Amelia Soergel, a fourth-year student specializing in environmental public health with a minor in entomology, used her senior capstone experience to work at Richland Public Health in Mansfield, Ohio, to help track and regulate local mosquito populations.

The public health benefits of Ohio’s stay-at-home order in early 2020 went beyond slowing the spread of disease — the order also led to a 55% decrease in car crashes in the state, found a study led by epidemiology PhD student Li Li.

Twelve research projects — two of which involve faculty in the College of Public Health — were awarded funding in the second round of Ohio State’s Seed Fund for Racial Justice.

Ohio State alumna Ruth Ella Moore 1926 BS, '27 MA, '33 PhD was inducted into the Ohio State Office of Diversity and Inclusion Hall of Fame as one of 10 inaugural honorees.

Olivia Nathan, a first-year student in the college’s online Master of Public Health Program for Experience Professionals (MPH-PEP) is a Columbus native and board-certified HIV Pharmacist at Equitas Health. Nathan is passionate about delivering culturally competent care to underserved populations, particularly the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of color) community and those who are deaf and hard-of-hearing. Nathan is fluent in American Sign Language.

An estimated one in seven Ohio women of adult, reproductive age has visited a crisis pregnancy center, a new study has found.

In a survey of 2,529 women, almost 14% said they’d ever attended a center. The prevalence was more than twice as high among Black women and 1.6 times as high among those in the lowest socioeconomic group, found a research team from The Ohio State University. Their study appears in the journal Contraception.

Bill Miller, professor of epidemiology and senior associate dean of research, was named the recipient of the American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association’s 2021 Achievement Award.

The ASTDA Achievement Award honors a mid-career individual who has made significant contributions toward the prevention, control and ultimate eradication of sexually transmitted infections — either through an outstanding body of work or a single major achievement in the field. 

Michael Bisesi, vice dean of academic affairs and academic administration and professor and interim chair of environmental health sciences, has received the Ohio State President and Provost’s Award for Distinguished Faculty Service, presented annually to up to three faculty members whose contributions have made an impact on the quality of the university. 

Neighborhoods without opioid treatment providers likely serve as a widespread barrier to care for those who are ready to seek help, a new study has found. 

The study, led by researchers at The Ohio State University, appears today (May 12, 2021) in the journal PLOS ONE. 

During the three years Barento Taha spent working on his first film, he regularly found himself in spaces that pushed him outside his comfort zone. 

“I solely existed in this area where all I did was be quiet and learn from people,” said Taha, who studied neuroscience as an Ohio State undergraduate and graduated this May with a Master of Public Health (MPH).