Denise Blough

New undergraduate general education will benefit public health students

Expected to launch autumn 2022, Ohio State’s new general education (GE) model for undergraduate students will focus on foundation courses, thematic pathways and a new “launch seminar” and “reflection seminar” that help students connect the dots between courses. It will also allow students to better tailor their academic experience to align with their interests and goals.

College announces 2021 Excellence in Teaching, Employee of the Year awards

2021 Excellence in Teaching: Liz Klein

Liz Klein, professor and former interim chair of the Division of Health Behavior and Health Promotion, was honored with the college’s annual Excellence in Teaching Award, joining 19 former recipients who have demonstrated exemplary performance in the teaching mission of the college and university.

From criminal justice to social justice: Alumna on a mission to help others

From the moment Naomi Adaniya ’10 ’13 ’16 first stepped foot on Ohio State’s campus, it was clear her mission was to lift up others. 

While pursuing three graduate degrees — an MPH, an MA in geography and a PhD in health services management and policy — Adaniya immersed herself in projects helping underprivileged children and aimed at reducing infant mortality. She volunteered in the office of pastoral care at the Wexner Medical Center and dedicated herself to being an effective, supportive mentor, earning the Graduate Associate Teaching Award in 2016.

Advocacy, public health go hand-in-hand

With lawmakers driving decisions around public health challenges including health care access, clean food and water, addiction, and vaccination, advocacy is critical to keeping communities safe, healthy and equitable.

From communicating with elected officials to leading organized policy research to calling for justice on social media, students and faculty at the College of Public Health are advocating for positive change in meaningful ways.

Student Medical Reserve Corps volunteer recognized for work in vaccine rollout

Milli Osei-Tutu was supposed to study abroad in Spain to complete her public health capstone experience, but COVID-19 changed her plans. Instead, the graduating senior in public health sociology has been a key player in central Ohio’s vaccine rollout as an intern for Franklin County Emergency Management and Homeland Security.

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