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At the School
Two
Reproductive Health Experts Join the School
Amy Tsui,
PhD, a distinguished expert in global population and reproductive
health, and Jane T. Bertrand, PhD, an international leader
in the assessment and communication of population and public health
programs, will join the faculty of Population
and Family Health Sciences.
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Highlights
The
School's First and Only Cook Islander
Growing up in
the South Pacific on the largest of the 15 Cook Islands, Selena
Nicholas, MHS ’01, had what must have been the ideal childhood.
In elementary school, if the day got so warm that sitting in the
classroom was uncomfortable, the teachers took the children down
to the beach for the day.
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Talk by Ross McKenzie
Virus
Hoaxes and Chain Letters
Almost weekly I get an email from a well-meaning friend or colleague
about a new virus that is sweeping the Internet. Generally, messages
that warn of a new virus’ dire consequences and urge you to
tell as many of your friends as possible are virus hoaxes.
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They Said It
at the School
“All inequalities
are linked to health outcomes, and so we must ask, Is the international
study or public health intervention being implemented fairly? What
liberties will be infringed on in order to benefit the whole population?”
—
Nancy Kass, ScD '90
“Today,
we believe 75 percent of birth defects are due to gene-environment
interactions. Epidemiology has been the critical link in learning
this.”
— Donald R. Mattison, MD
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