SPH in Media Coverage

Memphis models a youth-led movement to improve public health for all residents | Opinion
December 11, 2024 | Commercial Appeal, Daily Newspaper of Memphis, Tennessee | Ashish Joshi
(The Public Health clubs started by the University of Memphis School of Public Health in the schools is built upon four key pillars of Coping, Adaptability, Resilience and Empathy (CARE).)

UofM Researchers Awarded Prestigious NIH Grant for Innovative Wearable Health Monitoring Device
November 14, 2024 | University of Memphis Media Room
(University of Memphis researchers recently received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant for their work creating an innovative wearable medical device, CanAiry, designed to monitor environmental exposure and assess respiratory response.)

How to battle the ‘pollution’ of misinformation and disinformation
October 28, 2024 | Public Health Newswire | Mary Stortstrom
(It was standing room only as APHA 2024 Annual Meeting attendees packed into a room to learn how to become trustworthy public health communicators.)

Opinion: U. of Memphis public health diplomacy summit spotlights unity
October 27, 2024 | Commercial Appeal, Daily Newspaper of Memphis, Tennessee | Ashish Joshi
(Dean Ashish Joshi was a guest columnist in The Commercial Appeal, daily newspaper of Memphis, Tennessee, and its surrounding metropolitan area. Dean Joshi's opinion article was focused on the success of the inaugural public health diplomacy summit and the international impact it has caused in the public health community. The article was published in the October 27th edition of the daily newspaper.)

University of Memphis School of Public Health Encourages Unity at Summit
September 27, 2024 | MEMPHIS, Tenn. | PRNewswire
(The University of Memphis' School of Public Health closed its inaugural Public Health Diplomacy Summit on Friday, Sept. 27, with an expression of unity and collaboration, with speakers from countries including Australia, Germany, Grenada, Lebanon, Lithuania and South Africa sharing a theme of collective action for the common good.)

U of M summit presents high stakes of public health
September 27, 2024 | Daily Memphian | Jane Roberts
(This week, with the force of his full self, Dean Joshi and his team at the university presented a summit on the need for the discipline of public health to be engaged in diplomacy.)

Digital Desk: U of M School of Public Health
September 20, 2024 | Digital Desk, Action News 5 | Myracle Wicks
(Dean Ashish Joshi shares with Action News 5 about a recently funded project in collaboration with the Shelby County Health Department to strengthen the U.S. public workforce system.)

UofM School of Public Health Amplifies its Reach
July 12, 2024 | University of Memphis Media Room | Jennifer Godwin
(First-In-the-Nation Public Health Diplomacy Lab to Result in Global Impact)

Gene therapies help lung cancer victims - but not if they aren't tested
June 17, 2024 | Daily Memphian | Jane Roberts
(SPH Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Dr. Matthew Smeltzer’s, recent research is featured in an article about inequities in biomarker testing for lunch cancer patients.)

‘It’s in our rivers and in our cups. There’s no escape’: the deadly spread of salt water in Bangladesh
May 24, 2024 | The Guardian| Thaslima Begum
(SPH Assistant Professor of Environmental and Urban Health’s, Dr. Abu Mohammed Naser Titu’s, research is featured in an article about kidney disease being on the rise in coastal communities of Bangladesh.)

University of Memphis School of Public Health announces new partnership
June 14, 2024 | MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) | Jacob Gallant
(University of Memphis recently announced a new partnership that will connect them with the rest of the world. Members of the School of Public Health joined the Action News 5 Digital Desk to discuss the details.)

How the University of Memphis Is Transforming Public Health Education
January 18, 2024 | Mediaplanet | Omar Sommereyns
(Dr. Joshi perceives the prioritizing of the public health problems in Memphis as a duty of the School of Public Health.)

School of Public Health Launches High School Public Health Clubs and Dual Enrollment Programs
September 24, 2023 | The Daily Memphian | Jane Roberts
( "... create those changemakers and role models that could influence not only their peers, but also their family members," Joshi said.)

Fox 13 News interviewed Dean Joshi about polluted neighborhoods
September 19, 2023 | Fox 13 News | Kayla Solomon
(The School of Public Health joined other southern schools to address environmental justice issues in their local communities.)

UofM School of Public Health offers dual enrollment for high school students
September 19, 2023 | Action News 5 | Staff MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC)
(The School of Public Health has introduced a public health dual-enrollment opportunity for high school juniors and seniors.)

Professor Kedia's Research Receives International Attention
April 28, 2023 | HealthDay Reporter | Cara Murez
("Our research shows just how much aging increases the risk of being at fault for injury or fatality in a drug- or alcohol-related traffic accident," said Kedia.)

University of Memphis a part of EPA's $10-million environmental justice work initiative
May 08, 2023 | FOX13 Memphis | News Staff
(The University of Memphis is one of seven others tapped to be a part of an innovative research initiative focusing on environmental justice in under-served communities.)

Congressman Cohen Announces Environmental Research Grant to the University of Memphis
April 18, 2023 | Press Release | Washington Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9)
( A project "Effect of ambient heat on chronic kidney disease and end-stage kidney disease among U.S. veterans" under the direction of School of Public Health Assistant Professor Abu Mohammed Naser Titu.)

Dean Joshi Participates - WHO Initiates Building a Global Curriculum for Infodemic Management
March 28, 2023 | WHO | Departmental news
(Hosted by the School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, the consultation brought together 47 representatives of academia, public health and professional associations, and health authorities from six WHO regions.)

Summit on Population Health Informatics Held at BRAC University
March 04, 2023 | The Business Post
(Prof. Ashish Joshi, Dean of the School of Public Health at the University of Memphis, talked about the current situation of population health informatics in the region.)

Shelby County and U of M Partner to Build Public Health Workforce
February 05, 2023 | Daily Memphian | Aisling Mäki
(After COVID exposed significant gaps in the public health infrastructure nationwide, the Shelby County Health Department announced it's partnering with the University of Memphis to build a public health workforce that's ready for the future.)

How U of M's School of Public Health is Aiding its Research Push, and What it Could Mean for Memphis
January 19, 2023 | Reporter | John Klyce
(Ashish Joshi could give the most seasoned travelers a run for their money. ..)

How U of M's University High Fared in its First Semester and its Plans for a Pristine New Space
January 16, 2023 | Reporter | John Klyce
(U of M is planning to do a complete overhaul of the fourth floor of the Orgel Education Center, with construction slated to begin in May and conclude in August 2023.)

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