Iowa Public Health Newsletter for Alumni and Friends of the College of Public Health
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September 2025

Three of the College of Public Health students featured in the 2025 Dare to Discover campaign.

CPH students highlighted in 2025 Dare to Discover campaign

Eight CPH students, post-docs, and recent graduates are featured in the UI's 2025 Dare to Discover banner campaign. Read more about how their research is making an impact.
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Nominations for 2025 Outstanding Alumni Awards due March 3

The UI College of Public Health is pleased to announce that it is accepting nominations for its 2025 Outstanding Alumni Awards. This award program recognizes outstanding alumni in two categories: first, recent graduates who have completed College of Public Health programs within the past ten years and, second, other alumni for accomplishments throughout their careers.
Graduate Selfie in Hancher Auditorium

Class Notes

Keep up with your classmates from the College of Public Health. Submit your Class Note here and it will be included on our website and in our Iowa Public Health alumni magazine.
Gwen Archibald

Meet our CPH staff: Gwen Archibald

Gwen Archibald, director of student services and academic program support in the Department of Health Management and Policy, plays an essential role in keeping students connected with academic and professional opportunities and preparing them for their future careers.
vice president for medical affairs and dean of the Carver College of Medicine Denise Jamieson, VPMA UIHC portrait on Aug. 1, 2023.

Denise Jamieson to deliver inaugural Hospital and Health Systems Leadership Lecture

Denise Jamieson, MD, MPH, Vice President for Medical Affairs and the Tyrone D. Artz Dean, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa Health Care, will deliver the inaugural Hospital and Health Systems Leadership Lecture on Feb. 19, 2025, at 12:30 p.m. in Callaghan Auditorium (N110 CPHB).  The title of Jamieson’s lecture is, “Leading UI Health Care: Perspectives from a Career at the Intersection of Public Health and Clinical Medicine.”
Biostatistics PhD graduate Lauren Mudd and family. Photo by Taylor Roberts

Lauren Mudd’s biostatistics journey leads to a PhD

Lauren Mudd discovered a love for biostatistics while attending the Iowa Summer Institute in Biostatistics when she was an undergraduate student. She returned to Iowa to earn a master’s degree in biostatistics and again — this time while balancing a job and family — to complete a PhD.
Iowa Public Health Hawkeye socks

Win some CPH socks!

As part of our celebration of the College of Public Health’s 25th anniversary, we are giving away some of our new College of Public Health dress socks. Correct answers to the trivia question below will be entered into a random drawing to win a free pair. The question: The interior of the College of Public […]
Mary Charlton, directory of the State Health Registry of Iowa and professor of epidemiology at the University of Iowa College of Public Health.

Iowa Cancer Registry to visit all Iowa counties to share cancer data 

The Iowa Cancer Registry plans to deliver county-specific reports to all 99 counties in Iowa and meet with communities to point out particular policies or trends that might be driving higher rates of one particular type of cancer. (Iowa Capital Dispatch)
University of Iowa Hawkeye Men's Basketball Coach Fran McCaffery.

Podcast: Leadership and Team Building with Fran McCaffrey, Matt Howard, and Jon Darsee

This week on Plugged in to Public Health, Lauren welcomes three very special guests for a conversation exploring leadership, teamwork, and personal growth, all elements essential to building resilient and effective leaders.

Jobs Bulletin

Ready to take the next step in your career? Use our College of Public Health Jobs Bulletin to help you find that dream job.

Alumni Directory

Keep up with your classmates with our College of Public Health Alumni Directory.

Use this form to join the directory or to update your existing listing.

Alumni are listed by name, degrees earned, town of residence and email address, and have the option of adding employer, job title, employment sector and LinkedIn page.

Upcoming Events

Hospital and Health Systems Leadership Lecture: Denise Jamieson, MD, MPH, Feb. 19

College of Public Health Rural Health Summit, Feb. 28

Public Health Day on the Hill, March 5

Public Health Conference of Iowa, April 1-2

› Hawkeye Caucus, April 9

CPH Commencement Ceremony, May 17

More College of Public Health events...

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