Winners of the 2026 Global Public Health Case Competition announced

Published on April 2, 2026

Congratulations to the students who participated in the 2026 Global Public Health Case Competition! The teams were composed of students from across the University of Iowa and were a mix of undergraduate and graduate students.

The teams addressed the topic “Labor Human Trafficking.” Learn more on the IIPHRP Global Public Health Case Competition website.

Image of 4 students in team One Planet Health Partnership - 1st place in the 2026 Global Health Case Competition.

1st Place/Grand Prize: One Planet Health Partnership – Mentor, Will Story
Sercie Gee
Ethan Chodur
Milad Arzani (not pictured)
Srividya Ramanathan
Gift Udoh

Image of 3 students from team FAAAM, 2nd place in the 2026 Global Health Case Competition

2nd place: FAAAM – Mentor, Jenny McDonnell
Max Hansen (not pictured)
Airiana Mohr (not pictured)
Farrow Ulven
Ainsley Weiss
Aden Baldridge

Image of 5 students from team The Change Makers, 3rd place in the 2026 Global health case Competition.

3rd place: The Change Makers – Mentor, Femi Adeagbo
Farah Chowdhury
Sanjita Doren
Ankush Ghosh
Kholood Ibrahim
Liv Golightly