3rd Annual Bunnies & Burritos
2026-06-03 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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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ASPPH Webinar: Coordinating Federal Strategies to Strengthen Rural Health
2026-06-04 10:00 - 11:00 | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
Federal leaders from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will convene on June 4 from 1:00–2:00 PM ET for the webinar, Coordinating Federal Strategies to Strengthen Rural Health. The session will explore how federal agencies are advancing policies, funding, and technical assistance efforts to address persistent challenges facing rural communities, including access to care, workforce shortages, and financial sustainability. The webinar will also highlight current initiatives connected to the Rural Health Transformation Program and opportunities for cross-agency collaboration.
The webinar will feature perspectives from Diane Hall, Director of the Office of Rural Health within CDC’s Public Health Infrastructure Center; Sarah Heppner, Associate Director of the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy at HRSA; and Kate Sapra, Deputy Director of the Office of Rural Health Transformation at CMS. John Auerbach, Senior Vice President of Federal Health at ICF, will also participate in the discussion.
Panelists will examine how federal agencies are aligning investments, policy strategies, and technical assistance to support rural communities and improve health outcomes. Participants will gain insight into emerging federal priorities, areas where investments are driving impact, and opportunities for states, health systems, and community partners to engage with federal rural health programs.
The session is designed for public health leaders, health systems, policymakers, and community organizations seeking a clearer understanding of the evolving federal rural health landscape and coordinated efforts to strengthen rural health systems nationwide.
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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

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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Visual Thinking and Data Visualization for Clinical Research
2026-06-11 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: Advancing Public Health: Advocacy and Policy in Challenging Times
2026-06-11 11:30 - 12:30 | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
ASPPH will host the next ASPPH Presents webinar, Advancing Public Health: Advocacy and Policy in Challenging Times, on June 11 from 2:30–3:30 PM ET. The webinar will bring together leaders in academic public health, government affairs, and legal advocacy to discuss the evolving federal policy landscape and its implications for higher education and public health. As policy and funding priorities continue to shift, the session will provide timely insights into legislative and regulatory developments affecting academic public health institutions and the future workforce.
Moderated by Dr. Megan Ranney, Dean of the Yale School of Public Health and Chair of the ASPPH Advocacy Committee, the webinar will feature Ashley Palmer, Principal of Cornerstone Government Affairs, and Joel McElvain, Senior Legal Advisor with Democracy Forward, and Maya Goldman, Health Care Policy Reporter from Axios. Speakers will discuss key federal developments, including the Department of Education’s final rule on professional degree programs, broader federal student aid policy changes, workforce development issues, and the policy environment leading into the midterm elections.
The session is designed for faculty, administrators, students, and public health leaders seeking to better understand how ongoing policy changes may affect public health education, research, and workforce preparation. In addition to providing updates on federal activity, the webinar will offer practical guidance and advocacy perspectives to help institutions navigate an increasingly complex policy environment.
ASPPH encourages members and partners to register and participate in this important discussion on the future of advocacy and public health policy leadership.
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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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DRIVE-ing Equity: Southeast Asian Health Data Summit
2026-07-11 11:00 - 16:30 | World Forestry Center – Cheatham Hall, 4033 SW Canyon Rd, Portland, 97221, United States
Data Representation for Inclusion, Visibility, and Equity Program
Registration is open to all! Anyone interested in public health and data is welcome—students, community members, leaders, and organizers.
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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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