News and Stories

The Center for Global Health signed a five‑year collaboration with Botswana’s Mahalapye District Council to expand teaching, research and sustainable community engagement—an impact win that advances CGH’s mission to turn strong research into practice and policy.

When Dr. Sunday Adetunji lost two siblings to sickle cell disease and a cousin during childbirth, he made a promise to reduce preventable deaths. Today, the OSU epidemiology PhD candidate combines clinical experience with data science to redesign global healthcare systems and protect vulnerable mothers and babies.

PhD student Hillary Smith received a Dissertation Completion Award for her research on Chagas disease in Yucatán, Mexico.

Doctoral student Phales Milimo presented her HIV prevention research and moderated a maternal health equity session at the 2025 APHA Annual Meeting.

Public Health PhD student Madalyn Nones researches climate disaster resilience, focusing on drought impacts. Learn how she's helping communities adapt worldwide.

Doctoral student Memuna Aslam presented research on climate-driven health disparities and women’s political empowerment at the 2025 APHA Annual Meeting.

Bob '65 and Sara Rothschild have expanded their commitment to global health by funding OSU's Botswana Global Health Initiative, which supports student internships, faculty research, and community partnerships across multiple continents.

Sixteen OSU students explored social determinants of health in London this summer through the College of Health's study abroad program. Students engaged with public health professionals and communities while earning academic credit toward degrees.

Congratulations to Benjamin Roberts, a doctoral student in global health, who was awarded the Oregon Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund (Sylff) Graduate Fellowship for International Research for the 2025–26 academic year.

Congratulations to Amamah Noor, a doctoral student in public health - health policy, who was awarded the S. Marie Harvey Sexual & Reproductive Health Fellowship for the 2025–26 academic year.

The fellowship brings emerging leaders from the U.S. and Canada to Taiwan to explore its culture, engage in policy discussions and strengthen international relations.

Professor Molly Kile contributed to a Global News story about inorganic arsenic in rice. Rice has a unique ability to absorb arsenic, but Molly says harm is determined by how much and for how long someone has been exposed to the toxic chemical.