Health Program. Accordingly, the school announced a planned expansion of the program to roughly 90 students.
In August 2021, the University established the Long Covid Initiative with a $1 million grant from the Hassenfeld Family Foundation. The initiative will compile and communicate research on post-COVID-19 syndrome and develop policy recommendations. The same month, researchers at the school were awarded a $4.9 million grant from the CDC to study the duration of protective immunity offered by COVID-19 vaccines among nursing home residents.
In 2022, the school announced the launch of an online-only Master of Public Health program.
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Since the school's founding, three individuals have served as dean. Terrie Fox Wetle served as the school's inaugural dean from 2013 to 2017. In 2017, she was succeeded by Bess Marcus who served as dean until 2020. Ashish Jha was appointed the school's third dean in 2020. In March 2022, Jha was selected by Joe Biden to serve as the White House Coronavirus Response …
