As a midwife in Eugene, Ore., Bonnie Ruder has overseen more than 150 successful homebirths. When she leaves for Uganda with her family in November, she will be investigating circumstances when things don’t go so well.
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The CPHHS welcomes 15 new tenure-track faculty members who bring expertise to several programs, such as Biostatistics; Epidemiology; Environment, Safety and Health; Health Policy and Management; Movement Studies in Disability; Athletic Training and Allied Health; Family and Community Health; and Nutrition.
OSU alumna and Oregon native Connie Weaver was awarded the Linus Pauling Prize for Health Research at the biennial Diet and Optimum Health Conference held on campus
In June, OSU alum Ariko Iso (’93) returned to the Beavers to become the Head Football Athletic Trainer. It makes Iso, 40, only the third female football trainer at the Division I level.
Children who regularly participated in a Simon Says-type game designed to improve self-regulation – called the Head-Toes-Knees-Shoulders task – may have better math and early literacy scores.
College students aren’t eating enough fruits and vegetables – in fact, a new study shows students aren’t even eating one serving per day, far from the recommended five daily servings.