Recent News Releases
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Compensation Program Available to Additional Iowa Atomic Workers
A new class of former atomic workers at the Ames Laboratory has been declared eligible to receive compensation for illnesses resulting from their employment at the Iowa State University research facility. A University of Iowa College of Public Health screening program has identified numerous cases of potentially work-related cancers and lung diseases among former employees of the Ames Laboratory.
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Monday, January 30, 2012
New Investigator Research Award Recipients Announced
Two University of Iowa faculty members - Padmaja Ayyagari, Ph.D., and Kathleen Tharp, Ph.D. - have been awarded 2011-2012 College of Public Health-Carver College of Medicine New Investigator Research Awards. The awards assist newly appointed primary or joint faculty in the College of Public Health or the Carver College of Medicine to advance their research activities.
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
UI Prevention Research Center Seeks Proposals for Pilot Research Projects
The University of Iowa Prevention Research Center for Rural Health (PRC-RH) is accepting research proposals for pilot project funding. Applications will be accepted through Feb. 13.
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Friday, January 20, 2012
UI Study: High Levels of MRSA Bacteria in Retail Meat Products
Retail pork products in the United States have a higher prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (MRSA) than previously identified, according to new research by the University of Iowa College of Public Health and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.
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Monday, January 09, 2012
Kellogg Named Student Health Service Director
University of Iowa Vice President for Student Life Tom Rocklin has appointed James P. Kellogg Jr. director of UI Student Health Service, effective Jan. 3. Kellogg has two degrees from the UI: a bachelor of arts in insurance and marketing and a master's in health administration in health management and policy.
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