Hunter News
New York Times Journalist Nina Bernstein Receives Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism from Hunter College
The Epoch Times: Report Examines Childhood Obesity in NY and London
"“Our report shows that while childhood obesity affects all groups, it is becoming increasingly concentrated among low income children and neighborhoods in both cities,” said lead investigator Nicholas Freudenberg of Hunter College/CUNY in a press release." - The Epoch Times
New York Post: Former player is living proof: Cornell can beat Kentucky
"He is 63 years old now, an assistant professor in the Department of Film and Media Studies at Hunter College, a former cityside reporter for the New York Post before that. And long before that, he was a guard who scored 37 points one magical night against Adolph Rupp's Runts (Pat Riley and Louie Dampier among them) before a shellshocked crowd at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Ky." - New York Post
Reuters: Crafty stay-at-home moms turn to online sales
""Women are looking to both work and take care of families, but the traditional workplace doesn't provide that opportunity, so they are looking for their own ingenious ways (to do that)," said Pamela Stone, a sociology professor at New York City's Hunter College." - Reuters
New York Post: Students rush to CUNY
"The number of students trying to transfer to City University of New York public colleges for the fall 2010 semester jumped 77.5 percent compared to this time last year, officials said." - New York Post
The Huffington Post: The Wellpoint Effect
Article written by John E McDonough, the Joan H. Tisch Distinguished Fellow in Public Health at Hunter College in New York, and a former staffer on the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.
NY Daily News: Alcohol tax is an idea for a later date
""The public health evidence is strong that increasing the price of alcohol will lead to a decrease in alcohol-related problems in young people," said Nick Freudenberg, a public health professor at Hunter College who sits on the city's Health Advisory Committee." - NY Daily News
The New York Times: At Closing Plant, Ordeal Included Heart Attacks
"“We’re just at the very beginning of studying pathways,” said William T. Gallo, a professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at Hunter College in New York. “We want to find out how we can intervene so we can lessen the effects of job loss, or eliminate them.”" - The New York Times
NY Daily News: Gift of bass guitar to down-and-out musician Arthur Lee (Butch) Porter turns into family 'miracle'
""It was more than just a bass he gave him. He gave him a new lease on life," Porter's brother, Andre, said of the Hunter College student who arranged the gift." - NY Daily News
The New York Times: Should Grocers Be Allowed to Sell Wine in New York?
"'But in supporting a proposed New York State law to allow the sale of wine in grocery stores, you don’t acknowledge the unintended health consequences of adding about 20,000 retail alcohol outlets to the state’s alcohol distribution system,' says Nicholas Freudenberg, a professor of public health at the CUNY School of Public Health, Hunter College." - The New York Times
HealthDay: As Swine Flu Fades, Experts Ponder Next Season
"...the distinction between H1N1 and the "regular" seasonal flu "doesn't seem to be very useful any more," said Philip Alcabes, associate professor in the urban public health program of the School of Health Sciences, Hunter College, City University of New York. "The flu is very hard to predict and what you think you know is only what happened before. There can always be a surprise."" - HealthDay