<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/blog/2026/public-health-conference.php" dsn="blogs"><type>Internal</type><external_link/><featured/><category>The Charger Blog</category><pubDate>04/14/2026</pubDate><title>Public Health Graduate Students Showcase Research on Health Equity and Community Health at Statewide Conference</title><description>University of New Haven MPH candidates presented research at the Connecticut Public Health Association’s annual conference, exploring critical issues in community health, behavioral patterns, and health equity.</description><hide-description/><author>Fouzia Noor ’26 MPH and Theophilus Iloegbu ’26 MPH</author><author-details/><hide-author/><date>April 14, 2026</date><image><img src="https://newhaven.edu/_resources/images/health-sciences/news/2026/public-health-conference-presentation.jpg" alt="MPH students take the stage at the Connecticut Public Health Association annual conference."/></image><image-caption>MPH students take the stage at the Connecticut Public Health Association annual conference.</image-caption><hide-image/><tags><tag>News</tag><tag>class-of-2026</tag><tag>college-health-sciences</tag><tag>lab-weembody</tag><tag>name-alvin-tran</tag><tag>news-all</tag><tag>news-blog</tag><tag>program-grad-public-health</tag><tag>year-2026</tag></tags></item>