Tom Stanoch
Delaying high school start times reduces sleepiness and tardiness
Research led by PhD student Kaitlyn Berry found that delaying school start times from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. made it easier for students to feel awake and be on time.
Day 2: Investing in Visionary Faculty
We are grateful for visionary faculty like Professor Peter Raynor, who is finding better ways to detect and measure infectious viruses in the air, as well as the donors who invest in their work.
Day 1: Supporting International Public Health Experiences
Top 3 Ways to Overcome Interview Jitters
It is natural to feel nervous before a big interview, but fear can prevent you from having an effective interview, which is why it is so important to actively overcome these jitters.
Schizophrenia diagnosis rises among Black nursing home residents following start of Medicare initiative
Assistant Professor Shekinah Fashaw-Walters found the diagnoses of schizophrenia rose after Medicare instituted policies to limit the use of sedating antipsychotic medications to residents with the illness.
People use Facebook as an emergency communication system during pandemic
Researcher Jude Mikal found that in the first weeks of the pandemic Facebook users shared helpful details, spread misinformation, and even created a call-out culture to police social distancing behavior.
Environmental Justice
Practice interruptions more likely for physicians in 2020 than 2019
The study led by Assistant Professor Hannah Neprash found that 1.1% of all physicians experienced permanent practice interruptions in April 2020, which is four times higher than the usual number from previous years.
Do What You Love and You’ll Love What You Do!
New research is showing that younger generations care more obtaining a job that makes them happy and has purpose than one that brings them a lot of money. Career fulfillment is the new important thing, and you can achieve this by finding opportunities that you are passionate about.
A Legacy of Leadership: Celebrating the First Mother-Daughter pair to receive MHA degrees from the UMN School of Public Health
Chris Bent, MHA ’94, Hospital & Healthcare Administration
Study of NYC vaccination rates proves validity of new structural racism measurement tool
The study led by PhD student Bert Chantarat showed that using the Multidimensional Measure of Structural Racism tool to analyze COVID-19 vaccination rates in New York City provides increased insight into the root cause of health inequities.
