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OSU researchers, Swinomish tribe of Washington partner on environmental education project

Researchers from the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community of northwest Washington and Oregon State University have been awarded more than $1.6 million from the National Science Foundation to expand an environmental education program that focuses on traditional native foods. The five-year project is designed to address the challenges and concerns facing place-based people whose health, culture […]

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Combat veterans more likely to experience mental health issues in later life

Military veterans exposed to combat were more likely to exhibit signs of depression and anxiety in later life than veterans who had not seen combat.

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Faculty member first to receive funding from NIH for home birth research

An R03 application that Marit Bovbjerg submitted (“Home birth in the U.S.: Data-driven safety improvements,” with Melissa Cheyney, OSU anthropology) was recently funded by NICHD. This award is exciting from a policy and national agenda perspective because this is the first time that the NIH has funded home birth research.

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Staying in Bend and joining the Honors College set him up to go further

The Honors College at OSU-Cascades was made for students like Casey Collier ’19.

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Public health research and veterinary studies, more similar than different

The relative risk of a recurrence of cancer is reduced by 60% in dogs whose tumors are completely removed, a new analysis by Oregon State University researchers has found.

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Finding a common language

Family Impact Seminars are one way the College of Public Health and Human Sciences (CPHHS) is living out Oregon State University’s land grant mission. “The seminars connect state policymakers with research experts to provide the best scientific evidence on topics of current interest,” says Rick Settersten, head of the CPHHS School of Social and Behavioral […]