InSight Alumni Newsletter

October 2021

Join us for our 2021 Homecoming Lunch

RSVP now for our outdoor Homecoming Lunch on the CPHB patio. Free and open to all alumni, students, faculty and staff, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 16.

RSVP now!

Alumna swims around Manhattan Island

After completing the 20-plus mile Catalina Channel swim, biostatistics alumna Liz Uribe (11MS) circumnavigated the island of Manhattan in a 28.5 mile swim this summer.

MHA alumnus leads NorthShore through pandemic

Sean O’Grady, COO for NorthShore University Health System in Evanston, Ill., says the value of teamwork he learned within the CPH MHA program has helped him lead during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Meet Sean...

Class Notes

Keep tabs on the careers of your classmates, and keep us posted on yours...

Catch up with the class...

Skinstad to present 2021 Distinguished Faculty Lecture

Anne Helene Skinstad, director of the Native Center for Behavioral Health and clinical professor of community and behavioral health, will present the CPH Distinguished Faculty Lecture on Oct. 13.

Join us at APHA

The College of Public Health will be at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Expo from Oct. 24-27 in Denver.

See the schedule...

Coleman selected for national health policy leadership program

PhD candidate Lastascia Coleman has been selected to participate in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Health Policy Research Scholars program.

2021 CPH Book Club Selection: ‘Bedlam’

All alumni, students, faculty, staff, and interested community members are invited to join a reading of “Bedlam: An Intimate Journey into America’s Mental Health Crisis” by Kenneth Paul Rosenberg.

About the book...

From the Front Row: Meet our podcasters

Can't get enough public health? Sit back this weekend and catch up on the latest episodes of our student-led podcast, "From the Front Row."

Meet our podcasters...

Healthier Workforce Center awarded renewed funding

The Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest has received a five-year, $6 million grant to continue researching the evolving connections between work and health.

Alumni Directory

Keep up with your classmates with our College of Public Health Alumni Directory.

Use this form to join the directory or to update your existing listing.

Alumni are listed by name, degrees earned, town of residence and email address, and have the option of adding employer, job title, employment sector and LinkedIn page.

Upcoming Events

› CPH Distinguished Faculty Lecture: Anne-Helene Skinstad, Oct. 13 – Details

› Public Health Careers Networking Event, Oct. 14 – Details

› CPH Homecoming Lunch, Oct. 16 – Details

› American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo, Oct. 21-27 – Details

› More College of Public Health events...

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