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Alumni Community Engagement Nutrition

A daughter’s love ensures mother’s can-do spirit lives on

Future OSU Nutrition students will carry forward Home Economics alumna Elsie Crail Richardson’s legacy thanks to the endowed fund her daughter has created in her honor.

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Community Engagement Nutrition

Baby boomers dance and cook their way to health in new OSU program

A group of over-50 Deschutes County residents got their groove on as music from a Wiggles children’s tape streamed from speakers. Behind them a kitchen was ready for the brain-beneficial menu next on the agenda. The fun had just begun.

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Community Engagement Public Health

Words matter

Words matter. That’s the message pediatrician, journalist and public health advocate Dr. Richard Besser shared during a public lecture and private audience with College of Public Health and Human Sciences students in April.

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Community Engagement HDFS Research

OSU’s Center for Healthy Aging Research seeks volunteers for research registry

The Center for Healthy Aging Research housed in the CPHHS at Oregon State is recruiting volunteers to join a registry for possible participation in future studies related to the health and well-being of middle-aged and older adults.

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Community Engagement Public Health Research

Inside the mind of researcher Kari-Lyn Sakuma

“I am looking at how new and emerging tobacco products are impacting African American youth and young adults. I want to know what they know about these products, how they learned about these products, how they feel about these products and what kinds of marketing are being used by tobacco companies to reach this population,” Kari-Lyn says.

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Community Engagement Public Health

Video – TEAM OREGON instructors: “This is not just a job, it’s an adventure”

Many tend to view their job as “work” – but not TEAM OREGON instructors. For these professionals, work is a time to connect with the community, teach others how to ride a motorcycle and most importantly, ensure the safety of motorcyclists and car drivers alike.