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

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

Plugged in to Public Health: Regulating Risk: Dr. Peter Thorne on EPA & FDA Science (Part 1)

In part one of this two-part interview, Dr. Peter Thorne, University of Iowa Distinguished Chair and Professor of Occupational and Environmental Health and a leading expert in toxicology, provides an in-depth overview of how the federal government regulates chemicals in food, water, and air. Published August 14, 2025

Call for breakout session abstracts – 2025 MRASH Conference

Abstracts are now being accepted for breakout sessions at the 2025 Midwest Rural Agricultural Safety and Health Conference, Nov. 13-14. The deadline for submissions is Aug. 10. Published July 17, 2025

College of Public Health renews appointments of two key leaders

The University of Iowa College of Public Health has announced the reappointment of Maggie Chorazy and Brandi Janssen following comprehensive reviews conducted this spring. Published July 8, 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

Climate Change and Injury and Violence Prevention Micro Lab

Are you interested in sparking new research that addresses some of the most pressing human challenges of our time? CPH will host a micro lab on climate change and injury and violence prevention on July 9. Published June 5, 2025

Plugged in to Public Health: A conversation with Dr. Vijay Golla

This week, Lauren welcomes UI College of Public Health alumnus Dr. Vijay Golla, associate professor and director of the public health campus at Texas A&M San Antonio. They discuss the gaps in protective practices for workers, the impact of pesticide exposures, and how global experiences shape local solutions. Published May 15, 2025