College of Public Health
Alcohol Consumption Increases During Pandemic
While it's no secret that many college students drink alcohol, how COVID-19 affected these behaviors and patterns is the focus of recent research published in the journal Addictive Behaviors by the collaboration of William Lechner from the Department of Psychological Sciences and Deric Kenne from the College of Public Health. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµpair sought to study the effects that a major stressor such as the pandemic could have on addictive behaviors and how vulnerabilities such as anxiety and depression played a part in the coping process of college students.
College of Public Health Offers New 100% Online MPH in Epidemiology
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ100% online MPH, with a concentration in epidemiology , will have an official launch in fall semester 2020.
¾«¶«Ó°Òµâ€™s College of Public Health Hosts Virtual Public Health Academy for High School Students
We all know the world has changed, perhaps forever. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµoverall lesson of the COVID- 19 pandemic is that we need a public health workforce, prepared at all levels, to monitor the world for emerging infectious diseases, to prevent the spread of highly contagious diseases, to develop new treatments and vaccines, and to invent novel approaches never seen before. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University’s College of Public Health is addressing this workforce challenge, in part, by hosting the 2020 Virtual Public Health Academy.
INTERNSHIP PREPARES HONORS STUDENT FOR FUTURE CAREER
Matthew Fowler, an Honors College junior majoring in public health and sociology from Brewster, Ohio, is currently completing an internship with the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ LGBTQ+ Center for the spring 2020 semester. His responsibilities include contributing to annual events and furthering the center’s hea…
We Haven't Hit the Peak Yet - Dr. Tara Smith Discusses What's Ahead for COVID-19
Tara C. Smith, Ph.D., a professor of epidemiology from ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ's College of Public Health, discussed the fight to stop the spread of COVID-19 and what's ahead for our state and country during a recent conversation on Facebook Live.
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University’s Design Innovation Initiative Uses Creativity to Help Medical Professionals Fight COVID-19
A team of 25 faculty, staff and students use innovation and creativity to help health professionals in Northeast Ohio protect themselves from COVID-19.
"We All Can Play a Role," ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Epidemiologist Says
Tara C. Smith, Ph.D., epidemiology professor in the College of Public Health, shares her perspective on the current coronavirus pandemic: "It seems like years have passed since the world first heard of an 'atypical pneumonia' circulating in the Hubei province of China in December 2019. When we’ve seen similar reports in the past, the illnesses have had a variety of causes, but all were eventually containable..."
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Environmental Symposium Offers Impressive Slate of Speakers and Activities
What is the role of BioDesign in addressing environmental issues we face locally and globally? What does it mean to "design with life?" ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University researchers have some ideas on these matters and will soon put them on full display at one of the institution's top-tier research forums: the…
Collaborative ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Team Receives $1.5 Million Grant to Develop and Implement Drug Prevention Infrastructure in Three Ohio Counties
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University’s College of Public Health is teaming up with the Department of Computer Science to develop and implement drug prevention infrastructure in Portage, Geauga and Lake counties.
Two ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ A&S Students Win Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
Gracen Gerbig and Hayley Shasteen, both ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University students in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently received the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, considered the nation’s premier undergraduate award in the natural sciences, math and engineering. They were recognized by President Beverly Warren at the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Board of Trustees meeting on May 9.