Public Health

Focused on the social determinants of health, this field of study plays a vital role in improving the quality of life for individuals and populations, making a meaningful impact on society and the world around us.  Exposure to these fields will introduce our girls to pressing issues in our world so that they will be equipped to improve the quality of life for individuals and populations, making a meaningful impact on society.

2025

  • Student Pitch Competition Winners

    Last week, the Biology, Impact, and the Zoo class, a Social Impact class taught by Brandi Finazzo and Laura Day, held the seventh annual BIZ Shark Tank Pitch Contest. 
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  • Hockaday Welcomes Allman Fellows

    This week, Hockaday welcomed the 2024–25 Allman Fellows, Dr. Twila Moon, Deputy Lead Scientist and Science Communication Liaison at the National Snow and Ice Data Center, and Dr. Heïdi Sevestre, Glaciologist, Speaker, and Author, to campus.
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  • Taylor Hall '08 Visits Campus

    Taylor is the VP of Operations at Crossroads, a food distribution service that employs a collaborative approach to revolutionize the pantry distribution model through food equity research, client-centered services, and community partner engagement. 
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  • Alumnae Spotlight: Jialu Wang '13

    Jenny Chu (Class of 2027) and Jessica Boll (Class of 2026)
    Since graduating from Hockaday, Jialu (Lulu) Wang ’13 is now a senior research associate at ReCode Therapeutics, a California-based company with an office at BioLabs in Dallas dedicated to developing medicine for genetic diseases with no existing treatment options.
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  • Building BioLabs

    Sarah Moskowitz (Class of 2026) and Aanya Naini (Class of 2026)
    Hockaday students partner with biotechnology working space.
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  • Senior Earns Girl Scout Gold Award

    Elle Myers (Class of 2025) was recognized for completing her Girl Scout Gold award project to earn the highest achievement within the Girl Scouts of the USA.
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  • Brittani Hite '05 Works With Middle School Students

    Fifth Grade students have been working with Texas Trees Foundation on a special project to plant 3,500 trees in South Dallas through the South Dallas Greening Initiative! 
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  • Neuroscience Students Create "Pop Up" Brain Fair

    Form IV Neuroscience students partnered with Foster Elementary’s after-school program to teach elementary students about the brain.
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  • Third Grade and Food Insecurity

    Third Graders were visited by Susan Hoffman of United Way yesterday, who came by to discuss food insecurity in Dallas. 
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Within the private school community, The Hockaday School is an independent college-preparatory day school for girls from grades PK–12 located in Dallas, Texas. Students realize their limitless potential through challenging academic curricula, arts, athletics, and extracurricular programs so that they are inspired to lead lives of purpose and impact.

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