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Congratulations to our 2024 Graduates

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Masters Graduates: Noah Cook (Epidemiology); Victoria Foster (Population Health); Ksenia Kostelanetz (Population Health); Yolanda Martin (Population Health); Morgan Race (Epidemiology); Nicole St. Clair (Population Health); Andrew Wiese (Population Health). Doctoral Graduates: Megan Agnew (Population Health); Sarah Furnier (Epidemiology); Kellia Hansmann (Population Health); Hannah Olson Williams (Epidemiology); Fiona Weeks (Population Health); Yuexuan Xu (Population Health).  

Tiffany Green Presenting at SMPH’s Hot Topics in Public Health — A Symposium Series

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Tiffany Green will be presenting at SMPH’s Hot Topics in Public Health on February 8th, 5:30-7:00 pm.

Jomol Mathew Helps Introduce New Informatics and IT Initiative for SMPH

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The Wisconsin Real World Data Collaborative The Wisconsin Real World Data Collaborative (RWDC) will consolidate vast amounts of real-world data from across Wisconsin into one easily accessible and compliant system. When fully built, the repository will include clinical data, biospecimens, data from state and federal agencies, and environmental data to provide a comprehensive view of Wisconsin’s …

Maureen Durkin Featured in the UK’s Daily Mail

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Dr. Maureen Durkin quoted in a Daily Mail article about older (55+) fathers and autism risk.  Read the article here: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12069211/Are-old-dads-selfish-Fathering-child-age-55-quadruples-risk-child-born-autism.html

Rebecca Myerson Featured on NBC 15 on Medicaid Benefits Expiring

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Wisconsin Public Radio Features Tom Oliver about Medicare and its Solvency

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Listen to WPR about the Medicare system.  You can listen to the entire interview here.

Tiffany Green Quoted in NY Times Article, “Childbirth Is Deadlier for Black Families Even When They’re Rich, Expansive Study Finds”

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Tiffany Green featured in New York Times Article, https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/02/12/upshot/child-maternal-mortality-rich-poor.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare with NYTimes log in or here.

Natascha Merten Appointed to Assistant Professor in the Department of Population Health Sciences

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The Department of Population Health Sciences (PHS) welcomes Dr. Natascha Merten as an assistant professor. In addition to her primary appointment in PHS, Dr. Merten will have a joint appointment in the Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology. As a psychologist (MS) and epidemiologist (PhD) by training with research interests in human aging, …

Jonathan Patz Featured on MSNBC

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Jonathan Patz highlights a study on how infectious diseases are adversely affected  by climate change and recent legislation around climate.  Watch the interview with MSNBC here.

Tiffany Green Featured on PBS Wisconsin’s Here and Now

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To watch Tiffany Green’s full  interview about economic and racial disparities linked to abortion, view it here.  You can see this segment at timestamp 10:00-15:55.