Epidemiology News
Pentella offers food safety tips for cookouts
Professor Michael Pentella, director of the State Hygienic Laboratory and clinical professor of epidemiology, offers some food tips for safe summer gatherings and cookouts. (Iowa Magazine) Published May 28, 2025
Charlton discusses cancer in Iowa, impact of federal budget cuts
Mary Charlton, director of the Iowa Cancer Registry, recently discussed the "Cancer in Iowa: 99 Counties Project" and how federal funding cuts and layoffs have impacted statewide work to advance cancer prevention and control in Iowa. (Iowa Public Radio) Published May 16, 2025
Nash discusses Iowa’s high cancer rates and the 99 Counties Project
Sarah Nash, the director of research, analytics, and dissemination with the Iowa Cancer Registry and an assistant professor of epidemiology, recently commented on the 99 Counties Project, which aims to visit all 99 counties in Iowa to present local data and discuss cancer rates and risk factors. (The Gazette) Published May 13, 2025
Plugged in to Public Health: The Iowa Cancer Registry and the ’99 Counties Project’
In this episode, Lauren welcomes Mary Charlton, director of the Iowa Cancer Registry, to the podcast to discuss the Iowa Cancer Registry's "99 Counties Project." Published May 8, 2025
Announcing the NEW ESA Board
ESA Board 2025-2026 Katie Fuhrmeister (She/Her/Hers) PhD Representative Top 4 Favorite Songs of All Time: Faith Elenwa (She/Her) PhD Representative Top 4 Favorite Songs of All Time: Prithvi Raj Daliboyina (He/Him/His) At-Large Representative Top 4 Favorite Songs of All Time: Lauren Johnson (She/Her) MS Representative Top 4 Favorite Songs of All Time: “Picking favorite songs […] Published May 8, 2025