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December 9, 2016

Mayor's Recognizes Daesy Behrhorst with a Community Excellence Award - Public Health

Saturday, November 19, 2016 –  New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu and his office of Community Engagement hosted over 200 leaders from all across the city. At the conclusion of the 2016 Neighborhood Summit, he honored thirteen leaders with the first-ever Mayor’s Community Excellence Award at a ceremony held at the WWII Museum. Daesy Behrhorst, staff […]

December 1, 2016

Take the City of New Orleans Recreation and Leisure Survey - Public Health

The New Orleans Recreation Development Commission is administering a survey to track and measure recreation and leisure activities that interest the city’s residents and is asking for our help. Please see their message below. Isn’t it nice to be asked? Let’s help them out! Thank You! Take the City of New Orleans Recreation and Leisure […]

November 21, 2016

SPH alumnus Ruofei Du receives 2016 recognition award - Public Health

School of Public Health alumnus Ruofei Du received staff recognition award for outstanding contributions to the mission of the UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center. Ruofei has been filling the gap between the commonly used statistical practices and the novel statistical methods in the UNM CCC. He studies all possible methods for a given study and tries […]

November 7, 2016

LSU Emeritus Professor Awarded International Association Honorary Membership - Public Health

The International Association of Cancer Registries (IACR) presented an Honorary Membership award to Dr. Vivien Chen for her dedication, contributions, and leadership in the field of international cancer surveillance.  Dr. Chen was the North American representative and served on IACR Executive Board for 6 years. She was a member of the site visit team that […]