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Stempel College social work professor honored for pushing graduate students to excel in the research arena
Dr. Shanna Burke, social work professor at Stempel College, harbors a “secret” that ultimately earned her a top recognition. In March she received the Social Work Educator of the Year Award from the Miami-Dade County chapter of the National Association of Social...
Stempel College Public Health graduate program vaults to No. 44 in the nation
The public health graduate program at the Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work at Florida International University has been recognized as the 44th best in the nation among public universities by U.S. News & World Report. Leaping five spots...
In the midst of societal and personal challenges, a Stempel College MPH student prioritizes widening access to health care within the Black community
As the combined weight of a global pandemic and nationwide racial upheaval collided with her own personal suffering, eternal optimist Nandy Smith rose above. The now-32-year-old mother of a toddler could have seen her ebullient spirit seriously tempered in the public...
FIU-Stempel Ph.D. candidate finds his life’s calling in the Brain, Behavior and the Environment Program
Doctoral student Alexander Rodichkin recently won a top honor in a graduate-level competition organized by the Metals Specialty Section at the virtual annual meeting of the Society of Toxicology. His poster presentation took second place in the Metals Specialty...
Stempel College leaders accept visiting professorships at University of Cartagena in Colombia
Dean of the Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work Tomás R. Guilarte and Global Health Consortium Director Dr. Carlos Espinal will participate in academic initiatives as visiting professors at the University of Cartagena in Colombia. The pair will...
Stempel researcher spotlights a 5,000-year-old disease that has killed millions in the 21st century
Even as the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, reducing the transmission of an ancient disease that kills an average of 400,000+ every year must remain on the global radar. So says Dr. Carlos Espinal of the Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social...