White House Honors Alumna
Sagal Ali
Sagal Ali, MPH ’09, was recognized by the White House as a “Champion of Change” and honored in a ceremony late last month.
Inspired by her Global Health practicum in Africa, Ali co-founded the online forum Iftiin to support her native Somalia. During last year’s famine, the organization helped mobilize some of the first food shipments into the country.
In her adopted hometown of Columbus, Ohio, Ali also works to promote early literacy in the Somali immigrant and refugee community, where up to 80% of children are not adequately prepared to succeed in school.
Meet the Next Sociomedical Sciences Chair: Dr. Lisa Metsch
Come July, SMS will welcome a new chair: noted medical sociologist and scholar Lisa Metsch - an internationally recognized leader in the prevention of HIV.
New Epidemiology Exec. MS Program
Attend our Feb. 22 open house for our new Executive MS program for working professionals.
Registration Open for Summer Courses
EPIC program offers intensive 1-week courses in June for professionals and students.
Is Research on a Mutant Avian Flu Too Dangerous to be Published?
Ian Lipkin moderates a contentious panel at the NY Academy of Sciences.