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students pose on the steps of Cunz Hall with balloons that spell 2025

CPH: Year in photos

Look back on the highlights from the 2024-25 academic year
collage of nine students

Buckeyes take public health beyond the classroom

Internships, research, advocacy projects offer students a summer of purpose
Four students pose holding awards.

MHA students take home top honors at case competitions

CPH teams propose solutions to hospital administration challenges
Oshin Samuel sitting in a chair located in a sun-lit study room of the Ohio Union

Buckeyes in Action: Tackling health through sustainability

Undergraduate student launching nonprofit to promote pro-environment change
Students interact around a table at the CPH Homecoming tailgate

CPH: Year in photos

Look back on the highlights from the 2023-24 academic year
MHA students give a presentation to their classmates.

Ohio State first-year case competition a ‘national gem’

Annual event a learning opportunity for MHA students
Micaela Richter smiles for a photo in front of Cunz Hall.

Biostatistics student explored COVID-19, health disparities at Oppenheimer lab

Micaela Richter interned with a data analytics group at Los Alamos National Laboratory
A graphic featuring a photo of Alex Ochoa posing in front of the Capitol building and red text that reads "Public Health Buckeye in Washington"

BSPH student reflects on White House internship

Alex Ochoa worked alongside public health policy experts in Washington, D.C.
Rachel Saadey smiles in front of Cunz Hall.

Reporting on infectious disease a ‘dream internship’ for MPH student

Rachel Saadey completed her Applied Practice Experience at Columbus Public Health
Summernickol Stewart

Summernickol Stewart brings ‘nurturing side’ to doula work

BSPH student supports pregnant people before, during and after childbirth
Maraki Wondwossen

Public Health Buckeyes: Maraki Wondwossen

Public health combines BSPH student's passion for community, health and serving others
Rachel Mason

Public Health Buckeyes: Rachel Mason

PhD student explores burdens patients face navigating health care system
Photo of Paul Matherny smiling. He is wearing glasses and a blue shirt.

PEP student builds on passion for advocacy

Paul Matherny aims to support survivors of sexual violence and addiction with healing resources
Five people harvest cabbage at farm

Student-athlete helps relaunch Columbus public health camp

Olympic hopeful uses summer internship to introduce public health to teens
Kaitlyn Jones with autumn leaves in the background

Public Health Buckeyes: Kaitlyn Jones

MPH student dreams of becoming a city health commissioner
Selin Timur plays the baritone

Marching Band a ‘special opportunity’ for MHA student

Selin Timur reflects on experience playing baritone in the ‘Shoe
Two students selected for Ohio State's Health Equity Scholars Program stand outside Cunz Hall

Public Health students selected to Health Equity Scholars Program

Undergrad, graduate students will expand gender and health equity research on the needs of underrepresented groups with breast, chest cancer as a part of program's second cohort.
Jimmy Nash

Meet spring ’22 graduate Jimmy Nash

First-generation student immersed in community outreach surrounding HIV disparities
Fourth-year public health student Lauren Putz helps check in a community member for a COVID-19 test

Students organize COVID-19 pop-up testing sites

Free, convenient tests benefit Columbus community, homeless population
Barento Taha ’19 ’21

Student’s award-winning documentary addresses Ohio’s Black infant mortality crisis

Barento Taha’s ‘Risk Factor’ examines racism’s role
From left: Kevin Heckle, Annie Rudick, Billy Menges, Hanna Gottschalk

Student drive, donor support empower health care case competition

All-virtual this time, contest in its 10th year
Dena Hussain

Public Health Buckeyes: Dena Hussain

Third-year BSPH student finds place in public health
Jimmy Nash

Public Health Buckeyes: Jimmy Nash

First-year MPH student Jimmy Nash is immersed in research and community outreach about HIV care disparities.
Emmanuela Aboagye-Mensah

Public Health Buckeyes: Emmanuela Aboagye-Mensah

Passion for disease investigation flourishing at Ohio State
Austin Knorz at his summer internship at Franklinton Farms

When practicums aren’t practical — gaining field experience during COVID-19

How public health students, staff have navigated challenging job landscape
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