Department of Public Health

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It's an exciting time to pursue a degree in public health. More professionals who are prepared to prevent disease and promote health in the population as a whole are in demand. Check out our programs of study:

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Public Health students use capstone project to think globally, but act locally by finding safe solutions to clean reusable bags.

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11/1/2019 Featured Story

Healthy H.A.W.K.S. Help Students ‘Escape the Vape’

Healthy H.A.W.K.S. Help Students ‘Escape the Vape’

Students traded in their vape pens for UML gear donated by the university bookstore during “Escape the Vape,” a two-day event hosted by the peer health education student group Healthy H.A.W.K.S.

11/1/2019 Featured Story
10/28/2019 Department News

Economics Professor Awarded Nearly $1 Million for Asthma Research

Economics Professor Awarded Nearly $1 Million for Asthma Research

Research Prof. David Turcotte has won a federal grant of nearly $1 million to do more research on asthma – work that could benefit low-income seniors in Lowell.

10/28/2019 Department News
9/13/2019 Featured Story

University Helps Food Companies Find Recipe for Sustainability

University Helps Food Companies Find Recipe for Sustainability

Food and beverage companies learned about sustainable manufacturing and cleaning processes at a workshop funded by the EPA.

9/13/2019 Featured Story
8/19/2019 Featured Story

Study Finds Home Health Workers Often Face Verbal Abuse

Study Finds Home Health Workers Often Face Verbal Abuse

Work environment graduate student Nicole Karlsson was the lead author on a published study that showed that about one in four home care workers reported at least one incident of verbal abuse by clients or their relatives during the preceding 12 months.

8/19/2019 Featured Story

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