Doctoral student Alexander Rodichkin recently won a top honor in a graduate-level competition organized by the Metals Specialty Section at the virtual annual meeting of the Society of Toxicology. His poster presentation took second place in the Metals Specialty Section among students from the United States and abroad. The entry describes his three-year study on […]
Stempel College leaders accept visiting professorships at University of Cartagena in Colombia
Dean of the Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work Tomás R. Guilarte and Global Health Consortium Director Dr. Carlos Espinal will participate in academic initiatives as visiting professors at the University of Cartagena in Colombia. The pair will be working on several projects between Miami and Cartagena as they choose to take […]
Stempel researcher spotlights a 5,000-year-old disease that has killed millions in the 21st century
Even as the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, reducing the transmission of an ancient disease that kills an average of 400,000+ every year must remain on the global radar. So says Dr. Carlos Espinal of the Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work. The infectious and tropical disease expert works with the […]
Stempel College’s social work honor society receives national service award
Social work isn’t just a profession. It’s a calling to serve. Students at the Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work take that calling seriously. For the past 14 years, FIU’s chapter of the Phi Alpha Honor Society has been recognized with the National Chapter Service Award. Most recently, the group received the […]
FIU-Stempel College rises in NIH research funding among schools of public health
In another boost to its already stellar upward trajectory, the Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work at Florida International University has just jumped in the research rankings. Newly released figures show that Stempel College in 2020 brought in $9.5 million in new research awards from the National Institutes of Health. That total […]
Global Experts’ Summit brings together the world for COVID-19 vaccine update
Leading health authorities shared data, observations and recommendations on worldwide COVID-19 vaccination efforts on Friday at the FIU Global Experts’ Summit. With thousands watching online, speakers from Latin America, Europe, Africa and the United States as well as representatives of the World Health Organization discussed what many recognize as “amazing progress” toward the eradication of […]
Stempel assistant teaching professor honored by South Florida Hispanic Chamber during Black History Month
Florence Greer MPH ’95 has dedicated her life to public health. She worked as a consumer safety officer with the U. S. Food and Drug Administration in Detroit. She served as the coordinator of services for pregnant teens and as a coordinator for the Office of HIV/AIDS at the Florida Department of Health office in […]
Feb. 26 FIU Global Experts’ Summit on COVID-19 to welcome thousands of online attendees
FIU’s Global Health Consortium, the Office of the President and the Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work will hold a gathering of world health leaders on Friday, Feb. 26, to address critical issues around COVID-19 vaccines. More than 3,300 people have already registered for the online program. The meeting brings together authorities […]
Stempel doctoral student researches family separation, guardianship in immigrant communities
Undocumented immigrants who have children born in the United States live with a particular fear: What will happen if they are deported, and their children are left alone in this country? “How do parents deal with this?” wondered Maryam Rafieifar, a doctoral student in social welfare at the Robert Stempel College of Public Health & […]
Stempel social work professor teaches students to really listen
Change starts with empathy, and empathy starts with listening. Especially in a time of great societal upheaval, truly hearing one another provides the best way forward. So believes Shedrick Boren, a professor in the Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, who taught a course in the Honors College at FIU that had students […]