Soupene receives Policy Fellowship to enhance suicide prevention among law enforcement officers

The University of Iowa College of Public Health has selected Victor Soupene, a postdoctoral research scholar in the UI Departments of Occupational and Environmental Health and Emergency Medicine, as a 2025-2026 Policy Fellow. The year-long Policy Fellow Program, offered through the Institute for Public Health Practice, Research and Policy (IPHPRP), creates opportunities for primary faculty […] Published September 29, 2025

Rohlman to serve as panelist for Into Light: Recovery and Employment webinar

Diane Rohlman, professor and director of the Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest, will be part of panel discussion on how employment, health care, and personal resilience intersect to support recovery and honor the lives touched by drug addiction. The webinar will take place Sept. 19 from noon to 1 p.m.  Published September 8, 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

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