Ranteg Sandhu, BS ’16, had a busy summer. As one of U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley’s legislative interns, Ranteg met people throughout the state and can now write the most concise one-pager around.
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A force for good
Seven CPHHS undergraduate students had a memorable summer overseas in Bangalore, India. The students gained a new perspective as they saw public health in action alongside their faculty advisor, Assistant Professor Jonathan Garcia.
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CPHHS welcomes new faculty
The College of Public Health and Human Sciences is pleased to announce the recent addition of three new faculty members and the upcoming appointment of another early next year.
“Singlewide: Chasing the American Dream in a Rural Trailer Park,” by Oregon State University’s Katherine MacTavish and Sonya Salamon of the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, explores the trailer park’s role as affordable rural housing and a path to home ownership.
“We interpret this to mean many of Oregon’s rural families at risk for food insecurity are also struggling to provide physical activity opportunities for their children,” says Kathy Gunter, an OSU Extension Service physical activity specialist and lead author on the study.
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Hitting the genetic jackpot
Your environment – including food choices, exercise habits and sun exposure – contributes the most when it comes to living to an average age. But it is your genes that determine how likely you are to live to an exceptional age.