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Recent Stories: 2009

Web Feature: Putting the brakes on college drinking
(20 October)

Scholars in new program focus on underserved, vulnerable populations
(19 October)

Web Feature: Meet the new faculty
(14 October)

Web Feature: Dr. Julio Frenk on the role of public health in meeting the challenges of global health
(29 September)

UC launches bold initiative to revolutionize breast cancer treatment
(29 September)

Dean Stephen Shortell stresses role of prevention in health care reform in JAMA commentary
(25 September)

Dean Stephen Shortell receives University of Iowa's Hansen Award
(25 September)

Whither healthcare reform? Policy experts at Berkeley offer insights and predictions on the debate
(21 September)

Professor Kirk Smith receives $100,000 Heinz Award in recognition of environmental achievement
(15 September)

The Human Rights Center at 15
(10 September)

The campus gets ready for H1N1
(10 September)

Breaking the language barriers in health care: UC Berkeley study promotes effective use of language resources
(9 September)

UC launches new research center to study health of migrating people
(8 September)

Improving vaccines to trigger T cell as well as antibody response
(4 September)

UC Berkeley School of Public Health and Berkeley Mayor's Office sponsor 5th annual Volunteer Mobilization Day
(25 August)

Global Health Leaders Attend Berkeley-Barcelona Certificate Program
(14 August)

Huge wage cost to filling gap in sub-Saharan Africa's health workforce, study projects
(6 August)

Kaiser Permanente to provide calorie, nutrition information on cafeteria menus in response to UC Berkeley study
(27 July)

Gene variant linked to higher risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma
(20 July)

Researchers find early markers of Alzheimer's disease
(14 July)

The missing piece of the health care reform puzzle? Focus on the health care user, says UC Berkeley report
(10 July)

Researchers share the skinny on school lunches
(25 June)

Web feature: Can America reduce medical costs while expanding the availability of health care? Q&A with Dean Stephen Shortell
(25 June)

Children susceptible to pesticides longer than expected, study finds
(22 June)

Patricia Buffler honored for lifetime achievements fighting childhood leukemia
(15 June)

Dean Stephen Shortell presents UK lectures
(12 June)

2009 Childhood Obesity Conference addresses new challenges, approaches to improving children's health
(3 June)

Replacing gas with biofuel would improve human health
(27 May)

California's private employer health premiums increased 138% last decade; Healthy Families & Medi-Cal premium increases substantially lower
(26 May)

Computer-based smoking cessation programs work, finds metanalysis
(26 May)

Dean Shortell advises the White House on health reform
(15 May)

School of Public Health launches $5 million Kaiser Permanente Public Health Scholars Program
(12 May)

Pandemic, or just a bad bug?
(7 May)

Dishing diversity at the dinner table
(7 May)

Unprecedented use of DDT to combat malaria concerns experts
(4 May)

ADHD medication can improve math and reading scores, study suggests
(27 April)

New report assesses disparities among California's Asian populations
(23 April)

Two from UC Berkeley School of Public Health appointed to new Green Ribbon Science Panel for California's Green Chemistry program
(9 April)

Experts weigh in on the battle for national healthcare reform
(6 April)

Long-term ozone exposure linked to higher risk of death, finds nationwide study
(11 March)

Inexpensive flooring change improves child health in urban slums
(11 March)

Reingold named inaugural holder of global health and infectious diseases chair
(26 February)

Babies born in pollen and mold seasons have greater odds of developing asthma symptoms
(23 February)

Dean Stephen Shortell and Dr. John Swartzberg urge increased collaboration between public health, medicine
(23 January)

Studies link maternity leave with fewer C-sections and increased breastfeeding
(5 January)