News and Press Releases
RMCOEH trainee earns Board of Certified Safety Professionals scholarship
Nov 16, 2023
In a noteworthy academic achievement, University of Utah master’s student and RMCOEH trainee Taylor Cisneros has been awarded the BCSP Qualified Acade...
Bionic leg developed by RMCOEH faculty one of TIME’s ‘Best Inventions of 2023’
Nov 1, 2023
By Bubba Brown An Apple headset that the company hopes will revolutionize virtual reality. A supercomputer developed by Hewlett Packard Enterprise t...
RMCOEH to lead groundbreaking research exploring well-being of Hispanic attorneys
Oct 5, 2023
Matthew Thiese, PhD, a researcher at the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health is leading a groundbreaking research project...
Fourth edition of management textbook, a ‘tremendous resource’ for OEHS professionals, released
Sep 29, 2023
Graduates who’ve come through RMCOEH in recent decades have become familiar with “Effective Management of Health and Safety Programs,” a textbook crea...
RMCOEH director receives prestigious honor for ‘many contributions’ to occupational medicine
Sep 26, 2023
Kurt Hegmann, MD, was recently honored with the Western Occupational & Environmental Medical Association’s Rutherford T. Johnstone Award. The award, t...
RMCOEH professor named mental health leader of the year nominee
Sep 19, 2023
Each year the Utah Chapter of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (UHIMSS) recognizes leaders who have made an impact in healthc...
RMCOEH earns $8.6 million NIOSH grant to protect workers
Aug 7, 2023
Funding is key to center's education and research efforts The Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (RMCOEH), a partnershi...
‘Devoted to the cause:’ RMCOEH PhD student driven to create culture of safety in home country
Jul 6, 2023
Mubo Olufemi, from Nigeria, sees OEHS as a way to make a difference By Bubba Brown Mubo Olufemi, a PhD student from Nigeria, joined RMCOEH in 20...
RMCOEH’s new Occupational Health Nursing program to ‘make a big difference’
Jun 8, 2023
RMCOEH’s Occupational Health Nursing program, which will utilize Weber State’s Annie Taylor Dee Simulation Center, shown, is one of the first...
RMCOEH launches bachelor’s degree in OEHS
Jun 8, 2023
The Weber State University campus. RMCOEH’s bachelor’s degree program at Weber State plans to welcome its first students this fall. Photo credit: Benj...
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