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Doctoral researcher develops an AI-powered tool to assess workplace injuries

Existing workplace injury assessment tools didn’t meet her needs. So, she’s creating one that does.

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Board book promotes healthy beginnings

Professor Megan McClelland helped co-create the research-based baby board book “Bunny to Bunny”

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Veterans’ PTSD symptoms are affected by factors like service appraisal, social support

Oregon State College of Health study finds veterans’ personal views of combat experiences and the support they get upon returning home are stronger predictors of PTSD symptoms than the specific conflict in which they served

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Team FLIPPs for lifejackets

Research team works with local fishermen to increase wearability and availability of lifejackets.

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From Pendleton to Petersen chair: Suzanne Segerstrom returns to Oregon to co-direct OSU’s Center for Healthy Aging Research

An inside look at Suzanne’s journey and research at the intersection of psychology and aging

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College students in minoritized groups feel less confident about peer support in event of sexual assault

Researchers say the results indicate a need for colleges and universities to take a more intersectional approach in their efforts to provide safe environments for victims of sexual violence.