Ali Shojaie shares how biostatistics is key to protecting human health
Biostatistics Professor Ali Shojaie is helping us unlock the complex systems of human health thanks to innovative statistical methods
Methods to Research to Practice
How a series of questions helped Kenneth Mugwanya fight the HIV epidemic
Kenneth Mugwanya's research has led him from studying which drugs can prevent HIV, to determining their safety, to understanding how to deliver them to the people who need them the most.
How partnerships between tribal communities and researchers like Mandy Fretts are improving heart health
Fretts grew up watching family members like her grandmother and father work hard to control their blood sugar by eating healthy and exercising. But their efforts were met with economic constraints and physical ailments. When Fretts accompanied her father on doctor visits, she witnessed physicians blame him for not eating healthy and exercising enough.
How public health can make a difference in the way we feel at work
Marissa Baker on showing respect for workers and collaborating with communities through the research-to-practice process
Donald Chi and Yup’ik communities partner to improve oral health of Alaska Native children
Sugary drinks have negative impacts on children's health. Here’s how one faculty’s partnership with Native Alaska communities has been working to change that.
Peter Gilbert shares how decades of HIV research and community activism shaped COVID vaccine development
Biostatistics faculty Peter Gilbert was tasked with a puzzle during the pandemic: finding an antibody marker that could determine whether a COVID vaccine was working.