News and Stories

OSU-Cascades Honors student Margaret Martin blends public health and communication through honors research and faculty mentorship.

Michelle Olmos, a public health undergraduate, discusses her research with the Fisherman Led Injury Prevention Program (FLIPP) and her goal to pursue graduate studies in epidemiology or infectious disease research.

Professor Perry Hystad was quoted in the New York Times on NIH budget cuts to climate change research.

Professor Sunil Khanna received the James Kweku Eshun Mentoring Award by YouthMappers for providing the highest level of support to YouthMappers chapters, facilitating learning opportunities, and going above and beyond his duty to advise and mentor.

Members were recognized “for committing to carry out a vision of an inclusive mapping community and engaging a majority of female student mappers, through membership and leadership, in their YouthMappers chapter.”

Clara Arnold, a public health undergraduate and pre-medical student at OSU's College of Health, discusses her research on microplastics in drinking water and their relationship to low birthweight rates in Oregon.

On March 4, undergraduate and graduate students from Oregon State University's College of Health and College of Engineering attended the prestigious Oregon Governor’s Occupational Safety and Health (GOSH) conference at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. Held biennially, GOSH is the largest occupational safety and health conference in the Pacific Northwest, drawing professionals and students alike.

Maslin Mason, an undergraduate at OSU's College of Health, discusses research on trace metals and nontuberculosis mycobacteria virulence with Dr. Danelishvili and plans to become an epidemiologist advocating for marginalized communities.

Implementing injury prevention programs in high school soccer significantly reduces ACL injuries and associated healthcare expenses.

College of Health researchers have uncovered how leptin, a hormone critical to energy regulation, contributes to bone loss in female mice, extending beyond localized inflammation to impact distant skeletal sites.

COH researchers Hyosin Dawn Kim and Brian Primack secured top presentation awards at the 8th Annual Global Public Health Conference in Bangkok, showcasing research on social media's impact on mental health.

His successful application, titled "Investigating Radon’s Role in the Incidence and Mortality of Central Nervous System and Other Non-Pulmonary Cancers," will support his research in this area.