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Collman joked that it was her mother's desire for her to attend Stony Brook — just a short train ride away from her home — that helped her make the decision to seek an undergraduate degree from Binghamton. "But her wish that I participate in commencement at Stony Brook finally came to fruition," Collman quipped. (Photo courtesy of Melissa Mastrogiovanni) |
By Ed Kang
July 2011
NIEHS Division of Extramural Research and Training Director Gwen Collman, Ph.D., welcomed from the academic ranks a new generation of future leaders in public health. For the 125 conferees, faculty, and esteemed guests of the Graduate Program in Public Health at Stony Brook University, Collman's keynote address May 24 reflected on her study of environmental risk factors for breast cancer on Long Island and how those challenges helped shape the landscape for future population research.
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