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This year at the college's annual National Public Health Week “Conversations and Connections” event, experts explore the health consequences of isolation—and our collective responsibility to address it.

With a new $3.69 million grant, the Research and Engagement for Action in Climate and Health (REACH) Center—which includes George �鶹��Ƶ—is set to tackle the urgent intersection of climate change and public health in the nation’s capital.

�鶹��Ƶ scientists, nurses, and researchers in the College of Public Health have just entered the second cycle of a National Institutes of Health (NIH) program called Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO).

Amira Roess, professor of global health and epidemiology at �鶹��Ƶ, discusses deer with chronic wasting disease, nicknamed "zombie deer," and what the risk to humans is. 

UK and Bangladesh researchers visit �鶹��Ƶ to share knowledge about and explore the complex transmission of animal-borne infectious diseases. 

Amira Roess, epidemiologist and professor in �鶹��Ƶ’s College of Public Health, discusses what you need to know about air quality alerts and how it affects your health. 

On May 30-June 2, learn more and sign up to be a part of the national research program that seeks to speed up health research and medical breakthroughs 

Substance use disorder affects more than 40 million Americans according to the 2020 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Recovery can be a difficult path, but an interdisciplinary team led by Holly Matto, associate professor in the Department of Social Work, aims to make it a little easier through a recently patented technology-based therapy. 

Probiotic supplementation staved off the negative effects associated with a high-fat diet, illustrating how probiotics may play a key role in preventative health care, �鶹��Ƶ study indicates.

�鶹��Ƶ graduate student Rebecca Leung is part of a team finding ways to use smart technology in order to help those who are struggling with or recovering from substance use disorder (SUD).