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Dr. Erica Payton, Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health Education who’s research centers around violence prevention, was recently interviewed on 88.5 WFDD Morning Edition.

Although there have been significant improvements in cancer treatment and prevention through the years, a stark reality remains: In many communities, Black people with cancer don’t live as long as White people with the disease.

It was with great sadness that we mourned the loss of Dr. Kay Lovelace in late November.  Kay, an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health Education, worked at UNCG for over 25 years. Kay embodied a steadfast commitment to organizational change.

Paul Chelimo won a Bronze medal in the Men’s 5000 K race during the Tokyo Olympic games on Friday, August 6th! Chelimo, a Community Health Education alumni, had a race time of 12:59.05. During the Rio Olympic Games Chelimo took home a Silver medal in the Men’s 5000 K.

Congratulations to Dr. Erica Payton Foh and graduate student, Naglaa Raswhan, who took home Spartans of Excellence Awards during the 2021 Virtual Ceremony that was held in April.

This fall, Jacqueline Sandoval ’21, a public health education alumna, will begin a Master of Public Health at Yale University, one of the top research universities in the world.

Congratulations to Fatima-Ezzahara Salmi for winning the 2021 Graduate Research & Creativity Expo – Showcase of Scholarship!  Salmi, under the direction and mentorship of Dr. Sharon Morrison, submitted a narrated poster presentation about their COVID- 19 health education outreach and support for Bhutanese refugee families, Assessing the Natural Helper Approach to Greensboro’s Bhutanese Community COVID-19 Challenges.

As you might know, a recently publicized Greensboro Zoning Board meeting included an exchange between Dr. Carrie Rosario, AP Associate Professor of Public Health Education, and an appointed member of the Zoning Commission.