In our local neighborhoods and around the globe, we face a staggering number of health challenges, and we know that it is only by working together, with cultural humility and across disciplines and communities, that we can address them. Within this year's Temple Public Health magazine, you'll find numerous examples of how our faculty, students, and alumni are doing just that—and how the college's future home at the heart of Temple's Main Campus is poised to foster even greater collaboration with our colleagues, community members, and peers, transforming the way we deliver p...

Jennifer Ibrahim, interim dean of the College of Public Health, has made her mark as an instructor, mentor and administrator at the college since arriving in 2005. She has won national teaching awards as well as Temple University’s Great Teacher Award, its highest teaching honor, and from 2013 to 2022 served as associate dean for academic affairs. In addition to teaching and mentoring graduate and undergraduate students, she has maintained a funded research agenda in health policy, including work on legal infrastructure, the relationship between public health lawyers and pract...

Huanmei Wu, chair of the Department of Health Services Administration and Policy and assistant dean for global engagement, has been awarded the designation of fellow of AMIA, the American Medical Informatics Association. Despite the name, AMIA is an international organization. Its fellows program recognizes leadership in medical informatics, outstanding work in research, and engagement in professional services, as well as high impact in terms of student mentorship. “It’s an honor to be selected as an AMIA fellow,” Wu says. “At CPH, our multidisciplinary approach allows...