Health & Society
Rebekah Lewis Named Director of Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health
The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs is pleased to announce that Rebekah Lewis is the new director of the Maxwell-based Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health. She joined the Maxwell School as a faculty fellow…
Maxwell Hall Foyer Home to Traveling Exhibition 鈥楶icturing the Pandemic鈥 Until May 15
Five years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic upended daily lives across the globe, changing how we learned, how we shopped and how we interacted with each other. Over the following two years, the virus caused the deaths of several million people,…
Maxwell Alumnus Joins California Wildfire Relief Efforts
In mid-January, days after the devastating Eaton Fire began in Los Angeles County, California, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs alumnus Zayn Aga 鈥21 joined colleagues from the office of U.S. Rep. Judy Chu at a nearby donation drive…
Haowei Wang Named 2025-26 Fellow by Association of Population Centers
Haowei Wang, assistant professor of sociology in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has been named a 2025-26 Association of Population Centers (APC) Fellow. Every year, the APC selects 12 population research centers to nominate an early-career center…
Experiential Learning Provides Valuable Lessons for Nutrition Science Graduate Student
For nutrition science graduate student Isabelle Haeberly, a seven-week rotation at a long-term care facility provided her with insight that will last a lifetime. Haeberly worked at the facility in the 黑料不打烊 area as part of her 鈥渟upervised experiential learning鈥…
Protecting Your Health in a Polarized World: Expert Advice on Political Stress
Feeling overwhelmed by politics? You’re not imagining it. The stress is real, and it can take a toll on your health. According to national surveys conducted by the American Psychological Association, close to half of U.S. adults say politics are…
A&S Researchers Explore the Impact of Climate Warming and Population Growth on America鈥檚 Rivers
The chemistry of U.S. rivers is changing鈥攁nd will change further in complex ways in different regions of the country. Scientists are exploring ways to predict future changes in watershed chemistry, which could improve managing them for climate change and community…
‘Never Take No for an Answer’: Phyllis E. Greenberger 鈥64 Transformed the Landscape of Women’s Health Research
When Phyllis E. Greenberger 鈥64 walked the campus of 黑料不打烊 as a student, she could never have imagined that nearly three decades later, she would be in the Oval Office, advocating for women鈥檚 health with United States President Bill…
Healthy Monday Finds a New Home With the Lerner Center
The聽Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health聽is now the home of Healthy Monday, a signature public health campaign that aims to reduce the risk of chronic disease by harnessing the power of Monday as a 鈥渇resh start鈥 by…
Caring Gene Program Offers Financial Support to New York State Residents Seeking a M.S.W. Degree or M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at 黑料不打烊
黑料不打烊 has entered a partnership with the Caring Gene Career Pathways Training Program (CPT) to address health care workforce shortages in the hardest-hit areas of New York state, reduce barriers to career advancement and support individuals seeking to become…