OHSU-PSU School of Public Health

HCAO Annual Conference
2026-05-30 08:30 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Hoffman Hall, 1833 SW 11th Ave, Portland, 97201, United States
Health Care for All Oregon has been fighting for universal health care for over 25 years.
Oregon is on track to be the first state to move to universal health care, and the next few years are crucial to this movement.
This transformation will not be won alone but with organizing, advocacy work, and coalition building with Oregonians like you.
Whether you have been part of this amazing effort since the start, or are brand new to our organization, we invite you to join us at our annual conference on May 30th at PSU’s Hoffmann Hall!
At this conference you’ll hear from our president and volunteer leaders about the significant strides we have made this past year, learn from those building the plan, and our state legislators who support health equity for all.
There will also be breakout sessions where you can learn more about how YOU can connect to our movement in a way that is meaningful to you!
2026 Annual Conference
Portland State University Hoffmann Hall
1833 SW 11th Ave, Portland, OR 97201
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3rd Annual Bunnies & Burritos
2026-06-03 12:00 - 14:00 | Student Success Center – Vanport 6th Floor, 1810 SW 5th Ave, Portland, OR, 97201, United States
Please join the SPH Student Success Center on Wednesday, June 3rd from Noon-2pm on the 6th floor in Vanport for our 3rd Annual Bunnies & Burritos event. Come take a break from your busy term and hold a bunny, grab a burrito, and connect with other SPH students, faculty, and staff. We look forward to celebrating all your hard work and accomplishments this year!
Please RSVP by May 27th, 2026 for food ordering purposes!
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Welcoming Dr. Alonzo L. Plough to Vanport
2026-06-04 15:00 - 16:00 | Vanport 515, 1850 SW Fifth Avenue, Portland, OR, 97201, United States
Chief Finance Office and Vice President, Robert Wood Foundation

As this year’s OHSU SPH Hooding Guest Speaker, Dr. Plough is responsible for aligning all the Foundation’s work with the best evidence from research and practice on improving health equity and incorporating program evaluations into organizational learning. He also oversees the two grantmaking portfolios focused on innovation and emerging issues: Ideas for an Equitable Future and Global Ideas for U.S. solutions.
Dr. Plough has been a national leader in public health practice for over 25 years and has published an extensive body of peer reviewed research and is the author and editor of 8 books including the most recent Necessary Conversations: Understanding Racism as a Barrier to Achieving Health Equity.

OHSU Commencement & SPH Hooding
2026-06-05 13:00 - 16:30 | Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, 97232, United States
Who can participate: All master’s and doctoral students.
Check the OHSU Graduation and Commencement page for updates and to apply to graduate.
Date: June 5th, 2026
Location: Oregon Convention Center
Time: 1:00 PM PST

Visual Thinking and Data Visualization for Clinical Research
2026-06-09 09:00 - 10:00 | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
This highly interactive session presents ways to use visual thinking to strengthen research and scientific communication. In order to visualize data well, we have to understand our research deeply. Likewise, in order to understand our research deeply, we need to be able to visualize it well. Centered around a graph makeover, the talk presents three real-world design principles that can clarify both data visualization and critical thinking.
Kate Miller is Director of the Visual Thinking and Data Visualization Program at the Quantitative Sciences Unit at Stanford Medical School, as well as a Senior Biostatistician there. She uses visual thinking every day in her collaborative work with clinical research teams.
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ASPPH Webinar: Transforming Academia For Equity
2026-06-10 10:00 - 11:30, 2026-07-15 10:00 - 11:30 | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
ASPPH, in partnership with the Transforming Academia for Equity Coordinating Center, Change Matrix, is pleased to announce a new three-part webinar series designed to advance equity-centered change across academic public health. Transforming Academia for Equity: A Learning Journey is a free, open-access professional development opportunity for students, staff, and faculty seeking practical strategies to strengthen equity, institutional excellence, and belonging.
This interactive series introduces the Leading Through Change Framework (LTCF), developed by Change Matrix and used by Transforming Academia for Equity grantee institutions to guide organizational transformation. Each 75-minute session will focus on a phase of the framework, from creating conditions for change, to engaging diverse voices, to implementing and sustaining long-term efforts. Participants will gain a comprehensive and actionable roadmap for advancing equity within their institutions.
Attendees will hear directly from grantee institutions, including Drexel University, UCLA, the University of Memphis, the University of Southern California, and Oregon State University, and will engage in structured activities to apply concepts in their own settings. Each session is designed to provide practical tools and clear next steps.
The series begins May 13 and continues June 10 and July 15, with sessions held from 1:00 to 2:15 PM ET. While participants are encouraged to attend all sessions, each session may also be taken independently. Recordings and resources will be available through the IDEA Institute’s eLearn platform following each webinar.
This series is supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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Build and Maintain Your Scholarship File for Promotion
2026-06-10 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-07-13 16:00 - 17:00 | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
In this hands on workshop, you’ll learn how to track, update, and present your publications and research activities in ways that support your promotion. We’ll introduce easy to use tools that help you manage your research profile and show you how to complete key tasks in each one. You’ll leave with practical skills you can use right away to make your work easier to find and understand.
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PSU Commencement
2026-06-12 16:00 - 18:00 | Viking Pavillion, 930 SW Hall St, Portland, 97201, United States
Date: June 12th, 2026
Location: Viking Pavilion
Time: 4:00 PM PST
Who can participate: All undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students.
Check the PSU Commencement page for updates.

Cascadia R Conf 2026
2026-06-26 - 2026-06-27 | Joseph R. Robertson Collaborative Life Sciences Building, 2730 South Moody Avenue, Portland, OR, 97201, United States
Cascadia R Conference is an R conference serving the Pacific Northwest (OR/WA/BC). This event is a place to come together around R and get together with like-minded people across the region.
This conference first started in 2017 with the strong support of R-Ladies Portland and has since expanded across the region. We are excited to offer an in-person and remote event this year and hope to see you there!
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43rd Annual Oregon Rural Health Conference
2026-10-07 08:00 - 2026-10-09 17:00 | Riverhouse Lodge, 3075 N Hwy 97, Bend, Oregon, 97703
The Conference brings together over 400 health care leaders from across the spectrum, including providers, administrators, policymakers, and public health, hospital and clinic leaders. Sessions will cover issues that affect Oregonians living in rural communities and share strategies and solutions. Our presenters are among the most dedicated experts from Oregon and beyond.
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