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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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
Sean Newsom leads CORE Transitions Course training for faculty
A huge shout-out to Kinesiology Associate Professor Sean Newsom, who serves as the College of Health Transitions Coordinator for CORE Education. On Wednesday, Sept. 17, Sean led a training for more than 35 faculty members focused on Oregon State’s Transitions Courses, which are designed to support first-year student success.
Welcome back from PAC and FSF!
Family photo time! Physical Activity Course and Faculty Staff Fitness teams for continued the tradition of welcoming everyone back with energy and connection. Here's to another great year!
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