The Ohio State University College of Public Health

09/06/2026

Rebecca Andridge, CPH professor and associate dean for undergraduate studies, was honored by her alma mater, the University of Michigan 👀, with the 2026 Michigan Biostatistics Significant Alumni Award!

Andridge is a nationally recognized scholar, innovative educator and dedicated mentor to Public Health Buckeyes.

09/03/2026

09/03/2026

Meet our 2026-27 Undergraduate Student Ambassadors 👋.

These passionate students share their love for Ohio State and public health with first-year students and future Buckeyes. We’re grateful for their commitment to helping fellow students get the most out of their college experience!

09/02/2026

Assistant Professor Arbor Quist spoke about her work collecting baby teeth and toenail clippings to understand whether spreading oilfield brine on rural Ohio roads could harm residents’ health on WOSU’s All Sides with Amy Juravich.

Listen to the interview:

Ohio State University researchers want your baby teeth and toenail clippings to learn more about the health effects of the oilfield brine, which is used for melting ice and dust control on roadways.

08/31/2026

Assistant Professor Fernanda Schumacher recently welcomed a team of international research collaborators to Ohio State as part of a project to better understand undergraduate student dropout rates in Brazil and support STEM student success.

The team’s work is supported by a Jacob Palis Award, a joint initiative from the Fulbright Commission in Brazil and the Brazilian Academy of Sciences to promote international research collaboration.

08/28/2026

Congratulations to PhD student Sharefa Duhaney, who received the 2026 Belfer-Aptman Scholars Award for Dissertation Research in recognition of her work’s important implications for violence prevention.

Duhaney is researching chronic brain injury among people involved in the criminal justice system.

08/27/2026

The future of public health starts here. Welcome to our new public health undergraduates! ✨

08/25/2026

First first day? Last first day? Either way, make it a good day 🙌!

Here's to an extraordinary year ahead!

08/23/2026

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the vote to make Ohio smoke-free with Ohio State’s leading to***co control experts, including public health faculty Micah Berman, Amy Ferketich, Liz Klein and Darren Mays.

Register today to join us in person or virtually on Sept. 18!

This symposium will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the vote to make Ohio smoke-free, and will feature several CPH faculty.

08/22/2026

Our dedicated faculty and staff make the College of Public Health a special place to learn and grow 🌱.

We recently recognized four people for milestones at Ohio State:

- Kelly Scheiderer, MHA program director and clinical assistant professor, 40 years

- Kynthia Droesch, senior director of the Office of Academic Programs and Student Services, 25 years

- Amy Ferketich, associate dean of academic and student affairs, 25 years

- Lisa Van D**e, business intelligence analyst, 25 years

We’re grateful to each of you for your outstanding contributions to our college community!