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June 15, 2021
Professor Ken Slenkovich provides remote instruction to American Academy students 4,000 miles away in Brazil
The College of Public Health began virtual instruction to students in Brazil in Spring 2021 as part of the American Academy (AA…

June 15, 2021
For the upcoming academic year, the College of Public Health is pleased to share our strategic organizational restructuring. These changes include the appointment of Melissa Zullo, Ph.D., as the Interim Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs,…

June 15, 2021
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, College of Public Health Alumni continue to use skills learned at the College of Public Health to serve their communities
Nicole Cook, a 2015 Masters of Public Health graduate, serves as Senior…

June 15, 2021
New leaders Rachael Nolan, Ph.D. and Stan Pokras, Ph.D. set plans for the 2021-2022 school year
CPH alumna Shelby Barnes, MPH, a 2013 graduate of the BSPH program, announced she is stepping back as President of the Âé¶¹¶ÌÊÓÆµ State…

June 15, 2021
What do you do at Âé¶¹¶ÌÊÓÆµ State’s College of Public Health?
I am an Associate Professor of Epidemiology and program director for the graduate programs in epidemiology and biostatistics. Recently, I have become the Interim Associate Dean…

June 15, 2021
The COVID-19 vaccine has brought about positive changes, including loosening social distance and mask restrictions and bringing K-12 students back across the country. The vaccine made it possible to offer in-person, outdoor spring…
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March 10, 2021
Âé¶¹¶ÌÊÓÆµ and the College of Public Health have partnered with greater Akron community organizations to conduct the first comprehensive and specific LGBTQ+ Community Needs Assessment (CNA). Efforts of this assessment will focus…
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Feb. 22, 2021
As part of the university’s strategy to stop the spread of COVID-19, the College of Public Health at Âé¶¹¶ÌÊÓÆµ partnered with the Âé¶¹¶ÌÊÓÆµ City and Portage County Health Departments to conduct contact tracing for students and…

Feb. 18, 2021
Summa Health President and CEO, Cliff Deveny, M.D., shared his time as a virtual guest presenter for Âé¶¹¶ÌÊÓÆµ State College of Public Health undergraduate students on December 9 for the “Leadership and Management during a Disease Outbreakâ€�…

Feb. 18, 2021
Dr. Sheryl L. Chatfield, assistant professor at the College of Public Health, will soon serve as the full time Editor of the Ohio Journal of Public Health. Dr. Chatfield will begin her term in June 2021, overseeing the online open access…