Friday Letter - Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH)

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ASPPH News

Register for the May 2026 Interprofessional Education Faculty Development Institute

The Formula for Better Health Resources Now Available Through ASPPH’s IDEA Institute eLearn

Welcoming Rollins College to ASPPH’s Membership

Register for the May 2026 Interprofessional Education Faculty Development Institute

The Formula for Better Health Resources Now Available Through ASPPH’s IDEA Institute eLearn

Welcoming Rollins College to ASPPH’s Membership

Access Recordings from the 2026 ASPPH Annual Meeting

Lifting Public Health Voices: National Public Health Week at ASPPH

University at Buffalo Researchers Are Meeting Addiction Where It Lives (Sponsored Content)

Members in the News

Nanoplastics Become More Harmful After Being Outdoors

Reuters Quoted Sara Rosenbaum, Professor Emerita of Health Law and Policy, in the Article “Analysis-As Trump Weighs US Vaccine Appeal, Kennedy Supporters Want a Fight’’

Associate Professor Nevin Cohen on the Impact of Projected Food Price Increases

ColoradoSPH MPH Alumna Describes Blending Public Health, Human Resources, and the Law at PhiredUP! Event

Nanoplastics Become More Harmful After Being Outdoors

Reuters Quoted Sara Rosenbaum, Professor Emerita of Health Law and Policy, in the Article “Analysis-As Trump Weighs US Vaccine Appeal, Kennedy Supporters Want a Fight’’

Associate Professor Nevin Cohen on the Impact of Projected Food Price Increases

ColoradoSPH MPH Alumna Describes Blending Public Health, Human Resources, and the Law at PhiredUP! Event

Brewing Better Health Highlights the Power of Public Health Partnerships and Celebrates National Public Health Week

UTHEALTH HOUSTON

NPR: How a Free Pop-Up Health Clinic in Texas is Reaching a Community of Fishermen

School & Program Updates

CUNY SPH Foundation Board of Directors Welcomes Landmark Cohort, Including First Alumni Members

Kreuter Katz Symposium Focuses on Community Partnerships and the Intersection of Health, Homelessness

BUSPH Welcomes 11th Cohort of Public Health Post Fellows

CUNY SPH Foundation Board of Directors Welcomes Landmark Cohort, Including First Alumni Members

Kreuter Katz Symposium Focuses on Community Partnerships and the Intersection of Health, Homelessness

BUSPH Welcomes 11th Cohort of Public Health Post Fellows

First US Chagas Disease Meeting Was a Success

Dr. Erica Pan, California Department of Public Health Director, to Give Keynote at UCLA Fielding’s 2026 Research, Innovation & Impact Day Event

Global Virus Network Opens International Headquarters at University of South Florida

Global Action

A Love of Language and Data Set the Stage for a Global Health Scholar

Global Health Institute Announces 2026 Global Flu View Spark Student Cohort to Advance Digital Disease Tracking Platform

Faculty & Staff Honors

Remembrance: Former Colleagues Praise Barry Bloom’s Scientific Achievements, Global Health Contributions, and Good Humor

UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO

Freudenheim Elected American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow

Daniel Belsky, Epidemiology and Butler Columbia Aging Center, Named to Business Insider’s 2026 “Rising Stars of Longevity”

Remembrance: Former Colleagues Praise Barry Bloom’s Scientific Achievements, Global Health Contributions, and Good Humor

UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO

Freudenheim Elected American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow

Daniel Belsky, Epidemiology and Butler Columbia Aging Center, Named to Business Insider’s 2026 “Rising Stars of Longevity”

EOH Faculty Member Awarded More Than $1 Million in USDA Grant Funding for the Study and Prevention of Avian Flu

Lin Lab Has Strong Showing at Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting

COPH’s Dr. Angela Makris Elected to Lead International Social Marketing Association

Member Research & Reports

Lack of Medical Interpretation Puts California’s Most Vulnerable at Risk

Health, Costs, and Injection-Related Infections at a Hypothetical Overdose Prevention Center

UTAH PUBLIC HEALTH

Independent and Interactive Effects of Wet Bulb Globe Temperature and Air Pollution Exposures on Suicide Mortality

US Funding Freeze Linked to HIV Care Disruptions in 32 Countries, Study Finds

Lack of Medical Interpretation Puts California’s Most Vulnerable at Risk

Health, Costs, and Injection-Related Infections at a Hypothetical Overdose Prevention Center

UTAH PUBLIC HEALTH

Independent and Interactive Effects of Wet Bulb Globe Temperature and Air Pollution Exposures on Suicide Mortality

US Funding Freeze Linked to HIV Care Disruptions in 32 Countries, Study Finds

Comparison of Two-Stage Methods for Count Data in Mendelian Randomization: A Simulation Study

Travis Loux, PhD (Biostatistics) Contributed to “Medicaid Expansion and Medication Use Among US Children with ASD or ADHD: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Analysis Comparing Before and During the COVID-19 Periods” in the ‘Healthcare’ Journal

Student & Alumni Achievements

Student’s Health Equity Nonprofit Makes Harvard President’s Innovation Challenge Finals

Beyond the Band-aid

Alumnus Balavenkatesh Kanna Named CEO of Downstate University Hospital

Student’s Health Equity Nonprofit Makes Harvard President’s Innovation Challenge Finals

Beyond the Band-aid

Alumnus Balavenkatesh Kanna Named CEO of Downstate University Hospital

Jaclyn Colopietro Chosen for Prestigious Externship with US Navy

MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK

Student Think Tank Designs Community-Driven Health Solutions

Brown Health Equity Scholar Jada Owens Awarded a Winston Fellowship

Partner News

TUFH USA: Advancing Social Accountability in US Public Health Education

February 12, 2026

Take Advantage of Early-Bird Rates for the 2026 Preparedness Summit

December 11, 2025

Preparedness Summit Abstract Deadline Extended! Submit by November 9.

November 6, 2025