2025

A public health researcher’s work could help reduce health disparities and expand transgender women’s access to a lifesaving drug.

His mighty defense contributed to an undefeated Aztecs season and a bowl win.

Parental benefits such as Medi-Cal provide proven benefits to children, just not right away.

Mark Reed, Ph.D., Associate Vice President of Operations at SDSU’s Division of Research and Innovation and Public Health professor in SDSU’s School of Public Health, is one of just three distinguished researchers selected as a 2021 Fellow at the American Academy of Health Behavior (AAHB).

Dr. Steven Hooker, Dean of the College of Health and Human Services is pleased to announce the new Center for Excellence in Aging & Longevity (CEAL) at San Diego State University, formerly known as the SDSU Center on Aging.

In a salute to professionals who have been battling the COVID-19 pandemic over the past 20 months, nurse Eva Lozano (’04) will represent health care alumni as honorary chair of this year’s homecoming celebration. Homecoming committee members selected Lozano for the honor because, they said, her work exemplifies the courage, compassion and dedication displayed by front-line health care personnel whose efforts they want to acknowledge.

Dr. Melody K. Schiaffino was recently selected as a Rising Star to participate in an NIH-funded U13 Bench-to-Bedside Conference Series on Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease sponsored by the National Institute on Aging, the American Geriatrics Society, and the American College of Cardiology. Participation was by invitation or selection only and Dr. Schiaffino provided her expert input to inform future NIH proposals on cancer and cardiovascular disease in aging populations.

This award recognizes outstanding Latinx champions of advocacy for sexual and reproductive health care. This particular award is given to a student who is involved in a recognized campus club and has demonstrated leadership in empowering others and building a movement of social justice. This will be the first time a student from Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest (includes San Diego, Riverside, and Imperial County) is chosen for this award! We are proud of her for her dedication and passion for making positive changes in the SDSU community!

Hiring new faculty and supporting health disparities research are key elements of a National Institutes of Health award just received by SDSU

The SDSU School of Public Health is teaming up with a local school district for a $4 million NIH-funded outreach program.