Group photo of graduates at the 2023 Graduation Reception

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DPHS Graduating Students at Annual Celebration Reception

 

The Department of Public Health Sciences (DPSH) at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine hosted its annual celebration reception to honor the graduating public health students.

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DPHS Graduating Students at Annual Celebration Reception

 

The Department of Public Health Sciences (DPSH) at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine hosted its annual celebration reception to honor the graduating public health students.

construction worker smoking a cigarette

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$1.4 Million Grant to Sylvester Researchers Will Help Construction Workers Quit Smoking

 

The Florida Department of Health recently awarded more than $1.4 million from the James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program to Taghrid Asfar, M.D., at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, to help construction workers quit smoking.

FEATURED NEWS:

$1.4 Million Grant to Sylvester Researchers Will Help Construction Workers Quit Smoking

 

The Florida Department of Health recently awarded more than $1.4 million from the James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program to Taghrid Asfar, M.D., at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, to help construction workers quit smoking.

close-up of microscopic cells

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Study Links Sexual Minority Stress with Cellular Aging Among Gay Men with HIV and Recent Methamphetamine Use

In a new study, researchers in the Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine examined the association between accelerated cellular aging in gay men and sexual minority stress, a unique type of stress related to discrimination, stigma, concealment of sexual identity, prejudice, and even anticipation of prejudice in sexual minority men (e.g., gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men).

FEATURED NEWS: 

Study Links Sexual Minority Stress with Cellular Aging Among Gay Men with HIV and Recent Methamphetamine Use

In a new study, researchers in the Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine examined the association between accelerated cellular aging in gay men and sexual minority stress, a unique type of stress related to discrimination, stigma, concealment of sexual identity, prejudice, and even anticipation of prejudice in sexual minority men (e.g., gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men).
Mosquito

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CDC Renews Funding for Study of Vector-Borne Diseases

The Southeast Regional Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Disease (SECVBD) will continue its vital work for another five years, thanks to renewed funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Entomologist John Beier, Sc.D., a professor at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Department of Public Health Sciences, leads the Miller School’s SECVBD efforts in collaboration with the Miami-Dade County Mosquito Control Division.

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CDC Renews Funding for Study of Vector-Borne Diseases

The Southeast Regional Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Disease (SECVBD) will continue its vital work for another five years, thanks to renewed funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Entomologist John Beier, Sc.D., a professor at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Department of Public Health Sciences, leads the Miller School’s SECVBD efforts in collaboration with the Miami-Dade County Mosquito Control Division.
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DPHS NEWS & EVENTS

Portrait illustration of Taghrid Asfar

Voices

Insights from Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Outstanding Faculty Award Winners for 2022.

 

Mayor Daniella Levine Cava smiling by podium

Exploring the Intersections of Climate Change and Public Health

A Symposium on Societal and Health Impacts

Martha Bloyer standing by podium

Resilience Takes Center Stage at Speaker Series Event

Faculty at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine hosted a speaker series event that highlighted the power of resilience in overcoming challenges and achieving success.

Group photo with the 2023 Kuvin Foundation Fellowship award recipient

Public Health Student Wins Award from The Kuvin Foundation

Emilie Brown, an M.P.H. candidate in Policy Management, has been awarded the Kuvin Foundation MISH (Miami, Israel, Science, and Health) Fellowship.

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