Research Staff Spotlight: Omar Ordaz
The "Institute's Staff Spotlight" is new for 2021. Each month, we will feature an Institute Staff member and share with the community a behind the scenes through a question and answer session to...
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Spring Symposium: Adapting to Climate Change for Worker Safety, Health and Well-being
Registration for our 2021 Spring Symposium on Friday, May 21st from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM PT is now open. The symposium will be covering the topic, Adapting to Climate Change for Worker Safety, Health...
Women’s History Month: Celebrating our scientists
In honor of Women’s History Month, we wanted to highlight our Institute scientists and their research areas. We appreciate their hard work and dedication to help improve the lives of workers...
Effectiveness of resource sharing: Oregon COVID-19 Construction Task Force survey results
Background The Oregon Construction and Trades Industry was considered as “essential work” when Oregon Governor Brown issued the Executive Order 20-12 Stay Home, Save Lives on March 23, 2020, one...
2021 Summer Intern applications now open
We have opened our applications for the Occupational Health Sciences’ 2021 Summer Student Research Awards. Our Summer Student Research Awards are paid summer internships designed to introduce...
Happy 50th to NIOSH
This year is the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health's (NIOSH) 50th anniversary. Since April 28, 1971, NIOSH has funded research, education and resources in occupational safety and...
10 years at OHWC and YourWorkpath updates
The Oregon Healthy Workforce Center (OHWC) is celebrating 10 years of Total Worker Health® research, education and outreach efforts to help improve safety, health and well-being in the workplace....
New podcast episodes featuring our scientists
In the final part of our Three Decades at the Institute Series, we have released two new podcast episodes where we feature our scientists: Part 3.1 Meet the Scientist: In this episode, we learn...
Adapting research and outreach during the COVID-19 pandemic
In late March 2020, many research groups across the globe were challenged with either adapting data collection to the digital world or temporarily suspending their endeavors. The Institute’s...
Season greetings inspired by appreciation and hope
All of us at the Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences and the Oregon Healthy Workforce Center send our warmest wishes to you during this holiday season. We appreciate you, your feedback...