News and Announcements

• Announcing the Public Health & Policy Minor
• Dr. Niyati Parekh's article published in Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
• Dr. James Macinko receives tenure, is promoted to Director of NYU's Master's program in Global Public Health and Associate Professor of Public Health
• Steinhardt's Dept of Physical Therapy to Launch Clinical Residency Program in Orthopedic PT
• Nestle Sees Changes to Pet Food Industry in Wake of Pet Deaths
• Food Studies' McBride on Leonard Lopate Show
• Professor Ray Accompanies New York Times Reporter on Tour of NYC's Indian Restaurants
• Physical Therapy's Moffat Featured in New York Times Article on Balance and Aging
• Moffat and Robbins Nominated "Most Influential" by Therapy Times
• Halkitis Calls for Paradigm Shift in HIV Prevention Among Young Gay Men
• Mediterranean Diet Conference, Oct. 19-20, at Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo and James Beard House
• Pinero, Landcaster, and Dixon Receive Contract from NYC Dept of Health and Mental Hygiene
• Dixon Awarded Grant from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
• Moffat to Lead International Physical Therapy Confederation
• Pinero Attends NIH Practicum on Dietary Supplement Research
• Schwartz Receives Grant from NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygeine
• Nestle Says F.D.A. Should Take Closer Look at Pet Food Manufacturers
• Halkitis Warns of Mythologizing The Roxy Nighclub
• Nestle Says Fad Diets Impossible to Sustain
• Halkitis, in New Documentary, Says Crystal Meth Especially Attractive to Gay Men
• Pinero Separates Fruit From Juice in Gauging Nutritional Value
• Dr. Marilyn Moffat's Age Defying Fitness referenced in New York Times
• Nestle Says States Filling "Regulatory Gap" in Cracking Down on Trans Fats
• Petrick Links Industrialization of Foods, Rise of Obesity in U.S.
• Pinero Explains Trans Fats' Abnormality
• Nestle Talks with the New York Times Magazine about the Problem with the Science of Nutrition
• Nestle Applauds Study Linking Nutrition Studies with Beverage Industry
• Noguera Says Non-Education Issues Hindering Public Schools
• Nestle Sees Upside to Bad Food News of 2006
• Bentley Points to Culprit in Case of NYC's Disappearing Chestnuts
• The Antidote to Aging is Activity, Moffat Concludes
• Nestle Warns NYC's Trans-Fat Ban in Restaurants Won't Reduce Calories
• Steinhardt Launches New Doctor of Professional Studies program in Occupational Therapy
• Halkitis Warns Potential for Meth Abuse Goes Beyond Gay Community
• Doctor of Professional Studies in Occupational Therapy Established
• Nestle: "Health" Sells - But Not Necessarily Healthy Food
• Chen Named to Occupational Therapy Assoc.'s Roster of Fellows
• Murray Says Use of Alcohol in Reality TV Both Common and Manipulative
• Canadian Study Reaffirms Aronson's Findings on Stereotype Threat
• Nestle Labels Disney's Plans to Create Healthier Menus a "Good First Step"
• Nestle Says Lettuce Recall Affirms Need for More Oversight of Fresh Produce Industry
• As Milk Prices Rise, Sasson Points to Alternative Sources of Calcium
• Health Department’s Artificial Trans Fat Proposal in Line with New Yorkers’ Eating Habits, Nestle Observes