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Cornell University offers a campus-wide Master of Public Health (MPH) Program to help build public health leaders who are inspired and trained to ensure the health of people, animals, and the world in which we live.
Our program is founded on three pillars—Sustainability, Equity, and Engagement—that inform our approach to teaching, research, service, and practice. Our small class sizes and engaged-learning approach give our students uncommon flexibility in developing the skills they need to make an impact in their desired careers. And, by working with community partners, our students turn theory into practice while preparing to become future leaders of the public health workforce.
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Our core curriculum provides students with the skills, tools, and foundational knowledge to become general public health practitioners, while our concentration courses allow our students to become specialists in their chosen field.
News & Impacts
As Canadian wildfire smoke reaches U.S., Dr. Alistair Hayden calls for updates to national disaster policy
Dr. Alistair Hayden, assistant professor of practice in the Department of Public and Ecosystem Health, and a former division chief at the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, has authored a policy memo on incorporating smoke waves into disaster policy. He says many more people die from wildfire smoke than from the fire itself.
“As wildfire season gets underway, it is important to remember wildfire smoke…
Global fisheries and food security
Dr. Kathryn Fiorella, Assistant Professor in the Department of Public and Ecosystem Health, researches how changes in the environment affect the well-being, economic stability, and food security of communities. One area where all those concerns intersect are global fisheries. “Sometimes it’s the overharvest of resources,” she explains. “Other times it’s climate impacts, and harmful algal blooms.” Fishing makes up a large part of many populations’ dietary needs and Fiorella studies how the “ecological system and the social system are interwoven.” At this intersection, she sees how community-level decisions…
Dr. Alistair Hayden awarded Climate Solutions Fast Grant
One year since Dead & Company’s show at Barton Hall, proceeds from the fundraiser are generating momentum for faculty-led climate research-to-impact efforts, and now the Climate Solutions Fund is announcing its inaugural grant recipients.
“The Climate Solutions Fund and Fast Grants are launching new research, and the 2030 Project is helping to catalyze investments in cutting-edge climate work across the university,” said Ben Furnas ’06, executive director of the 2030 Project, highlighting the new, first…