Winter 2025

Dean's Note
A note from Interim Dean Karla Zadnik
Our Students
Buckeyes in Action: Tackling health through sustainability
Teaching and Learning
Protecting the health of future generations
Science
Understanding vaccine hesitancy in rural America
Our Students
MHA students take home top honors at case competitions
Science
As wildfires intensify, prolonged exposure to pollution linked to premature death
Our Students
Two PhD students receive Presidential Fellowship
Our Alumni
Janet Porter named to Foundation Board
Science
U.S. infant mortality increased 7% in months following Dobbs
Honors and accolades
Hefner receives Academy of Management Mid-Career Achievement Award
Science
Acoustic sensors find frequent gunfire on school walking routes
Science
Almost half of young vapers able to stop with quitline help
Honors and accolades
JOJO Beyene, Karen Reider honored with ETHOS Awards
Peyton Howell

For Peyton Howell ’90 MHA, road to CEO’s office paved in scarlet and gray

Howell, who took the helm of a prominent international clinical research organization last May, says her strong Buckeye foundation and the lifelong friendships she built here are integral to her success. This winter, she sat down with us to talk about her passion for improving health around the world, her memories of her time at Ohio State and her advice for today's students.

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Peyton Howell

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