Dr. Peter Fos elected Vice-Chair of the Commission on Colleges’ Peer Review Advisory Board
Dr. Peter J. Fos, faculty in Health Policy Systems Management in the LSUHSC School of Public Health, was elected Vice-Chair of the Commission on Colleges’ Peer Review Advisory Board (PRAB) at the SACSCOC Annual Meeting in Atlanta. He has served as the representative for all institutions of higher learning in Louisiana on the Southern Association […]
Mayor’s Recognizes Daesy Behrhorst with a Community Excellence Award
Saturday, November 19, 2016 – New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu and his office of Community Engagement hosted over 200 leaders from all across the city. At the conclusion of the 2016 Neighborhood Summit, he honored thirteen leaders with the first-ever Mayor’s Community Excellence Award at a ceremony held at the WWII Museum. Daesy Behrhorst, staff […]
Take the City of New Orleans Recreation and Leisure Survey
The New Orleans Recreation Development Commission is administering a survey to track and measure recreation and leisure activities that interest the city’s residents and is asking for our help. Please see their message below. Isn’t it nice to be asked? Let’s help them out! Thank You! Take the City of New Orleans Recreation and Leisure […]
SPH alumnus Ruofei Du receives 2016 recognition award
School of Public Health alumnus Ruofei Du received staff recognition award for outstanding contributions to the mission of the UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center. Ruofei has been filling the gap between the commonly used statistical practices and the novel statistical methods in the UNM CCC. He studies all possible methods for a given study and tries […]
LSU Emeritus Professor Awarded International Association Honorary Membership
The International Association of Cancer Registries (IACR) presented an Honorary Membership award to Dr. Vivien Chen for her dedication, contributions, and leadership in the field of international cancer surveillance. Dr. Chen was the North American representative and served on IACR Executive Board for 6 years. She was a member of the site visit team that […]
Dr. Vivien Chen Receives Honorary Membership from International Association of Cancer Registries (IACR)
Dr. Vivien Chen, Faculty Emeritus of the School of Public Health Receives Honorary Membership from International Association of Cancer Registries (IACR) October 25, 2016 – The North American Association Cancer Registries Executive Director, Betsy A. Kohler, has announced the distinguished representation at the 38th International Association of Cancer Registries (IACR) Conference in Marrakech, Morocco last […]
Sugary drinks and cancer: Is there a link?
NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) – Local researchers delve into the association between cancer and sugary drinks. “I certainly think that research in that regard is not explored enough, or thought of about. I myself don’t drink too many sugary drinks,” said local student Jonathan Bray. “And it leads to obesity, right, so that could also be another […]
No homework? Local doctors talk about a national debate
NEW ORLEANS — There is a small, but growing number of schools, teachers and parents across the U.S. who are pushing back on all the homework being sent home with school children. WWL-TV asked some local experts for their opinions and found out they are glad the educators are catching up with what the scientific […]
Jacob Maronge, MS, former SPH BIOS student awarded NHLB Pre-Doctoral Award
Jacob Maronge, MS, former SPH BIOS student with his mentor at John Hopkins University during his summer internship. Jacob is now enrolled in PhD Biostatistics Program at University of Wisconsin. He was awarded a NHLB pre-doctoral award (interdisciplinary training program in cardiovascular and pulmonary medicine- Program director: Paul Rathouz, Chair, Dept. of Biostatistics, University of […]