Student & Alumni News

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.

Jan 28, 2022

ColoradoSPH at UNC alum Shaunie Berry is giving away some of her art for small acts of kindness in her "Pay it Forward" display.

Jan 13, 2022

Emily Ekart, ColoradoSPH at UNC alum and advocate and educator at the Safe Shelter of St. Vrain Valley, discusses disturbing national trends in teen dating violence and how she sees these issues playing out in her community—Longmont, Colorado.

Dec 28, 2021

ColoradoSPH alum Justice Onwordi was selected for the national Public Health Fellows Program, sponsored by APHA and Kaiser Permanente.

Nov 3, 2021

In a published commentary, ColoradoSPH Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) students critically examine the role of public health in racism and oppression and how they would like to see inequities addressed and changed.

Nov 1, 2021

A new fellowship program created by Kaiser Permanente and the American Public Health Association is supporting tomorrow’s change makers, including Justice Onwordi, ColoradoSPH MPH graduate.

Sep 27, 2021

In a Q&A, Maddie Godby, a graduate student in the MPH in Population Mental Health & Wellbeing Program, speaks candidly about the challenges of juggling elite athletic training with academics.

Sep 8, 2021

In recognition of the American Medical Association (AMA) Women in Medicine Month, we are highlighting Olivia Zarella, MPH, DrPH student, and Manali Kamdar, MD, clinical director of lymphoma services at the CU Cancer Center.

Aug 19, 2021

MPH student Syd Staggs has devoted their career to helping other LGBTQ+ individuals gain the same sense of acceptance and affirmation that they found in Denver's queer community.

Aug 19, 2021

Over several years, Homdayjanakul traveled tens of thousands of miles and explored many cultures, only to return to the community in which she grew up—Aurora. But coming full circle doesn’t mean she is standing still, much less moving backward. Far from it.

Aug 19, 2021

Vargas, who moved at age 12 with his family from Mexico to Greeley, is currently the coordinator of the DREAMer Engagement Program and Undocumented Student Services at UNC. He works to secure support services for students in the DACA program.