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Dr. Price providing testimony

As leaders in the field, our faculty are often asked to testify before Congress or are interviewed by major news outlets about their research or opinions on current public health events. The Milken Institute School of Public Health Office of Media Relations assists members of the media and elected officials in finding and contacting faculty experts for congressional testimony, newspaper and magazine article interviews or radio and television appearances.

 

Questions? Contact Milken Institute School of Public Health Office of Media Relations

Kathy Fackelmann
Director of Media Relations
(202) 994-8354
kfackelmannatgwu [dot] edu

 

Archive

Urgent Care Association of America and the Antibiotic Resistance Action Center Form Partnership to Address Antibiotic Use in Rapidly Growing Urgent Care Sector

The partnership aims to make the urgent care industry a leader in antibiotic stewardship by reducing inappropriate antibiotic use in this outpatient setting.

Superbug MRSA May Be Spreading Through Contaminated Poultry

Study suggests people in urban areas with no exposure to livestock are becoming infected with poultry-associated MRSA via meat.

GW Faculty Participate in National Academy of Medicine’s Vital Directions for Health and Health Care Initiative

Four GW faculty members participated in the Vital Directions project, which is compiling expert information to inform the debate about U.S. health reform.

New in Women’s Health Issues: Utah’s 72-hour waiting period law increased burdens on women seeking abortions

Nearly two-thirds of women who received abortions in Utah reported negative impacts related to the state’s requirement for in-person counseling 72 hours beforehand.

Potentially Harmful Chemicals Widespread in Household Dust

First-of-a-kind study reveals top ten consumer product chemicals in dust with known or suspected health impacts.

EOH Newsletter Summer ’16: New Professor, New Grants, and Much More

Recent achievements, publications, presentations and news coverage of and by EOH professors, lecturers, students and staff.  

Milken Institute School of Public Health and the Beyond Flexner Alliance Announce the 2016 Awards for Excellence in Social Mission in Health Professions Education

The awards recognize outstanding leadership in imbuing the social mission into health professions education. 

Study Assesses Climate Change Vulnerability in Urban America

Research by Sabrina McCormick shows that city planners have yet to fully assess their vulnerability to climate change, leaving serious risks unaddressed. 

Meet our Newest DrPH Students

 

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L. Esther Aranda
Global Health

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New EOH Professor Brings Expertise in 21st Century Toxicology to GW

Associate Professor Matias Attene-Ramos is a molecular toxicologist who studies how chemical compounds may be damaging cells by harming important cellular components.