Emily Killian selected for Rural Iowa Research Award

Emily Killian, PhD candidate in the Department of Community and Behavioral Health, has been awarded the Rural Iowa Research Award to support her research focused on improving how social support for caregivers of people living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias is measured in rural Iowa.  Published April 14, 2026

University of Iowa College of Public Health ranked No. 18 in the nation

The University of Iowa College of Public Health is the No. 18 school/program of public health in the nation, according to the U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings for 2026. See the full list of public health-related program rankings. Published April 7, 2026

Vander Weg comments on Iowa’s tobacco control efforts

Mark Vander Weg, professor and head of the Department of Community and Behavioral Health, studies tobacco cessation interventions—and he worries that without adequate state investment, progress made in tobacco control could be undone. Published March 31, 2026

Plugged In to Public Health: How local data shapes real public health change

In this episode of Plugged In to Public Health, we sit down with Jamie Gade, social determinants of health coordinator at Johnson County Public Health, to talk about Healthy JoCo, the county’s community health assessment and improvement initiative. Published March 30, 2026

Webinar: HPV and Cervical Cancer

The College of Public Health and Iowa Immunizes have launched a new webinar series celebrating two decades of cancer prevention, protection, and progress made possible by the HPV vaccine. The next webinar in the series is April 24, with a session on HPV and cervical cancer. Published March 30, 2026

Family planning helps prevent HIV from spreading: why are many Nigerians not using contraception?

Assistant professor Oluwafemi Adeagbo and PhD candidate Oluwaseun Badru recently wrote about their research on unintended pregnancy among women living with HIV in southern Nigeria. Published March 23, 2026

New research sheds light on how parents teach children to navigate physical risk

A study from CPH assistant professor Elizabeth O'Neal offers fresh insight into how mothers and fathers guide elementary‑aged children through potentially risky physical activities, and how these approaches differ for sons and daughters. Published February 24, 2026

Novak writes about public health impacts of immigration crackdowns

Nicole Novak, research assistant professor of community and behavioral health, recently co-authored an article about the public health impacts of intensive immigration enforcement. (The Conversation) Published February 18, 2026

Webinar: Understanding the Burden of HPV-Associated Cancers

The College of Public Health and Iowa Immunizes are launching a new webinar series celebrating two decades of cancer prevention, protection, and progress made possible by the HPV vaccine. The series begins on March 6 with a session dedicated to exploring the current burden of HPV‑associated cancers and the impact of vaccination. Published February 17, 2026

University of Iowa researchers launch new statewide project to gather stories from public health workforce

Researchers from the UI College of Public Health's Prevention Research Center for Rural Health (PRC-RH), in partnership with the Iowa Public Health Association, are launching a statewide research effort to better understand how Iowa’s public health workforce perceives the current environment surrounding public health in the United States. Published February 12, 2026