Thanks to Faculty of 1000, I recently learned of a paper by John Ioannidis: Why most discovered true associations are inflated [Epidemiology 19(5) 640-8, Sept. 2008]. Interesting read.  Underpowered studies, selective analysis, inflated interpretation ..… more »

Researching public health scholarly literature is not easy because it crosses many disciplines. Although PubMed is the primary index to use for most public health topics, going beyond Pubmed will provides you with a lot of relevant research. I recently… more »

or... How to get reimbursed for all those hours you spent researching and writing your paper! Did you know that the UC Berkeley Library sponsors the Library Prize for Undergraduate Research?  You can win $1000 (upper division) or $750 (lower division)… more »

The Public Health Library offers reference service Monday through Friday, 10am-12 and 2pm-5. Other libraries on campus offer reference services at various other times, including Saturdays and weekday evenings. You can also chat with a UC reference librar… more »

The Public Health Library has all of the books currently in the series Understanding Public Health. Most of them are also available online via ebrary. A few of the 20 titles available are: Analytical models for decision making Environmental epidemiol… more »