Spring 2017

2017 Spring Cover
Dean Michael J. Klag reflects on his 12 years at the helm and what’s next for him and the School.

5 minute read

Bringing public health strategies to five daunting challenges facing the U.S. is the goal of the new Bloomberg American Health Initiative. Here’s a closer look at these issues.

8 minute read

A shuttle ride shattered by violence. A life’s mission defined.

3 minute read

An impoverished Ecuadorian community thrived in the 1990s making roof tiles—but their children paid a horrific price.

9 minute read

The Syrian crisis has shown us the need for major reform of humanitarian response.

4 minute read

Philadelphia Health Commissioner Thomas Farley and health policy expert Keshia Pollack discuss ways to engage urban leaders in health issues.

4 minute read

CLF’s two decades of connecting health and the food system

1 minute read

Can a silicon chip stop E. coli and Salmonella outbreaks before they happen?

2 minute read

Recounting the Centennial year by the numbers.

2 minute read

Want to stop the sleeping sickness parasite? Start with its multifarious outerwear.

2 minute read

The first Bloomberg Fellows are gaining public health skills to take back to their communities across the country.

4 minute read

Evidence-based advice on public health for the new administration

3 minute read

When survivors and scientists meet in Anthony Leung’s lab, it’s clear that cancer research isn’t just about molecules.

10 minute read