The School of Public Health celebrated its 75th Anniversary in 2018.
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Our Berkeley Family of Global Citizens
The legacy of a public health program is reflected in the mark it leaves on the world, not only in…
Moving Beyond Medicine and Into our Neighborhoods
Before Jennifer Ahern studied social epidemiology under S. Leonard Syme, before she joined the UC Berkeley faculty as a social…
To Think Like a Mosquito
The deadliest animal in the world is a miniscule flying insect that carries disease. Mosquitoes, which to many of us…
Field Notes from Joint Medical Students
In 1978, the first cohort arrived in Berkeley to begin the UC Berkeley-UCSF Joint Experimental Program in Medical Education. The…
Fresh Perspectives on Health Policy
“Our Health Policy and Management faculty are ten years ahead of the nation on health policy issues,” said Hector Rodriguez,…
The Kaiser Permanente Scholars Decade Club
In the spring of 2017, Juan Carlos Piña accepted an offer from the School of Public Health’s Health and Social…
The Stethoscope of the Future
Two hundred years ago, a French physician invented the stethoscope. Inspired by a hearing aid known as the ear trumpet,…
Community Health Service from Salinas to Sacramento
For nearly two decades, researchers toiling in a small brown building in Salinas have been probing the effects of pesticides…
These Are My Passions
After crossing the graduation stage in 2017, James Tayali was on his way to Austin, Texas, to begin a job…
Building Roads to Rural Healthcare
Lynn Barr MPH '10 was born in Queens, New York—as urban as you can get in the United States. But…
A Will and a Way
In 1942, the Committee on School of Public Health made the case for establishing a public health school in California,…
Community Care Comes Calling
Luisa Buada RN, MPH '90, recalls her mother always had missionary magazines strewn about their Bay View house. The message…
35 Years of Health & Wellness, Berkeley-Vetted
In October 1984, the first edition of The UC Berkeley Wellness Letter gave its readers a guide to picking out…
Kicking China’s Smoking Habit
“Policy change takes time,” says Teh-wei Hu PhD, massively understating how true that can be. In 2014, Hu noticed a…
Photos: Cal Day Research Showcase
Faculty in the School of Public Health presented their cutting-edge research during Cal Day, UC Berkeley's all-day open house, on…
Photos: Public health happy hour
The School of Public Health kicked off its 75th-Anniversary celebration weekend with a happy hour event at Cornerstone, a live…
School of Public Health faculty, students showcase latest research for 75th anniversary
As part of Cal Day, faculty in UC Berkeley's School of Public Health on Saturday, April 21 showcased the School's…
Photos: 75th Anniversary All-Alumni Brunch
As part of a weekend series of 75th Anniversary events, the School of Public Health held an All-Alumni Brunch on…
Photos: 75th Anniversary Party
The School of Public Health celebrated its 75th Anniversary in 2018 with a party in the new home of the…
Supporting public health: An interview with Terry Bayer MPH ’75
After graduating with her masters in public health from University of California, Berkeley in 1975, Terry Bayer began her 40-year…
Jessica Watterson MPH ’11, PhD student in Health Policy: Taking every opportunity to try to improve lives
Jessica Watterson remembers becoming aware of the concept of privilege at age 7. Born in Germany, her parents moved her…
The Joint Medical Program: Training doctors the Berkeley way
As soon as Collette Auerswald heard about the UC Berkeley-UCSF Joint Medical Program, or the JMP, she knew it was…
