By Adrianne Robertson Dr. Jiali Han partnered with Simon Property Group to help define the company’s policies for curbside pick-up and more than 45 mall and outlet center re-openings across the nation. Simon Property Group is a commercial real estate company based in Indianapolis, and the largest shopping mall operator in the United States. KERAMIDA… Read more »
Month: April 2020
Student Turns Medxcel Internship into Long-term Opportunity
By Crystal Jones Sam Snider began working at Medxcel Facilities Management, as a marketing intern in May 2019, before transitioning to a part-time position as a customer engagement consultant. Medxcel is a national healthcare management organization that provides the administrative infrastructure to allow its clients to focus on patient care. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Snider’s… Read more »
Learning Together: An Initiative Created for Students by Students During COVID-19
By Crystal Jones When undergraduate public health students Catherine Raciti and Anna Heilers transitioned to a virtual learning environment, they initially struggled with losing the structure provided by classroom cultures and interpersonal relationships with fellow students. Heilers, who is currently the president of the Undergraduate Student Association (UGSA) at the Richard M. Fairbanks School of… Read more »
Two FSPH Alumni Depict Transmission Patterns Between COVID-19 and SARS
By Adrianne Robertson Hongji Dai (left) is a former post-doc research fellow in the Department of Epidemiology at the Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health who worked under the supervision of Professor Jiali Han from 2014-2016. Today, Dai is a senior epidemiologist, doing scientific research in a large cancer hospital in Tianjin, a city… Read more »
Volunteering during COVID-19: How organizations are responding
The Fairbanks School of Public Health has coauthored this blog post with the IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, which is the second of a 2-part series. By Crystal Jones Director of Development Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health The Alzheimer’s Association Greater Indiana Chapter The Alzheimer’s Association Greater Indiana Chapter utilizes volunteers to support… Read more »
FSPH Students Share Takeaways from Caring for COVID-19 Patients
By Crystal Jones Karly Van Slyke and Dawson Groves are both students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Public Health, Community Health program at the IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health. Karly plans to graduate in December of 2020 with a minor in Epidemiology and Africana Studies, and Dawson plans to graduate… Read more »
FSPH Student Encourages IUPUI Students to take Social Distancing Seriously
By Crystal Jones Erin Demo is a senior in the Bachelor of Science in Public Health program in Community Health and serves as a teaching assistant within the Epidemiology Department at the IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health. Throughout the COVID-19 public health crisis, she is continuing her work as an intern at… Read more »