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Yuba Gautam joins faculty at Virginia Tech Public Health Program
New director of advising will support growing undergraduate public health program
Changes to the Master of Public Health program reflect the needs of working public health professionals
Class of 2022: Celebrating the first students to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Public Health
Director of New River Health District to speak at undergraduate public health commencement
Veterinary college welcomes new director of Master of Public Health program
MPH program eliminates GRE application requirement
New Virginia Tech bachelor's in public health offers multidisciplinary approach to improving health
Master of Public Health program earns CEPH re-accreditation
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Public health students go to Malawi, assess problems in care for cervical cancer
Student Spotlight: Meghan Albritton
Veterinary and public health student is commissioned into the U.S. Public Health Service and wins elite internship in a nationwide competition
Class of 2022: Emily Maher makes her mark with dual master’s degrees in communication and public health
Significant strides made in mental health efforts
Annual event brings together interprofessional student teams to solve cases using a One Health approach
MPH students attend the APHA 2019 Annual Meeting & Public Health Expo in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
One Health Case Competition 2019
Master of Public Health capstone projects showcase One Health research
National Public Health Week 2019
Public Health Program attends the APHA 2018 Annual Meeting & Public Health Expo in San Diego, California
Growing produce from seed to harvest, local children learn the value of nutrition through Market Kids program
Volcanic eruption leads to transformative public health student experience
Master of Public Health capstone projects address local and global One Health challenges
MPH students attend the APHA 2017 Annual Meeting & Expo
Student targets hunger and malnutrition in Mozambique
Creating sustainable public health solutions in Tanzania
Faculty Spotlights
Audrey Ruple named Dorothy A. and Richard G. Metcalf Professor of Veterinary Medical Informatics
Virginia Tech researchers address the grand challenges of pandemic prediction and prevention
Julia M. Gohlke wins NASA grant to study health damages of extreme weather events
Researchers to examine Virginia's food system and antimicrobial resistance in sheep and goat populations, a possible surveillance blind spot
Audrey Ruple highlights canine translational cancer research at National Academies workshop
Dr. Natalie Cook Named a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Equity Scholar for Action
Kathy Hosig: Creating Community Connections
During COVID-19, VT Engage Faculty Fellows create new community connections
Lisa M. Lee appointed to the Education Board of the American Public Health Association
2021 CALS Global Opportunity Initiative Fellows
Diversity Incentive Fund recipients aim to reduce food insecurity
Dr. Patrick Pithua awarded a fellowship by the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program to travel to Uganda to work with Makerere University
Natalie Cook accepted into the Advancing Culturally-responsive and Equitable Evaluation Network
Multi-agency team awarded $1 million grant to expand implementation of evidence-based substance misuse prevention curricula in public schools and support community coalitions
Program faculty present research and practice at the virtual APHA 2020 Annual Meeting
Long-distance transmission of Canadian hydropower is a cost-effective complement to U.S. renewable energy transitions
Virtual summer internship provides students from diverse backgrounds the opportunity to develop research skills and introduces paths for graduate and professional education
Researchers collaborate to address water and health issues in rural China and Appalachia
New style of partnership is next step in fighting opioid addiction
Virginia Tech researchers join global effort to develop a new vector control strategy to prevent malaria
National Institutes of Health provides $23 million for statewide translational research institute
Veterinary college researcher awarded grant to study herpes simplex virus
Virginia Cooperative Extension forms key partnerships to tackle the state’s opioid epidemic
Virginia Tech research team calls for examination of connection between human health and environment in Central Appalachia
Award-winning app reveals where resources are most needed in weather emergencies
National Public Health Week
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Center for Public Health Practice & Research
New River Academic Health Department
Center for Public and Corporate Veterinary Medicine
COVID-19 Program Response
Data clearly shows pregnant women should get vaccinated, says Virginia Tech epidemiologist
Virginia Cooperative Extension agents to be trusted messengers for COVID-19 vaccine information
Moving safely through Labor Day weekend
Mobile vaccine clinics are making COVID-19 vaccines more accessible to the community
Students help to clear up pandemic communication
COVID Crushers and program faculty and staff help 600 Hispanic community members get COVID vaccine
COVID Companions collaboration benefits students and the community
Virginia Tech students answer the call at COVID-19 helpline
NRV COVID companions connect with older adults during pandemic
Hooked on public good
Students host food drive for community members in need
Student COVID-19 case investigators and contact tracers develop public health skills, navigate disparities
On the front lines of public health
Exploring Influences of COVID-19 Messaging on Behavior in Virginia: Summary of the Plenary Presentation for the 10th Annual Appalachian Translational Research Network Health Summit
Virginia Tech researchers awarded $1 million grant to study the survival of SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces in the food supply chain
Entering the public health profession during a pandemic
Working to crush COVID in the New River Valley
At congressional hearing, Lisa Lee says public health surveillance is critical to pandemic response
Hokies help bend trend in New River Valley
Student podcast: Your Health Hotline
MPH alumnae help with COVID-19 contact tracing in the New River Valley
Bringing fresh food into Petersburg
Pods useful in fighting the spread of COVID-19
Improving COVID-19 communication in the New River and Roanoke Regions: An interview with Fernanda Gutierrez and Laura Lang, MPH candidates ‘21
TECH Together Campaign announces winners and finalists
Town hall addresses testing, fall semester plans
Public health students assisting long-term care facilities with COVID-19 response
Vibrant Virginia: A Virtual Community Conversation on Economic Resilience and Responses to COVID-19
MPH alumni share their contributions in helping with COVID-19 response
COVID-19 and Veterinary Practice — Updates and Answers to Questions
Leveraging the New River Academic Health Department partnership to mobilize students and faculty/staff volunteers for local COVID-19 response
Petersburg Healthy Options Partnerships pivots to serve the community during COVID-19 pandemic
Virginia Tech experts answer COVID-19 questions in April 7 webinar
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Directions to Undergraduate Program Offices (262 Wallace Hall):
Directions to Graduate Program Offices (VA-MD College of Veterinary Medicine):
The entrance for the Virginia Tech Public Health Program housed in the Department of Population Health Sciences at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine is through the Veterinary Medicine Instruction Addition (VMIA), which is the glass-fronted entrance, numbered 215, on the left-side of the complex. All entrances into the Veterinary College are secured. If you have scheduled a visit with us, please wait just inside the doors in the foyer and we will meet you there.