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Leading the way through Disaster Management
Having graduated with a degree in biochemistry and a minor in biology, Hugo Duenas ’19 was applying to medical school when he realized something was missing.
“I had done my research, hours of shadowing, and checked every single box but I felt that I wasn’t ready for medical school. I was looking for something that wasn’t there yet,” Duenas said. “I understood that there was something that I wanted to be before I became a physician – and that is a leader.”
Duenas’ mentor recommended the Master in Disaster Management at the Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, which teaches students the fundamental and practical skills needed when disasters strike.
Stempel College researchers inform Miami-Dade policymakers with COVID-19 tracker
Researchers from FIU’s Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work have launched the Miami-Dade COVID-19 Trend Tracker, a website dedicated to monitoring the long and short term trends of COVID-19 and its impact on local hospitals.
Stempel College rises to the challenge during COVID-19
As news of a novel virus began spreading throughout the world, faculty at FIU’s Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work tracked it and prepared for its impact.
Feeling the pulse of the virus and the changes that it would make to the world; faculty throughout the college quickly began to look for ways to support communities throughout South Florida and beyond.
Statement on Racism from Stempel College
Click here to read statements from Dean Tomás R. Guilarte and the Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Committee
FIU-Stempel College neuroscientists invited to speak on National Academies virtual workshop
To further understand how the environment is impacting brain health, the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine’s Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders, in collaboration with the Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, has invited two distinguished neuroscientists from FIU’s Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work to participate in the workshop, “Environmental Neuroscience: Advancing the Understanding of How Chemical Exposures Impact Brain Health and Disease.”
Back for good: how the COVID-19 pandemic brought one graduate back to public health
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, FIU alumna Lillie Garvin ’18 responded to the State of Florida’s call for epidemiologists, and it has changed her life.
“This virus is like nothing we have ever seen before and the unknown can be scary – especially when we see the unfortunate end result in some cases,” Garvin said. “Being part of the emergency response team for COVID-19 has given me the privilege to fight against the virus and work around the clock to protect our community.”