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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
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Potentially Harmful Industrial Chemicals Detected in US Fast Foods

WASHINGTON (Oct. 27, 2021)--Chicken nuggets, burritos and other popular items consumers buy from fast food outlets in the United States contain chemicals that are linked to a long...

New Study Suggests Women and Pregnant People Are Underrepresented in Research to Inform Nutrition Reference Values

WASHINGTON (Oct.22, 2021)—Women and pregnant people are underrepresented in the studies used to draw up the nutritional guidance provided to Americans and Canadians, according to...

Dean Lynn R. Goldman Named to Advisory Committee to CDC Director

Lynn R. Goldman, MD, MS, MPH, Dean of the Milken Institute School of Public Health at The George Washington University has...

PCH Faculty Member Carlos Rodríguez-Díaz is interviewed by Himmelfarb Library staff about his perspective on the COVID-19 vaccine and what made his journey to the field of public health unique

On September 29th, 2021, Associate Professor Carlos Rodríguez-Díaz was interviewed by the staff at GW’s Himmelfarb Library. Rodríguez-Díaz explained what inspired him to pursue a career in...

PCH Professor Olga Acosta Price publishes brief on school structural support that promotes teacher well-being as part of a series aimed at discussing how to best serve students during and following the novel coronavirus pandemic

Associate Professor Olga Acosta Price and colleagues publish in EdResearch for Recovery on strategic structural support systems that enable teacher well-being. As Price notes in the brief,...

Community Health Center Data from 2020 Reveals the Toll of the Pandemic

WASHINGTON, DC and NEW YORK, NY (Oct. 12, 2021) –A new analysis from the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative provides an overview of the toll on...

New Report from George Washington University and Amida Care Details Importance of HIV Special Needs Plans in Improving Health Outcomes and Ending the HIV Epidemic

New York and Washington  (October 12, 2021) – Today, George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, together with Amida Care, New York State’s largest...

USAID Administrator Announces the Launch of the U.S.-India Alliance for Women’s Economic Empowerment

WASHINGTON (Oct. 8, 2021) –  The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power announced the U.S.-India Alliance for Women’s Economic...

Mississippi's Ban on Abortion Puts Women and Families at Risk

WASHINGTON (Sept. 29, 2021) – Mississippi’s ban on nearly all abortions greater than 15 weeks forces women to carry pregnancies to term under adverse circumstances and increases...