College of Public Health and Health Sciences
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Epidemiologist Studies Best Practices for Helping Cardiac and Respiratory Patients Heal
¹ú²úÂ×Àí scholar Melissa Zullo, Ph.D., is all heart, an academic who lives and breathes research, almost literally. Zullo, an associate professor of epidemiology in ¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s College of Public Health, has spent a significant portion of her professional and academic career studying th…
Zombies Help Make Learning ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Infectious Disease a lot More Fun
Tara Smith shares how she incorporates zombies into her professional work.
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Entrepreneur Wins Burton D. Morgan PITCH U Competition
¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s Shanice Cheatham is one step closer to helping health care workers stop the spread of disease in underdeveloped countries. Cheatham took first place and won $4500 in the PITCH U elevator competition at the University of Akron, with the generous support of the Burton D. Morgan…
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Epidemiologist Leads Study That Refutes Assumptions ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Depression In Heart Attack Patients
A ¹ú²úÂ×Àí epidemiologist has refuted some age-old assumptions about depression in heart attack patients. Studies have shown that people who suffer from depression are more likely to have heart disease or heart attacks in their lifetime. Worse still, similar research shows that heart p…
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Researchers Identify Ways to Combat Harmful Algal Blooms in Lake Erie
Harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie have become a growing threat to both the environment and public health. A recent report from ¹ú²úÂ×Àí researchers assesses current nutrient reduction efforts in the region and draws on successful strategies from other U.S. water basins. What more can be done to address this escalating issue? Read the full report for detailed findings and recommendations.
Life-Changing Event Inspires ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Entrepreneur to Help Prevent Infectious Diseases
In 2009, Shanice Cheatham, who received her bachelor’s degree from ¹ú²úÂ×Àí in 2013 and is pursuing a graduate degree in environmental health sciences at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí, was told that her father had a 10 percent chance of living after being infected with MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylo…
Scholar of the Month
Scholar of the Month Willie H. Oglesby III Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management College of Public Health 2009-present Willie Oglesby is a member of the founding faculty at the College of Public Health. He is an associate professor of health policy and management and also serves…
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Students Visit International Conference to Learn ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Global Health
¹ú²úÂ×Àí nursing and public health students are learning about how faith based organizations play a key role in providing health care around the world. As part of their degree program, 20 students, along with Ken Slenkovich, assistant dean of ¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s College of Public Hea…
Scholar of the Month
Scholar of the Month Tara C. Smith Associate Professor of Epidemiology College of Public Health 2013-present Tara C. Smith is an associate professor of epidemiology in the Department of Biostatistics, Environmental Health Sciences and Epidemiology in the College of Public Health. Her re…
Scholar of the Month
Scholar of the Month Tara C. Smith Associate Professor of Epidemiology College of Public Health 2013-present Tara C. Smith is an associate professor of epidemiology in the Department of Biostatistics, Environmental Health Sciences and Epidemiology in the College of Public Health. Her re…
