Dr. Ana Krieger, HMPT '08, is part of a team of researchers from the NYU College of Dentistry and the NYU School of Medicine who are partnering with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey on a major NIH grant to fund the most comprehensive study to date on the underlying causes of temporomandibular disorder - popularly known as TMD. Dr. Krieger, a second year Global MPH student studying Health Policy and Management, directs the NYU Sleep Disorders center, which received $845,000 from te grant to observe the subjects while sleeping.

Global MPH faculty members Beth Dixon and Domingo Pinero are part of a team which have received a contract for $49,000 from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygeine for the project titled "Evaluation of Menu Calorie Labeling in Fast Food Restaurants in New York City." City health officials believe this information would help consumers make healthier food choices, thereby reducing obesity and incidences of other ailments related to poor diet.