It’s a common sight to see Professor Joe Cavanaugh sitting around a table with UI IPRC faculty, students and collaborators as he consults with them on their study designs, analytic approaches and … [Read More...]
UI IPRC Injury Blog
Improving trauma care and saving lives in Iowa
Over two decades ago, Iowa created an organized system of transporting and treating patients with traumatic injuries—where time is crucial to save lives. The Iowa Trauma System became operational … [Read More...]
Virtual environments: Teaching us about bicycle & pedestrian safety
Over two decades ago, UI Professors Jodie Plumert and Joe Kearney collaborated to establish a virtual environments lab to study how children and adult bicyclists cross roads. Their equipment was … [Read More...]
UI IPRC alumni: Impacting the injury field
With only 10 injury control research centers (ICRCs) in the U.S. funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, we are lucky to have one of them here in our state at the University of … [Read More...]
What should we teach children about bicycle safety?
A new UI IPRC report helps us understand for the first time how bicycle safety is being taught in the U.S. in a climate where there are no gold standards for bicycle education programs. The report … [Read More...]