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Sam’s interest in dark horror fiction was sparked when he taught a Body Horror course in the Honors College in fall 2023.
The academy aims to support early and mid-career faculty to develop leadership skills and grow their successful research programs in alignment with the university’s Prosperity Widely Shared strategic plan.
The article highlights the growing need for home-based care for older adults and the vital role of home health services in complementing end-of-life care for individuals with chronic and serious illnesses.
The Secretary of Foreign Affairs Carlos Quesnel Méndez, consul general of Mexico in Portland, Oregon presented the award.
3-year study will improve sexual health and well-being for breast and gynecologic cancer survivors.
Benefits include its cancer-fighting compound, sulforaphane, which is an antioxidant and can help the body expel toxins such as air pollution and cigarette smoke.
Assistant Professor Andrew Pitchford receives a $900,000 Autism FIRST grant to develop equitable fitness assessments for youth with autism and other developmental disabilities, integrating into FitnessGram.
Barrett Welch, a 2019 public health PhD graduate specializing in environmental and occupational health, won the International Society of Environmental Epidemiology's Best Environmental Epidemiology Paper award for 2024.
The study is the first to assess built environment characteristics through photographs in diverse global communities to examine how the built environment is associated with body mass index and obesity.
Allison Myers, associate dean for Extension and Engagement and program leader for Family and Community Health, received the Policy Champion Award from the Oregon Public Health Association.
Franziska Loetzner, PhD, was voted secretary of the North American Federation of Adapted Physical Activity (NAFAPA)
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