American Society for Nutrition names Cristina Palacios Chair-elect of Nutrition Education and Behavioral Science Research Interest Section

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[su_row] [su_column size="1/2" center="no" class=""] Cristina Palacios [/su_column] [su_column size="1/2" center="no" class=""] Dr. Cristina Palacios has been named Chair-elect of the American Society of Nutrition (ASN)’s Nutrition Education and Behavioral Science Research Interest Section (RIS). In her role, Palacios will lead education initiatives and research endeavors for the RIS. [/su_column] [/su_row]

Florida International University researchers respond with recommendations to help prevent and correct research effected by invalid data

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[su_row] [su_column size="1/2" center="no" class=""] Pills [/su_column] [su_column size="1/2" center="no" class=""] In a response printed in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, Dr. Craig Garmendia, recent graduate from FIU’s Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work; and Dr. Purnima Madhivanan, associate professor of Epidemiology at the Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, recommend there be guidance in the research community that would require researchers to periodically update meta-analysis results, particularly to verify when research has been altered or retracted. [/su_column] [/su_row]

Building construction employer association develops OHS assessment and referral tool

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[su_row] [su_column size="1/2" center="no" class=""] construction [/su_column] [su_column size="1/2" center="no" class=""] Benjamin C. Amick III, professor and chair of the department of health policy and management at the Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, has worked with the Institute for Work & Health (IWH) to develop INDICATOR, an assessment and referral tool that will improve job safety in construction. Amick is a senior scientist at IWH, based in Toronto, Canada, and was the principal investigator on the project. [/su_column] [/su_row]

Mentorship program supports junior faculty researchers applying for NIH grants

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[su_row] [su_column size="1/2" center="no" class=""] Pills [/su_column] [su_column size="1/2" center="no" class=""] The Research Center in Minority Institutions (RCMI) at Stempel College recently graduated its first cohort as part of the Investigator Development Core Pilot Grant Program. Four junior faculty members completed the one-year program that helps support them in achieving their research goals, all of which are related to addressing some of our most persistent and complex national health disparities issues. [/su_column] [/su_row]

De La Rosa selected as member of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Roundtable

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[su_row] [su_column size="1/2" center="no" class=""] Pills [/su_column] [su_column size="1/2" center="no" class=""] Mario De La Rosa, professor and director of Center for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse (CRUSADA), has been selected as member of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity. [/su_column] [/su_row]

Fulbright scholar learns about health promotion, returns home inspired to affect change

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[su_row] [su_column size="1/2" center="no" class=""] Donald Yanogo [/su_column] [su_column size="1/2" center="no" class=""] Donald Yanogo chose to attend FIU to affect change in his home country of Burkina Faso. A medical doctor, Yanogo applied for a Fulbright scholarship and to the Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work to gain the skills and knowledge necessary for him to tackle health issues on a greater scale at home. [/su_column] [/su_row]