Niloofar Ramezani, Ph.D., receives the 2025 APHS Mid-Career Award
The Applied Public Health Statistics (APHS) Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA) has granted Niloofar Ramezani, Ph.D., the 2025 APHS Mid-Career Award.
Faculty, staff honored with annual awards at spring graduation
Each year, the VCU School of Public Health and its departments recognize outstanding teaching and service with awards for its faculty and staff. Here are the awardees for 2024-2025.
In the spotlight: David Zhu named Top 40 Under 40 in Minority Health
David Zhu, an M.D./Ph.D. candidate, has a lot to celebrate — earning a spot on National Minority Quality Forum’s Top 40 Under 40 Leaders in Minority Health for 2025 for his groundbreaking research on disparities in substance use disorders.
Biostatistics professor named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Dipankar Bandyopadhyay, Ph.D., professor of biostatistics in the VCU School of Public Health, has been named a 2024 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Vimbai Dihwa recognized for excellence with Black History in the Making award
Vimbai Dihwa, a Ph.D. student in health policy, received the Black History in the Making award from VCU’s Department of African American Studies.
Biostatistics professor presents Lowell Reed Lecture at APHA 2024
Dipankar Bandyopadhyay, Ph.D., professor of biostatistics, was named the Lowell Reed Lecturer of 2024 by the Applied Public Health Statistics Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA). With that honor, Bandyopadhyay presented at the 2024 APHA Annual meeting in October.
VCU honors Nolan Wages, Ph.D., with National/International Recognition Award
Wages was honored during a ceremony hosted by VCU’s Office of the Provost on December 4, celebrating his impact at the VCU School of Public Health and beyond.
