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September 20, 2026
SPH This Week.
Latest News, Research, and More
RESEARCH
Jake Morgan (SPH’17) and Ashley Leech (SPH’17) will evaluate the health and economic consequences of subpar buprenorphine dosing among Medicaid-covered pregnant women to guide evidence-based dosing strategies that will improve maternal and infant outcomes. Read more.
Q&A
As the School of Public Health celebrates its 50th anniversary, five staff reflect on the 30+ years they each have been members of the SPH community. Read more.
CELEBRATING OUR 50TH ANNIVERSARY
Since 1976, the SPH community has hosted many influential, instructive, and impactful public health advocates.
In the second installment of this five-part series, we are highlighting the researchers, scholars, scientists, and innovators whose work has changed what we know about health and how we respond to public health challenges: Adrienne Cupples, Roberta "Bobbi" White, Richard Clapp, George Annas, Richard Saitz, David Rosenbloom, Ramita Tandon, Ralph Hingson, Alexander Ortega, and Ashish Joshi.
RESEARCH
A new study led by Lauren Linde has found that the duration of protection provided by antibiotics that prevent latent TB infections from developing into active TB disease differs based on countries’ TB disease prevalence, suggesting that officials in high-burden countries should consider providing this treatment with other protective interventions to achieve the global target of eliminating almost all new TB infections and deaths by 2035. Read more.
PUBLIC HEALTH POST
The language used in new mothers' social media posts may reveal early warning signs of postpartum depression, writes PHP fellow Rylie Lillibridge. Read more.
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Staff are the support system behind so much of what SPH has accomplished.
MICHAEL WINTER
DIRECTOR OF STATISTICAL PROGRAMMING AND DATA MANAGEMENT AT THE BIOSTATISTICS AND EPIDEMIOLOGY DATA ANALYTICS CENTER, ON VALUABLE STAFF CONTRIBUTIONS TO SPH.
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The Public Health Conversation Events
Moderated by Yvette Cozier, associate dean for diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, and wellness, this conversation will discuss the Fall 2026 SPH Reads selection Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green, which tells the story of a young tuberculosis patient and explores how tuberculosis has shaped our world and how our choices will shape the future of the disease.
PUBLIC HEALTH POST
Starting in 2027, new work requirements will likely result in over five million Americans losing their Medicaid coverage despite being employed, write PHP guest authors Paul Shafer and Timothy Callaghan, associate professors of health law, policy & management at SPH. Read more.
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Ahead of our annual SPH Reads Public Health Conversation on Sept. 23, Yvette Cozier discusses this year's selection, Everything Is Tuberculosis by John Green. Watch the clip.
In the Media.
WOMEN'S HEALTH
Mentions research by Kimberly Nelson, associate professor of community health sciences.
EARTH.COM
Quotes Mary Willis, assistant professor of epidemiology.
PHYS.ORG
Quotes Adnan Hyder, SPH Dean and Robert A. Knox Professor.
WASHINGTON POST
Quotes Jennifer Weuve, professor of epidemiology.
NPR
Quotes Gregory Wellenius, Beverly A. Brown Professor for the Improvement of Urban Health.
NEWSWEEK
Quotes Andrew Stokes, associate professor of global health.
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