By Adrianne Robertson When the coronavirus pandemic made its way to Indiana in March of last year, Dean Paul Halverson of the IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health took immediate action to help with the response. Efforts led by him and researchers at Fairbanks have made an impact at the university, city and… Read more »
By Amanda Briggs Because of COVID-19, school has looked different this year. We spoke with our Fairbanks School of Public Health Student Services team to understand how we can prepare for the spring semester. Through a Q&A, Rachel Forster, Amelia Hurt and Kayla Rinker share their advice for adapting to our unusual circumstances. How can… Read more »
By Crystal Jones In October, Indiana University announced the closing of For All: The Indiana University Bicentennial Campaign. Raising nearly $3.9 billion, this campaign was faithfully supported by our alumni, faculty, staff, faculty emeriti and many stakeholders. The Fairbanks School of Public Health closed the campaign with $16,938,671 in support of FSPH students, faculty, research… Read more »
By Crystal Jones Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Allison Miller, BS’15, MPH’17, has participated in three separate deployments for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In each position, she has relied on the education she received through the MPH in Epidemiology program at the IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health and experience she… Read more »
By Elizabeth Bowman, FSPH Alumni Board President Last year, the Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health Alumni Board worked alongside the alumni community to launch the FSPH Alumni Board Scholarship to support the 47% of first-generation college students who attend FSPH. Gifts to the scholarship provide financial support for students, such as Kaley Liang,… Read more »
Each year, the Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health Alumni Board calls for nominations of alumni for the Early Careerist and Distinguished Alumni Awards. In 2014, the alumni board established the awards to recognize alumni who have distinguished themselves in their careers or service to the school. FSPH believes that great organizations intentionally reinforce… Read more »
By Adrianne Robertson Carolyn Muegge, who recently earned her PhD in Epidemiology from the IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health and is a research scientist at the National Institute for Public Safety Health, has been awarded a $1.5 million grant to study the prevalence and impact of COVID-19 on Indiana firefighters. Dr. Muegge… Read more »
By Adrianne Robertson As with most of us, 2020 has been a year of major transition for Any’e Carson, ECHO Program Coordinator within the IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health ECHO Center. Late last year, life changed for Carson when she found out she was expecting a baby girl who would arrive in May… Read more »
By Crystal Jones Afsah Amin is pursuing a Masters of Public Health in epidemiology and plans to graduate in December of 2021. She immigrated from Pakistan after receiving her medical training as an anesthesiologist and decided to transition from a clinical role to a research scientist role to impact more people. As she was making… Read more »
By Crystal Jones Morgan Branning, BSHSM’20, developed a passion for elder care as a certified nursing assistant, a position she held as a student at the IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health. Branning believes that experience and the long-term care administration class she took with Professor Gary Brumitt helped her identify a meaningful… Read more »