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Rutgers School of Public Health Offers the MPH, MS, DrPH, PhD, dual degrees and post-baccalaureate certificates.

Provides an exceptional, high-quality public health education that is accessible, affordable and designed to accommodate both working professionals and full-time students.

Kevin Schroth, JD, associate professor at , published a new op-ed on the FDA’s May decision to authorize two flavored e...
09/04/2026

Kevin Schroth, JD, associate professor at , published a new op-ed on the FDA’s May decision to authorize two flavored e-cigarette products. The piece looks at the broader regulatory landscape, including the large share of e-cigarette sales that remain unauthorized, and considers what more effective market oversight could look like.

✍️ “If the FDA is serious about protecting public health, it should prioritize meaningful scientific reviews, more robust enforcing against the illicit market and faster decisions on e-cigarette applications.”

🔗 Read the full piece via NJ.com: https://www.nj.com/opinion/2026/08/new-jerseys-flavor-ban-collides-with-federal-vape-confusion-opinion.html

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09/01/2026

Welcome to the 2026–2027 academic year at Rutgers School of Public Health! 🎉📚

Hear from Dean Perry N. Halkitis as he welcomes students to the new academic year and shares his advice for making the most of your time here — from building community and connecting with faculty to getting involved and exploring opportunities beyond the classroom.

Whether you’re a new or returning student, a member of our faculty or staff, an alum, or a friend of , we’re excited for a year of learning, connection, and making an impact in public health together.

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📍Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — AIDS 2026, the 26th International AIDS Conference, hosted by the IAS - International AIDS Soci...
08/25/2026

📍Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — AIDS 2026, the 26th International AIDS Conference, hosted by the IAS - International AIDS Society

’s Deanna Kerrigan, PhD, MPH, vice dean, Henry Rutgers Chair of Whole Person Health, and professor, and Clare Barrington, PhD, MPH, incoming professor and chair of the school’s Department of Health Behavior, Society, and Policy, joined researchers, public health leaders, and communities from around the world to advance the global HIV response.

At the conference, Kerrigan and Barrington presented three posters showcasing their research on HIV prevention, health equity, and the social and structural factors that shape health and well-being.

Swipe through for a look at their leadership, research, and time at AIDS 2026 in Rio. ➡️

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🎉👏 Congratulations to ’s Mitchel A. Rosen, PhD — professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health a...
08/19/2026

🎉👏 Congratulations to ’s Mitchel A. Rosen, PhD — professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and Justice and director of the Center for Public Health Workforce Development - Rutgers SPH — on receiving the Alice Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement from APHA’s Occupational Health and Safety Section!

Named for Alice Hamilton, widely considered the founder of occupational health in the U.S., the award honors a lifetime of service, science, and advocacy on behalf of working people.

For nearly four decades, that’s exactly what Rosen has done: since 1988, he has managed training for more than 1 million workers in occupational safety and health, environmental health, and public health education. At Rutgers, he has helped build programs that prepare students, first responders, and public health professionals to face the hazards they face on the job — and to meet new public health challenges as they emerge.

💭 “I have focused on bringing students to workplaces so that they see and understand how workers are impacted by their work,” Rosen said. “Alice Hamilton conducted site visits over 100 years ago to understand exposures, and I find it a big part of my work now. So, to receive the Alice Hamilton Award from the Occupational Health and Safety Section of APHA is an incredible honor.”

🔗 Learn more about his impact: https://sph.rutgers.edu/news/rutgers-school-public-healths-mitchel-rosen-receives-apha-lifetime-achievement-award

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🫀 Pregnancy can be an early flag for future heart and metabolic risk, even when the pregnancy itself is otherwise health...
08/14/2026

🫀 Pregnancy can be an early flag for future heart and metabolic risk, even when the pregnancy itself is otherwise healthy, according to researchers.

Led by Ellen C. Francis, an assistant professor at , the study used nearly seven years of electronic health record data from 1,225 pregnancies to examine new diagnoses of chronic hypertension and metabolic conditions after delivery.

📊 Researchers found that women whose cardiovascular health was poorer during pregnancy were diagnosed with these conditions in a shorter amount of time after delivery than women with better cardiovascular health. This pattern held true even among women who had no pregnancy complications such as gestational diabetes or hypertensive disorders.

The findings suggest that looking only at pregnancy complications may not be enough to identify who is at risk. A broader assessment of cardiovascular health during pregnancy could help clinicians spot risk earlier and connect women to preventive care after delivery.

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👋 Join us in welcoming Clare Barrington, PhD, MPH, who joins this September as a professor and chair of the Department...
08/11/2026

👋 Join us in welcoming Clare Barrington, PhD, MPH, who joins this September as a professor and chair of the Department of Health Behavior, Society, and Policy!

Barrington is a social and behavioral scientist whose research examines how social and structural factors shape health and well-being. Her work brings together public health research and practice to understand not only who experiences poorer health outcomes, but the social, economic, and structural conditions that produce those outcomes — and what can be done to change them.

💭 “I am honored to join the Health Behavior, Society, and Policy faculty, staff, and students to advance public health training, research, and practice. The department is well-positioned to improve understanding of critical public health issues at the community, state, national, and global levels and to collaboratively design and assess innovative and holistic responses.”

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08/05/2026

In a recent episode of Managed Care Cast, Dean Perry N. Halkitis discusses the early years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the political neglect that shaped the response to it. He reflects on how organized advocacy pushed government and scientific leaders to involve affected communities in treatment development, a shift that contributed to major therapeutic advances in the years that followed.

🎧 Listen to the full conversation on The American Journal of Managed Care's website: https://www.ajmc.com/view/the-role-of-politics-in-the-aids-crisis-perry-n-halkitis-phd-ms-mph

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👋 Meet Alexandra E. Black, a postdoctoral scholar in the Center for Health, Identity, Behavior and Prevention Studies at...
07/29/2026

👋 Meet Alexandra E. Black, a postdoctoral scholar in the Center for Health, Identity, Behavior and Prevention Studies at !

Black is a social psychologist with expertise in relationship science and advanced quantitative methods. Her research investigates how committed partners navigate trust when facing relationship threats, and she plans to expand this framework to include the perspectives of bisexual people and their romantic partners. Additionally, her work examines how experiences of biphobia shape mental health and substance use among bisexual people. Her Model of Bisexual Stigma and Mental Health provides a roadmap for disrupting the harms of biphobia and supporting bi+ wellbeing.

💭 “There are barriers to bi+ people feeling accepted, but it’s so important that we show up proudly within our community spaces,” Black said. “My research highlights the unique stigma experiences of bisexual people in an attempt to dismantle biphobia. My goal while working at CHIBPS is to advocate for the perspectives of bi+ people to be considered in research and within the q***r community.”

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