks of kidney disease, diabetes, and mental health problems.

Dec 21, 2022

Claire Geldhof, dual-degree student with the University of Colorado College of Nursing and the Colorado School of Public Health, takes courses online from her home in Alaska, sometimes jumping on seaplanes, and boats; walking when the roads end to take care of patients living in the bush.

Dec 16, 2022

Erin Burk-Leaver served as a preceptor for recent ColoradoSPH graduate Monica Maly, MPH ’22, working together to address the needs older adults with HIV who are at risk of cognitive impairment.

Dec 12, 2022

Working in collaboration with a pediatrics-critical care professor, ColoradoSPH alumnus Peter DeWitt, PhD'17 in biostatistics, created an automated algorithm with a corresponding interactive web tool to assess children’s blood pressure.

Nov 4, 2022

Eva (Jeffers) Jackson, MPH’18, ColoradoSPH at UNC alumni, recently published the CDC MMWR report which identifies the prevalence and characteristics of arthritis among caregivers in 17 States.

Oct 28, 2022

ColoradoSPH at UNC alum Rudy Vargas, director of the UNC César Chávez Cultural Center, was recently honored in the 40 under 40 for Northern Colorado. The list recognizes 40 emerging business leaders under 40 years of age who are making a mark on their communities through professional success and volunteer activities.

Sep 14, 2022

Tori Ortega, MPH student in community health education, received the Colorado School of Public Health Diversity and Inclusive Excellence Scholarship Fund. "I can continue my research and academic passions toward growing inclusivity and advocating for diversity in my field," she reflects.

Sep 12, 2022

ColoradoSPH alumni Kristina Brandveen & Hue Phung are among a dozen national public health alumni selected from six participating schools to receive competitive fellowships from the American Public Health Association (APHA) and Kaiser Permanente (KP).

Sep 12, 2022

Doctor of Public Health students Makala Carrington and Shenazar (Shane) Esmundo are among the 19 candidates selected for the prestigious scholarship program focused on equity and social justice.

Jul 13, 2022

ColoradoSPH at UNC alum Rudy Vargas is UNC’s newly named director of the César Chávez Cultural Center. Rudy shares the goal that drives him, the UNC experience that shaped him, the people who helped him along the way and his vision for the Center.

Jun 21, 2022

The LGBTQ+ Hub was created to connect and champion the CU Anschutz Medical Campus’ queer community. ColoradoSPH at UNC alum Steven Burton and ColoradoSPH at CU Anschutz alum Laurel Beaty reflect on their involvement with the hub and the positive impact it's had.

Jun 3, 2022

MPH candidate Hannah Craig and her sister, Alison, examined their hometown of Oak Ridge, Tennessee as part of the Map the System competition. The Craigs won the first-ever CU-Anschutz challenge and will compete at the global level in mid-June.

May 27, 2022

Sarah Boland, DrPH student in the Department of Community and Behavioral Health, speaks on the need for DrPH programs to place more focus on leadership development, applied public health, and policy analysis in order to better prepare successful research-to-policy translators.

May 19, 2022

Collaborating to illuminate the increasing mental health issues youth face, Samantha Bertomen, CU Anschutz MPH student along with Lisa Peters, Johns Hopkins MPH student, created a digital campaign proposal, winning the 2022 Student Health Edu-Thon graduate digital competition held by the Society for Public Education (SOPHE).

May 12, 2022

Driven by her passion for microbiology and infectious disease, Angela Golding, MPH student in epidemiology, shares her experiences and the lessons she's learned conducting interviews for the Colorado Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence's Enteric Disease Interview Team (EDIT).

Apr 18, 2022

The Colorado School of Public Health’s scholarships focused on advancing equity, diversity and inclusion have seen an increase in support from the philanthropic community and from faculty, staff and alumni. Here, students Tara Sou and Gilbert Fru share their appreciation for the generosity.

Apr 5, 2022

Aiming to expose and decrease inequities among people who are incarcerated, CSU MPH graduate Anne Reeder’s research focuses on correctional health care, specifically mental health care, health services administration, and quality of care.

Apr 5, 2022

Katelin Jackson, ColoradoSPH MPH alum, shares her journey in the field of infectious and zoonotic diseases; “Public health was new to me. That was the door I didn’t know needed to be opened—seeing the connectivity between diseases and the environment”.

Mar 25, 2022

Channing Tate, ColoradoSPH MPH alumni was selected for the Rising Star in Cancer Prevention and Control mentored member position with the University of Colorado Cancer Center. The program is led by Cathy Bradley, deputy director of the CU Cancer Center and ColoradoSPH associate dean for research, with the goal of supporting highly talented researchers from traditionally underrepresented populations.

Feb 3, 2022

For Black History Month, One Colorado is spotlighting the stories of Black LGBTQ+ Coloradans who are leaders and advocates in their communities. Included in their features was ColoradoSPH at UNC alum Shaunie Berry.