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Honorary society Phi Kappa Phi honors Leonard Poon for outstanding contribution in gerontology

 Nov 15, 2007 - 11:46:38 AM
College of Public Health’s Leonard Poon, professor of health policy and management and director of Institute of Gerontology, received the Love of Learning Award from the University of Georgia chapter of the Phi Kappa Phi honorary society.  The Love of Learning Award is a lifetime achievement award based on academic leadership and research contributions in the recipients’ field of study.   » Read more

UGA study finds alarming rate of drinking and driving among rural middle schoolers

 Nov 2, 2007 - 8:44:58 AM
Warnings that alcohol and driving don’t mix are generally targeted at adults or high school students, but a new University of Georgia study finds that some middle schoolers in rural areas are drinking and driving as well.   » Read more

NOAA funds UGA College of Public Health graduate program on ocean sciences and health policy

 Oct 2, 2007 - 4:14:32 PM
Led by faculty from the College of Public Health, the University of Georgia is now partnering with researchers from multiple agencies to host a new graduate training program. The program participants will investigate applications to human health and health policy related to aquatic/ocean sciences. A $518,000 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will support the creation of this new graduate education program. The goals of this initiative are to develop doctoral-level scientists who are trained in fundamental laboratory and field skills of marine and environmental sciences and who are engaged in human health applications of ocean science through exposure and involvement in public health policy.   » Read more

CPH faculty will evaluate the effectiveness of GOHS programs

 Oct 2, 2007 - 9:51:04 AM
A team of UGA researchers in the College of Public Health’s Department of Health Promotion and Behavior received a $281,300 grant from the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) to evaluate the effectiveness of their educational and law enforcement programs. The UGA evaluation team, led by co-principal investigators Carol Cotton and Stuart Fors, will provide evaluation oversight for all of GOHS 2007/2008 grants.   » Read more

EHS faculty explores exposure at hazardous waste sites

 Sep 26, 2007 - 4:20:12 PM
The University of Gerogia’s College of Public Health announces the award of a $550,000 grant to Jeffrey Fisher, professor in environmental health science.   This 5 year grant will support research to develop mathematical models, called physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) models, which describe the fate of chemicals in the body.     » Read more

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