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

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ASPPH News

ASPPH Task Force Chair, Leah C. Neubauer, Joins Africa CDC Fellowship Curriculum Review in Nairobi

Call for Objective Reviewers by March 13 for the 2026 ASPPH/CDC Public Health Fellowship Program

Join our March 18 This is Public Health® Graduate School Fair in Washington, DC

ASPPH Task Force Chair, Leah C. Neubauer, Joins Africa CDC Fellowship Curriculum Review in Nairobi

Call for Objective Reviewers by March 13 for the 2026 ASPPH/CDC Public Health Fellowship Program

Join our March 18 This is Public Health® Graduate School Fair in Washington, DC

ASPPH Welcomes Dr. Jonathan Mermin, New Dean of Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

Honoring Distinguished Leadership and Community Impact: 2026 ASPPH Harrison Spencer and Welch-Rose Awardees

Reminder: Apply to Join the ASPPH Climate and Health Community of Practice by February 28

February 25, 2026

Members in the News

As Measles Cases Soar, US May Lose Its Elimination Status If Disease Is Reestablished

Mass Production of ZYN Nicotine Pouches Now Underway in Aurora

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CHICAGO

Students Take the Mic: New Episodes of the Community Level Podcast

‘Kissing Bug’ Disease is Now Endemic in the US, Researchers Say. What is It?

As Measles Cases Soar, US May Lose Its Elimination Status If Disease Is Reestablished

Mass Production of ZYN Nicotine Pouches Now Underway in Aurora

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CHICAGO

Students Take the Mic: New Episodes of the Community Level Podcast

‘Kissing Bug’ Disease is Now Endemic in the US, Researchers Say. What is It?

Verywell Health Quoted William Dietz, Professor of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, in “Some People Lost Too Much Weight With Eli Lilly’s Experimental Weight Loss Drug’’

Professor Yang Liu Interviewed About Risks of Wildfire Smoke on Human Health

School & Program Updates

Milken Institute School of Public Health, Social Mission Alliance Announce 2026 Awards for Excellence in Social Mission in Health Professions Education

ARPA-H Contract to Advance Science of Healthy Aging: Project Led by Daniel Belsky

Inflammation May Play a Key Role in Brain Changes in Former Football Players

Milken Institute School of Public Health, Social Mission Alliance Announce 2026 Awards for Excellence in Social Mission in Health Professions Education

ARPA-H Contract to Advance Science of Healthy Aging: Project Led by Daniel Belsky

Inflammation May Play a Key Role in Brain Changes in Former Football Players

Yale Public Health Asks: When Trust is Lost, How do we Get it Back?

How a Unique Scholarship Program is Catalyzing Innovation in Rural Health

Public Health Case Competitors Address Preventative Health Access in Philadelphia

Global Action

Why Climate Health Research Matters More Than Ever Under New Federal Stance

ICAP Gears Up for Major HIV Impact Assessment in Sierra Leone

Faculty & Staff Honors

Professor Nicole Baumgarth Elected to the American Academy of Microbiology

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL

FIU Social Work Faculty Took the Stage to Lead Mental Health Dialogue at Actors’ Playhouse

Risa Silverman Named to Massachusetts Public Health Alliance Board of Directors

Professor Nicole Baumgarth Elected to the American Academy of Microbiology

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL

FIU Social Work Faculty Took the Stage to Lead Mental Health Dialogue at Actors’ Playhouse

Risa Silverman Named to Massachusetts Public Health Alliance Board of Directors

Two SPH-B Gerontologists Earn Fellowships in The Society of Behavioral Medicine

HKU MPH PROGRAM

Professor Tommy Lam Receives Grant Under NSFC/RGC Joint and Collaborative Research Schemes

Ami Zota Honored for Exceptional Leadership in Health Equity: To Launch Environmental Health Sciences Distinguished Professor Lecture Series

Member Research & Reports

Vanderbilt: Prevalence of US Youth Who Are Overweight or with Obesity Raises Concerns

Faculty and Student Researchers’ “Emergency Department Utilization by Women of Reproductive Age for Mental Illness in St. Louis Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic” Appears in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

UofM SPH Community Stress and Well-being Lab Publishes “Graduate Student Voices on Stress and Mental Health: Narrative Survey Results From a Midsouth University in The United States”

Unwinding Progress-Medicaid Cuts and the Future of Cancer Care

Vanderbilt: Prevalence of US Youth Who Are Overweight or with Obesity Raises Concerns

Faculty and Student Researchers’ “Emergency Department Utilization by Women of Reproductive Age for Mental Illness in St. Louis Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic” Appears in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

UofM SPH Community Stress and Well-being Lab Publishes “Graduate Student Voices on Stress and Mental Health: Narrative Survey Results From a Midsouth University in The United States”

Unwinding Progress-Medicaid Cuts and the Future of Cancer Care

Spousal Loss Linked to Higher Risk of Dementia, Mortality Among Men, but Not Women

UTHEALTH HOUSTON

Researchers Develop a New Genetic Framework to Predict the Risk of Respiratory Diseases

Student & Alumni Achievements

Public Health Sciences Student Named Toppel Student of the Year

Maternal & Child Health Center of Excellence Hosts Successful Career Networking Event

UCLA Fielding Honors Mary Anne Foo as Distinguished Alum

Public Health Sciences Student Named Toppel Student of the Year

Maternal & Child Health Center of Excellence Hosts Successful Career Networking Event

UCLA Fielding Honors Mary Anne Foo as Distinguished Alum

Alumna Amy Crisp Shares Her Nontraditional Journey to Biostatistics

MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK

Online Kinesiology Overcomes Challenges “One Bite at a Time”

Graduate Student Finds Challenges In MHA Program Are Paving the Way for Professional Success

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