Georgia Southern University’s Public Health Graduate Program Ranked Twelfth in Nation
The Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health at Georgia Southern University was recently ranked one of the top public health graduate programs in the nation by GraduatePrograms.com, the graduate school guide created by and for students.
Georgia Southern study shows overweight and obese teens think they’re ‘just fine’
As national obesity rates have risen over the last 20 years, overweight and obese adolescents are now less likely to accurately perceive their body weight, according to a recent study at Georgia Southern.
Dr. Bryant Smalley Receives National Rural Health Award
Bryant Smalley, Ph.D., Psy.D., executive director of Georgia Southern University’s Rural Health Research Institute, was named “2015 Outstanding Educator” by the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) at the 2015 Annual Rural Health Conference in Philadelphia, the largest gathering of rural health professionals in the nation.
Georgia Southern University to host 2015 Healthcare Symposium
David Rubenstein, retired Army Major General and Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE), is the featured speaker for the Georgia Southern Healthcare Symposium on March 4.
Three Professors Receive Large Grant to Aid Research
Three Georgia Southern professors have recently been awarded a more than $233,000 grant from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to aid their research project titled “Identification of the sources of pathogens in wetland sediments and their influence on beach water quality.” Funded for one year, research is now underway.
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Talks Fast Facts on Ebola Virus
Officials from the Georgia Southern University Pandemic Influenza and Emergency Infectious Disease Committee recently met to discuss community and campus preparedness and response related to infectious diseases such as the Ebola virus and Influenza. Isaac Fung, professor and infectious disease epidemiologist, and members of his staff, today gathered several fast facts to identify the infection and prevent its spread.
