In March, a research paper titled “Interactive Effect between Selenium and Vitamin C Levels on Risk of Hypertension among Adult Women in the United States: Evidence from NHANES 2011 to 2020” was published in Frontiers in Nutrition, an SCIE-indexed journal with an impact factor of 4.0. The paper was co-authored by Ping Fan,  Julia Ching, and Dongfang Wu from Class of 2025, Duke Kunshan University’s Master of Science in Global Health program. The study analyzed data from 9,343 adult women over the age of 20, sourced from the NHANES database between the years 2011 and 2020.

The Master of Science in Global Health program (MScGH) admits a significant percentage of students each year who do not come from a public health or medical background. Duke Kunshan University and Duke University’s is widely known for its strength in interdisciplinary education and research. Thus, from the admission requirement to the course module design, the program embraces students from diverse professional and cultural backgrounds. We cherish each unique perspective and viewpoint in class and group projects. Four students from the Class of 2025 will share their learning experiences at the MScGH program.

The Global Health program at DKU encourages students to pursue a wide range of interdisciplinary research based on their own interests, backgrounds, and future career orientations. Several current students from the classes of 2024 and 2025 shared their completed or ongoing research projects.