News and Stories

The College of Health has been selected for a second round of funding through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Transforming Academia for Equity initiative. Learn more about this work.

Undergraduate student Kate Metcalf engages in interdisciplinary research on human-robot interaction within skilled nursing facilities, aiming to enhance resident well-being through socially assistive robotics.

College of Health research shows patients receiving home health care are more likely to use hospice care later, improving end-of-life experiences for 2M+ Medicare recipients.

PhD student Geethika Koneru was recently honored by OSU student-athletes as their "most valuable professor," recognizing her support for their studies as they juggle athletic responsibilities.

Steph Corey, MPH, has been selected by the Cancer Special Interest Group at the Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) as the winner of the Student/Fellow Award for the 2024 SBM annual meeting.

Environmental and occupational health PhD candidate Mina Salehi Sedeh transforms athlete-focused software into accessible workplace safety tool using AI, three iPhones and innovative musculoskeletal modeling.

Connor Chen's internship provided opportunities in STI research and networking that led to presentations at CDC headquarters and a clear path toward the Epidemic Intelligence Service.

From TRACE COVID-19 project to Umpqua Health Alliance, Katie Hart, MPH, '23, applies her OSU MPH to improve rural health outcomes and community engagement in Douglas County.

Sunil Khanna, professor and director of the Center for Global Health, recently provided public testimony at an information hearing session of the Oregon State Legislature's Senate Committee on Health Care.

Learn how Carter Michell advanced their public health career through Oregon State University's online MPH program. A success story of professional growth and achievement.

Meet OSU alum Grady Maxwell, MPH, '09, who turned his Mississippi environmental concerns into a career as an EPA Regional Safety Manager, protecting workers across the Northwest.

Three College of Health students earned awards at the 2024 Cascadia Occupational, Environmental, and Public Health Conference