Insights from my summer internship
The question “So what do you plan to do with your summer?” always leads to a discussion of my previous summer jobs, many of which haven’t ever been directly tied to my future career...
Category: Oregon Healthy WorkForce
A summer of fun and translation
What good is great science when there are no takers for it? Here at the Oregon Healthy Workforce Center (OHWC), we are determined to increase information sharing between scientists and practitioners...
Welcoming new faculty: Saurabh Thosar
This summer we welcome three new faculty members to OccHealthSci. In case you missed our June newsletter, this post features Dr. Saurabh Thosar, who may already be a familiar face to you. Saurabh...
2018 Summer Research Intern: making sedentary jobs healthier
This summer, I am a research intern in the Wipfli Lab working on the Active Workplace Study. This study is looking at sedentary behavior patterns among call center workers and how a Total Worker...
YourWorkpath.com: a workplace safety, health, and well-being resource
Oregon Healthy Workforce Center (OHWC) has launched an exciting new website – YourWorkpath.com. Designed for ease of access, this user-friendly website houses and delivers our robust tools and...
Institute researchers share work at SIOP Conference
Several members of the OccHealthSci shared findings and information from ongoing research at the 33rd Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) located in...
OccHealthSci visits workers’ comp division
Drs. Steven Shea, Stephen Lloyd and Kent Anger met with the Workers' Compensation Division (WCD) management team on April 5, at WCD Director Lou Savage's invitation, to describe the Oregon Institute...
Walking out against gun violence
Yesterday at OHSU, we joined thousands of children, teenagers, and adults across the country in recognizing the victims of yet another school shooting. We hope that this walkout is a sign of many...
OHSU and PSU scientists win new grant to study bus operator health
Thank you labor and management partners! Dr. Ryan Olson and collaborators at OHSU and PSU were recently awarded a $3.5 million grant to study the health, safety, and well-being of new bus...
Four from Occupational Health Sciences receive TTBD licenses
Technology Transfer and Business Development (TTBD) at OHSU granted licenses for discoveries to four Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences faculty members in the 2018 ceremony at OHSU last...