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What is the Role of Epidemiology in Public Health?
Before George R. R. Martin imagined a single character, well before HBO turned Game of Thrones into an international cultural phenomenon, there was another John Snow (15 March 1813 - 16 June 1858), the so-called father of epidemiology. Dr. Snow’s…
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Academics
What is the Role of Epidemiology in Public Health?
Before George R. R. Martin imagined a single character, well before HBO turned Game of Thrones into an international cultural phenomenon, there was another John Snow (15 March 1813 - 16 June 1858), the so-called father of epidemiology. Dr. Snow’s…
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Academics
Where Oral Health Meets Public Health: UB’s Meg Zayan Receives Connecticut’s Top Public Health Honor
Alfred Civilion Fones founded the dental hygiene profession in Bridgeport in the early 1900s, motivated by something he observed in the city's schoolchildren. He…
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Academics
Is a Master’s in Public Health a Good Degree for Career Changers?
The public’s interest in public health careers is soaring. Case in point: There has been a 20% increase nationwide in Master of Public Health…
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Academics
Master’s in Medical Science vs. Master’s in Public Health: Which is Right for You?
Imagine two students with nearly identical pre-health backgrounds. Both excelled in biology, shadowed physicians, volunteered in community clinics, and even worked as medical scribes.…