New alum, epidemiologist earns top fellowship
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Tag: Epidemiology
The goal of TRACE is to estimate how many people are infected in an entire community.
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When OSU’s TRACE-COVID-19 study was preparing to launch, the research team and its community partners knew they needed to be able to respond to questions and concerns from study participants and the public. A call center was needed, but how could one be created in such a short time? CPHHS Dean F. Javier Nieto, a […]
“Ultimately, these numbers aren’t good news or bad news, but rather they help us understand what the prevalence of the virus is.”
Toughening the federal standard for arsenic in 2001 has led to fewer violations by the public systems that supply more than 80 percent of the United States’ drinking water, research led by Oregon State University shows. Researchers found that despite lower allowable arsenic levels, the percentage of public water systems in violation fell from 1.3% […]
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.