Public Health-Related News
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2026 Nancy Chin Community Impact Internship Award Recipient Announced
The Undergraduate Public Health Program is pleased to announce that third-year Health, Behavior, and Society student Ciara Johnson-Corwin has been awarded the 2026 Nancy Chin Community Impact Internship Award to support her summer internship at Best Buddies International headquarters in Boston.

Chemical reactions: What you need to know about PFAS
URochester researchers shed light on the synthetic compounds lurking in everyday life.

Time to throw away the plastics in your kitchen?
Rochester researchers on the growing concern of plastics exposure on human health.

Health, justice, and an abandoned aqueduct
URochester students explored something hidden from most people in Rochester—the abandoned aqueduct and subway tunnel located downtown.

Laith Awad ’24 receives inaugural Obama-sponsored Voyager Scholarship for public service
A first-generation college student and accomplished leader and scholar, Awad aims to address systemic racism and socioeconomic disparities within health care.

ApiJect gives students a chance to address a global health care challenge
The medical technology company will support student design teams and a University-wide medical device design challenge.

Students serve as public health ambassadors to reinforce pandemic safety measures
Rochester students volunteer to serve as public health ambassadors to help raise awareness among their peers about campus precautions and procedures to help limit the spread of COVID-19.