Environmental Health Sciences News

Students Hannah Piscalko (front left) and Elli Schwartz (front right), with epidemiology research associate Deborah Jones (back center), delivering winter clothing to officials in Scioto County.

Students deliver winter clothing to those in need

CPH students delivered donations for the second annual winter clothing drive, benefiting families in southern Ohio affected by the opioid epidemic. 

capstone poster session

BSPH students cap off semester with Capstone Poster Session

Undergraduate students approaching graduation gained invaluable experience in areas such as human trafficking, pharmaceuticals and more, and presented their work at a poster session on Dec. 6.

David Hibler, veteran student advocate

Doctoral student advocates for military and veteran students at CPH

<p>David Hibler, a doctoral student of environmental health sciences, was named the first College of Public Health veteran student advocate, a position created to support military and veteran students within the college.</p>

algal blooms in river

Algal blooms a threat to small lakes and ponds, too

Study finds concerning levels of toxins in water near farm fields.

Susan Olivo-Marston and Olorunfemi Adetona

Researchers seek to identify specific carcinogens affecting firefighters

Firefighters are 14 percent more likely to experience cancer-related deaths than the general U.S. population, according to a study by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.