
Algal blooms a threat to small lakes and ponds, too
Study finds concerning levels of toxins in water near farm fields.

Epidemiology PhD student's study finds 2 in 5 teens texting while driving despite state bans
The study, conducted in part by Li Li, MS, a doctoral student of epidemiology at the College of Public Health, was published in Journal of Adolescent Health and won the Best Student Paper Award for the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting..

CPH honors former EPA administrator at Pre-Commencement
TheCollege of Public HealthhonoredGinaMcCarthy, director of Harvard’s Center forClimate,Health and Global Environment and former EPA administrator, with the 2018 Thompson of Public Health Award for her leadership in implementingstrategies for ahealthierglobal environment.

MHA program recognized by new CAHME initiative
The College of Public Health's Master of Health Administration (MHA) program was selected as a part of the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education's (CAHME) new Mentorship Circle program.

2 college faculty members retiring this year
Two esteemed faculty members are concluding their time with the college after many successful years in public health research and instruction.

Mike Smeltzer ’70: Educating public health students today and long into the future
Even though Smeltzer grew up on the West Coast, once he came to Columbus he became a Buckeye for life.

The Student: Dan Brook
I fell in love with epidemiology in 2011. I was a freshman at Ohio State and my familiarity with public health was limited to the movie “Contagion” and the Affordable Care Act. After I had the opportunity to meet with and observe some professors at the College of Public Health, I was hooked.

Turning Pain into Action: Disaster Relief from 2,000 Miles Away
It’s autumn semester. The sun is still shining, the leaves are still on the buckeye trees and Liane Davila-Martin was settling in to the final year of earning her master’s degree in epidemiology at Ohio State.