Iowa Cancer Registry to present on cancer in Johnson County

As part of the Cancer in Iowa: 99 Counties Project, the Iowa Cancer registry will host a public meeting on Monday, June 30 to present cancer data and insights specific to Johnson County.  Published June 26, 2025

Plugged in to Public Health: Changing stigma to support with the Empower Project

Dr. Nichole Nidey, assistant professor in the University of Iowa Department of Epidemiology, joins Lauren to talk about the Empower Project, a collaborative effort that aims to improve research and clinical care related to substance use during pregnancy. Published June 18, 2025

Meet our CPH staff: Dixie Ecklund

Dixie Ecklund, Associate Director of the Clinical Trials Statistical and Data Management Center at the UI College of Public Health, talks about her journey from early HIV research to her current role at the CTSDMC and how her work in clinical trials and public health is improving lives in Iowa and across the nation. Published June 18, 2025

Study: Gut microbiome composition, food insecurity linked to risk of cognitive impairment in adults

Shoshannah Eggers, assistant professor of epidemiology, is part of a research team that found a compelling link between the composition of the gut microbiome and the risk of cognitive impairment in adults, underscoring the complex role that both biology and social determinants—such as food insecurity—play in brain health. (EurekAlert!) Published June 18, 2025

Join the PRC-RH Journal Club Summer Series

The Prevention Research Center for Rural Health and the Implementation Science Center present the Journal Club Summer Series. Join us in person or via Zoom for "Exploring Implementation Science in Rural Settings." The next session is July 17. Published June 12, 2025

Enhance your digital accessibility training this summer

The University of Iowa has launched the Accessible Iowa initiative to ensure compliance with digital accessibility standards across our course content, websites, programs, systems, services, and activities by April 24, 2026. View a calendar of summer accessibility training opportunities and sign up for a course today! Published June 11, 2025

CPH students awarded scholarships for study abroad

Three undergraduate public health students have been awarded scholarships from UI International Programs to study or intern abroad. Published June 10, 2025

Plugged in to Public Health: Changing the global health paradigm

In this episode, Lauren talks with Dr. Shadi Saleh (01PhD in health management and policy), the founding director of the Global Health Institute at the American University of Beirut. Published June 10, 2025

UI research reaffirms safety of influenza vaccination in pregnancy

A new University of Iowa research study examining possible associations between maternal influenza vaccination and a host of major structural birth defects reaffirms the safety of the vaccination during early pregnancy. The study was led by Paul Romitti, University of Iowa Distinguished Chair, professor of epidemiology, and director of the Iowa Registry for Congenital and Inherited Disorders. Published June 9, 2025

O’Shaughnessy comments on air quality alerts for Iowa

Patrick O’Shaughnessy, professor of occupational and environmental health, recently discussed the air quality alerts issued for Iowa due to smoke from Canadian wildfires. He recommended several things people can do protect themselves. (Radio Iowa) Published June 6, 2025