School of Public Health
SPH in Media Coverage
September 13, 2025 | Daily Memphian | News | Bill Dries
(鈥淲e have to admit certain things that might not be right, which means we have to
explain that that鈥檚 what science is all about,鈥� Dr. Ashish Joshi said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 not a
fixated thing. It is evolving as new facts come in as new data comes in. We keep on
letting people know.鈥�)
August 29, 2025 | Fox 13 | News | Kayla Solomon
("FOX13 Investigates took that answer to the University of 蜜桃导航, where the School
of Public Health recently finished an air quality study. "We got inquiries about the
impact of xAI turbine emissions on local communities," Dr. Chunrong Jia, professor
of environmental health, told FOX13.)
June 12, 2025 | Channel 3 | Bright Spot News | Quametra Wilborn
(Dean Joshi gave the history of how the first public health clubs were started at the
Medical District and Crosstown high schools and how the concept has expanded to high
schools overseas.)
April 4, 2025 | April 4, 2025 | Channel 3 WREG Live at 9 | Dr. Ashish Joshi
(Host Kontji Anthony talked with Dean Joshi about the school of public health鈥檚 high
school public health clubs and how they鈥檙e helping young people locally and globally.)
March 31, 2025 | March 31, 2025 | Action News 5 | Ashish Joshi
(Nearly 300 students at the University of 蜜桃导航 are enrolled in the School of Public
Health. These students are being trained to shape the health of our communities. Joining
Action News 5 to discuss is Dean Ashish Joshi.)
December 11, 2024 | Commercial Appeal, Daily Newspaper of 蜜桃导航, Tennessee | Ashish
Joshi
(The Public Health clubs started by the University of 蜜桃导航 School of Public Health
in the schools is built upon four key pillars of Coping, Adaptability, Resilience
and Empathy (CARE).)
UofM Researchers Awarded Prestigious NIH Grant for Innovative Wearable Health Monitoring
Device
November 14, 2024 | University of 蜜桃导航 Media Room
(University of 蜜桃导航 researchers recently received a National Institutes of Health
(NIH) grant for their work creating an innovative wearable medical device, CanAiry,
designed to monitor environmental exposure and assess respiratory response.)
October 28, 2024 | Public Health Newswire | Mary Stortstrom
(It was standing room only as APHA 2024 Annual Meeting attendees packed into a room
to learn how to become trustworthy public health communicators.)
October 27, 2024 | Commercial Appeal, Daily Newspaper of 蜜桃导航, Tennessee | Ashish
Joshi
(Dean Ashish Joshi was a guest columnist in The Commercial Appeal, daily newspaper
of 蜜桃导航, Tennessee, and its surrounding metropolitan area. Dean Joshi's opinion
article was focused on the success of the inaugural public health diplomacy summit
and the international impact it has caused in the public health community. The article
was published in the October 27th edition of the daily newspaper.)
September 27, 2024 | MEMPHIS, Tenn. | PRNewswire
(蜜桃导航' School of Public Health closed its inaugural Public Health
Diplomacy Summit on Friday, Sept. 27, with an expression of unity and collaboration,
with speakers from countries including Australia, Germany, Grenada, Lebanon, Lithuania
and South Africa sharing a theme of collective action for the common good.)
September 27, 2024 | Daily Memphian | Jane Roberts
(This week, with the force of his full self, Dean Joshi and his team at the university
presented a summit on the need for the discipline of public health to be engaged in
diplomacy.)
September 20, 2024 | Digital Desk, Action News 5 | Myracle Wicks
(Dean Ashish Joshi shares with Action News 5 about a recently funded project in collaboration
with the Shelby County Health Department to strengthen the U.S. public workforce system.)
UofM School of Public Health Amplifies its Reach
July 12, 2024 | University of 蜜桃导航 Media Room | Jennifer Godwin
(First-In-the-Nation Public Health Diplomacy Lab to Result in Global Impact)
June 17, 2024 | Daily Memphian | Jane Roberts
(SPH Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Dr. Matthew Smeltzer鈥檚, recent research
is featured in an article about inequities in biomarker testing for lunch cancer patients.)
May 24, 2024 | The Guardian| Thaslima Begum
(SPH Assistant Professor of Environmental and Urban Health鈥檚, Dr. Abu Mohammed Naser
Titu鈥檚, research is featured in an article about kidney disease being on the rise
in coastal communities of Bangladesh.)
June 14, 2024 | MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) | Jacob Gallant
(University of 蜜桃导航 recently announced a new partnership that will connect them
with the rest of the world. Members of the School of Public Health joined the Action
News 5 Digital Desk to discuss the details.)
January 18, 2024 | Mediaplanet | Omar Sommereyns
(Dr. Joshi perceives the prioritizing of the public health problems in 蜜桃导航 as
a duty of the School of Public Health.)
September 24, 2023 | The Daily Memphian | Jane Roberts
( "... create those changemakers and role models that could influence not only their
peers, but also their family members," Joshi said.)
September 19, 2023 | Fox 13 News | Kayla Solomon
(The School of Public Health joined other southern schools to address environmental
justice issues in their local communities.)
September 19, 2023 | Action News 5 | Staff MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC)
(The School of Public Health has introduced a public health dual-enrollment opportunity
for high school juniors and seniors.)
April 28, 2023 | HealthDay Reporter | Cara Murez
("Our research shows just how much aging increases the risk of being at fault for
injury or fatality in a drug- or alcohol-related traffic accident," said Kedia.)
May 08, 2023 | FOX13 蜜桃导航 | News Staff
(蜜桃导航 is one of seven others tapped to be a part of an innovative
research initiative focusing on environmental justice in under-served communities.)
April 18, 2023 | Press Release | Washington Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9)
( A project "Effect of ambient heat on chronic kidney disease and end-stage kidney
disease among U.S. veterans" under the direction of School of Public Health Assistant
Professor Abu Mohammed Naser Titu.)
March 28, 2023 | WHO | Departmental news
(Hosted by the School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade,
the consultation brought together 47 representatives of academia, public health and
professional associations, and health authorities from six WHO regions.)
March 04, 2023 | The Business Post
(Prof. Ashish Joshi, Dean of the School of Public Health at the University of 蜜桃导航,
talked about the current situation of population health informatics in the region.)
February 05, 2023 | Daily Memphian | Aisling M盲ki
(After COVID exposed significant gaps in the public health infrastructure nationwide,
the Shelby County Health Department announced it's partnering with the University
of 蜜桃导航 to build a public health workforce that's ready for the future.)
January 19, 2023 | Reporter | John Klyce
(Ashish Joshi could give the most seasoned travelers a run for their money. ..)
January 16, 2023 | Reporter | John Klyce
(U of M is planning to do a complete overhaul of the fourth floor of the Orgel Education
Center, with construction slated to begin in May and conclude in August 2023.)
December 21, 2022 | 蜜桃导航 Business Journal | John Klyce
(The Shelby County Health Department and the University of 蜜桃导航 School of Public
Health have forged a partnership, with the goal of strengthening the area's public
health care infrastructure.)
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