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Aurae Beidler honored for leadership on AHIMA Board of Directors
Assistant Professor of Teaching and Healthcare Administration program director Aurae Beidler will receive an award for her service on the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Board of Directors.
OSU partners with Teaching Preschool Partners to bring Active Playful Learning to Oregon
The College of Health is partnering with Teaching Preschool Partners and the LEGO Foundation to bring evidence-based Active Playful Learning to Oregon preschool classrooms in fall 2025, supporting both academic and life skills development.
Faculty Recognized for Outstanding Student Mentorship
Four dedicated faculty earned recognition for their commitment to mentoring Honors College students, helping shape the next generation of health leaders through thesis guidance and committee service.
Doris Cancel-Tirado honored with OSU Community Engaged Scholarship Team Award
Doris and two colleagues in the OSU College of Agricultural Science are being recognized for their service-learning study abroad program connecting OSU students with community organizations in Puerto Rico.
Students abroad prefer Marit Bovbjerg’s open-access epidemiology text
Students compared Marit Bovbjerg's open access epidemiology text to "Gordis Epidemiology," a widely known and used introduction to epidemiology textbook written by award-winning educator Leon Gordis.
Isaiah Fernandez named OSU Student Alumni Ambassador
As a Student Alumni Ambassador, he will join a select group of student leaders dedicated to strengthening connections between students and alumni through leadership, service and networking opportunities.
College announces new endowed professor of healthy aging research
Professor Rick Settersten, former interim dean of the College of Health, has been named the Jo Anne Leonard Professor of Healthy Aging Research. This endowed position, funded by gifts from Jo Anne Leonard Petersen, is bestowed upon a tenured faculty member in the college whose work is consistent with the mission and activities of the Center for Healthy Aging Research.
Ecampus kinesiology student accepted to University of Florida graduate program
Andrew is an Ecampus student, retired Marine and fitness manager based in Santa Barbara. We’re proud to see him take this next step in his academic and professional journey. Way to go, Andrew!
ASPIRE Center faculty share children’s environmental health research at D.C. meeting
Their participation highlights the College of Health’s national leadership in research translation and its ongoing commitment to improving health outcomes for children and families. The ASPIRE Center exemplifies how collaborative, cross-disciplinary research can generate innovative, evidence-based solutions to protect children and promote healthy families and communities.
Brad Cardinal delivers keynote at National Academy of Kinesiology annual meeting
This prestigious keynote is presented on the opening night of the Academy’s annual meeting and honors distinguished contributions to the field.
PAC instructors lead popular Learn By Doing events for new students
Thank you to the Physical Activity Course (PAC) program for your enthusiastic participation in Learn By Doing, part of the new student onboarding experience at OSU. From Friday, Sept. 19 through Sunday, Sept. 21, PAC hosted a variety of engaging activities, including line dancing, salsa and Latin dance, pickleball, yoga and scuba.
Doctoral student awarded OSLER TL1 fellowship to advance infant health research
Nutrition doctoral student Brianne Wai's work focuses on identifying the retention and release of these components in the gastrointestinal tracts of term and preterm infants fed with either their parents' own milk or donor milk.
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