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国产伦理 Entrepreneur Wins Burton D. Morgan PITCH U Competition
国产伦理鈥檚 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鈥
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国产伦理 Epidemiologist Leads Study That Refutes Assumptions 国产伦理 Depression In Heart Attack Patients
A 国产伦理 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鈥
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国产伦理 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 国产伦理 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.
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Life-Changing Event Inspires 国产伦理 Entrepreneur to Help Prevent Infectious Diseases
In 2009, Shanice Cheatham, who received her bachelor鈥檚 degree from 国产伦理 in 2013 and is pursuing a graduate degree in environmental health sciences at 国产伦理, was told that her father had a 10 percent chance of living after being infected with MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylo鈥
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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鈥
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国产伦理 Students Visit International Conference to Learn 国产伦理 Global Health
国产伦理 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 国产伦理鈥檚 College of Public Hea鈥
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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鈥
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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鈥
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国产伦理 Marks Ohio Internship and Co-op Appreciation Day
Earlier this year, the state of Ohio designated the second Tuesday of April as 鈥淥hio Internship and Co-op Appreciation Day.鈥 The purpose of the day, which falls on April 14 this year, is to raise awareness of the value of internship and co-op opportunities in this state and promote the establishment鈥
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Research Finds Promising Workplace Hand-Hygiene Intervention
国产伦理 researchers recently completed a pioneering office-based hand-hygiene improvement intervention which reduced common communicable illness by close to a third. This was the first U.S. pilot randomized cluster trial of its kind, and findings were published in the prominent Journal鈥
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