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group photo of students in 2022 Iowa Summer Institute in Biostatistics

Iowa Summer Institute in Biostatistics introduces students to the field

The Iowa Summer Institute in Biostatistics introduces students from across the country to the growing field of biostatistics.

Gift Udoh poses with a group of farmers in Nigeria

An international partnership focuses on safer farming

Gift Udoh, a Mandela Washington Fellowship alumna and entrepreneur, and Diane Rohlman, professor of occupational and environmental health, are collaborating on a Reciprocal Exchange to reduce pesticide exposure in rural Nigeria.

Father with a newborn baby in his arms working from home with two older children distracting him

Working through chaos: Iowa research details how the pandemic affected employee well-being

COVID-19 caused major disruptions in the professional and personal lives of millions of people. Researchers with the Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest (HWC) are studying how the pandemic affected the work arrangements, health, and well-being of University of Iowa employees.

Hear from Hawkeyes

Advancing health research

Melissa Jay, 22PhD

Jay’s research focuses on developing new statistical methods for modeling and explaining cancer risk at the ZIP code level.

Supporting maternal and child health

Kuann Fawkes, 21MPH

“It is so important for public health to prioritize birthing/parenting people and children.”

Josh Brown

Helping student veterans

Josh Brown, BS
Class of 2022

Brown helps veteran and military-connected students make a smooth transition into higher education.

Isabella DeSoriano

Language and health equity

Bella De Soriano, 17MPH

De Soriano helped create “The Conscious Language Guide” to improve patient-provider communication and advance health equity.