The Global One Health Day 2020 Conference will be held virtually November 5-7

With the theme, "Strengthening Global Resilience Through One Health: A 2020 Vision for a Sustainable Future," the Global One Health Day 2020 Conference will take place November 5-7 virtually through Zoom. In this 2020 biennial conference, Ohio State's Global One Health initiative aims to bring global stakeholders together to discuss priority global health capacity needs and recent events and to progress towards sustained prevention and control of complex global health issues. Registration is now open.

O'Connell awarded a $775K grant from the Institute for Education Sciences

Ann O’Connell, professor in the College of Education and Human Ecology (EHE), with colleagues from EHE and the College of Social Work, and from Ohio University, was awarded a Methods Training Grant from the Institute for Education Sciences (IES) totaling $775,817 to build up the national capacity of schools and districts—particularly in high-need/high-poverty districts and in partnership with local allied researchers (colleges, universities and research organizations).

GOHi partners in Brazil train PhD students

The first PhD student from Somalia, Ahmed Abdulkadir Hassan, DVM, has defended his thesis titled, "Epidemiological study of trypanosome species in domestic animals in Mogadishu, Jowhar and Afgoye districts of Somalia," at the Federal University of Paraná, Brazil (UFPR). The student exchange came to fruition during the 2017 ICOPHAI, when UFPR and the Abrar University began designing its memorandum of understanding. The collaboration now also involves partners from Sudan and Tanzania, and additional students are expected to pursue their PhD and master’s degrees next year. GOHi applauds the continued effort of our global partners to train the next generation of One Health scientists and leaders.

Assistant director for the Center for African Studies resigns

Thanks to Laura Joseph for her partnership with GOHi as assistant director and program specialist for the Center for African Studies. Joseph worked for the Center for African Studies (CAS) and Ohio State’s Office of International Affairs since November 2003, serving as its assistant director for almost 17 years, and she has contributed greatly to international education and enhancing African studies. Joseph managed a CAS award from Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) for collaboration and exchange with Addis Ababa University and University of Gondar.

OHEART fellows attend training retreat

The One Health Eastern Africa Research Training Program (OHEART) annual retreat took place from September 28-30. The virtual event provided trainings to fellows in the areas of adjunct scientific skills, research ethics and meta-leadership and allowed the pre- and postdoctoral fellows to showcase some of the research findings as a result of the research mentorship program.