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OSU selects public health leader, ecologist for Distinguished Professor Awards

The leader behind what will become Oregon’s first accredited school of public health and a terrestrial ecologist who identified a new paradigm in wildlife research have been named 2014 recipients of the Distinguished Professor Award by Oregon State University.

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OSU receives $1.25 million CDC grant to study Medicaid expansion in Oregon

Oregon State University and the Oregon Health Authority have received $1.25 million from the Centers for Disease Control to study the health impact of opening the Oregon Health Plan to more people.

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OPHA 2013 conference: Public health key in healthcare transformation

Driven by a common passion for prevention, public health leaders from across the state gathered to share the latest in public health research and trends at the 69th annual Oregon Public Health Association Conference & Meeting Oct. 14-15 at Oregon State University.

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Momentum

At the college, we love to talk about synergy – the many ways we work together to benefit individuals, families and communities in Oregon and around the world. And there is perhaps no stronger demonstration of synergy than what exists in a nearly four-year effort to become the first and only accredited college of public health and human sciences in Oregon.

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Study finds sexual health services for rural Latino men could be improved

A new study based on in-depth interviews of rural Latino men in western Oregon finds that these men need sexual health services designed for their needs, including more male health providers, more convenient clinic hours, and Spanish-speaking doctors.

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Ignite Research Colloquium sparks collaboration among colleges

The Division of Health Sciences hosted its first “Ignite Research Colloquium” – or as many referred to it – “speed-dating” event February 4 at the Hallie Ford Center for Healthy Children & Families.