GPCAH call for pilot grant applications

The Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health (GPCAH) is accepting proposals for pilot/feasibility Projects – academic track. This funding opportunity offers direct cost support – up to $30,000 for 9 months – for innovative research aimed at improving the health and safety of farmers, ranchers, and agricultural workers across the Midwest.  Published August 27, 2025

Video: 2025 Student Day of Service

Community engagement is a core principle of public health work, and our incoming graduate students get to experience it first-hand before they ever spend a minute in the classroom. Published August 27, 2025

Plugged in to Public Health: Regulating Risk: Dr. Peter Thorne on EPA & FDA Science (Part 2)

In part two of this two-part interview, Dr. Peter Thorne, University of Iowa Distinguished Chair and Professor of Occupational and Environmental Health, discusses persistent pollutants, climate change, and the future of science-informed policymaking. Published August 25, 2025

Askelson comments on religious exemptions for childhood vaccines

This fall marks the second school year where religious exemptions to vaccines are much easier to receive for students in Iowa, and Professor Natoshia Askelson says approximately 19,000 of Iowa school children aren’t vaccinated due to these exemptions. Published August 25, 2025

College names 2025 Outstanding Alumni Award recipients

The recipients of the College of Public Health's 2025 Outstanding Alumni Awards are Robsan Halkeno Tura and James Skogsbergh. Published August 22, 2025

Nominate CPH student researchers for the 2026 Dare to Discover campaign

The UI Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) invites members of the university community to nominate outstanding undergraduate, grad student, and postdoctoral researchers for the 2026 Dare to Discover banner campaign. Published August 21, 2025

Register for the next Brand 101 training

University of Iowa brand overview training is available for all faculty and staff who want to gain a better understanding of who we are, how to leverage our visual identity, and the resources available to help bring it all together. Register now for the September 25 virtual course. Published August 21, 2025

Save the date: Native youth and healing symposium Sept. 16 and 17

The Native Center for Behavioral Health is hosting an upcoming symposium focused on inter-generational healing, culturally grounded interventions, and trauma-informed leadership. Published August 21, 2025

Kathryn Dalton comments on record surge of tick bites

Kathryn Dalton, assistant professor of occupational and environmental health, recently talked abut the record levels of tick bites in the Midwest this summer. (WQAD-TV) Published August 20, 2025

CPH postdoctoral fellow Victor Soupene named 2025 NVDRS New Investigator Award recipient

The award, jointly presented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Public Health Association (APHA), recognizes emerging researchers conducting innovative analyses of violent death data and helps fund their projects. Published August 19, 2025