A new NSF-funded project involving CPH assistant professor of environmental health sciences Ayaz Hyder, PhD, focuses on improving food security and community health through smarter regional food systems. Although food is mass produced to feed the world’s population, health and nutritional disparities like food insecurity still affect millions of lives. Working to address these disparities… Read More “Smart Foodsheds” project aims to improve food security in Columbus, Sacramento

Two teams of health administration students each placed among top programs in national case competitions. Teams of students from the College of Public Health’s Masters of Health Administration (MHA) program competed and placed in the Baylor University Robbins Case Competition in Waco, Texas, and the National Association of Health Services Executives (NAHSE) Student Case Competition… Read More Master of Health Administration Students Place in National Case Competitions

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) presented CPH faculty members Julianna Nemeth, PhD, and Steve Oghumu, PhD, with Career Development (K) Awards, providing them with additional funding for their research projects and developmental support in the early stages of their careers. Read the full story here.

Associate professor of biostatistics Rebecca Andridge, PhD, was selected once again to support and engage a new class of teachers at Ohio State. One way new professors at Ohio State gain support on their journeys as Buckeyes is through Faculty FIT, a year-long mentorship program pairing new and established faculty members. Rebecca Andridge, PhD, associate… Read More CPH Professor Re-selected as University Faculty Mentor

The College of Public Health presented the 2017 Champions of Public Health Awards on October 16 to five individuals and organizations for making strides in improving the health and well-being of Ohioans. Among the awardees were the Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio, which received the Dean’s Award for adhering to the needs of poor children, those with… Read More CPH honors the 2017 Champions of Public Health

The college honored Columbus Public Health Commissioner Teresa Long for over 30 years of public health leadership. The College of Public Health presented the 2017 Thompson Public Health Award to Columbus Public Health Commissioner Teresa Long, MD, MPH, for her leadership and commitment to improving public health issues throughout her 31-year career. Long began her… Read More CPH presents 2017 Thompson Public Health Award to Columbus health commissioner

Though Riri Williams is continuing Tony Starks’ superhero work as Ironheart, she is undoubtedly creating a legacy of her own. Invincible Iron Man Volume 3 introduces us to Riri Williams, a 15-year-old girl from Chicago. A flashback reveals that at five years old, Riri’s family learned she was a super genius when she was “acting… Read More Flat Origin Story Doesn’t Allow Ironheart to Thrive As Much as She Could

HBO released a trailer for their film, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks on March 15 and it looks to have a promising future. The film is based on a novel detailing how Deborah Lacks, daughter of Henrietta Lacks, searches to learn about her mother’s life and how her mother’s cancerous cells contributed to modern medicine, without… Read More ‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’ Film Set to Premiere in April

Black Lightning of DC Comics may be joining televised superheroes like The Flash and Supergirl on The CW network. The first pilot for Black Lightning was produced for Fox, but the network passed. The CW, with an already hefty lineup consisting of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, Supergirl and The Flash, has ordered a pilot. Read the full article here.