Workshop: Enhancing Your Research with Equitable Community Engagement

UI researchers are invited to join an in-person workshop, “Enhancing Your Research with Equitable Community Engagement,” on Wednesday, July 26. Learn about community engagement for environmental health research, grant writing, and more. Published June 12, 2023

I-CASH awards 10 youth grants for ag safety projects

Iowa’s Center for Agricultural Health and Safety (I-CASH) has awarded small grants to 10 Iowa youth organizations for agricultural health and safety projects in their communities.  Published June 12, 2023

EHSRC introduces the Iowa Climate Podcast

The Environmental Health Sciences Research Center (EHSRC) Community Engagement Core is proud to present season 1 of the Iowa Climate Podcast. Published June 7, 2023

Iowans can expect health effects from drought, heat waves

CPH professors Brandi Janssen and Peter Thorne recently commented on the health effects of increasing droughts and heatwaves in Iowa. (Capital Dispatch) Published May 3, 2023

OEH students awarded Zwerling-Sprince Scholarship

Emma Smaellie and Cynthia Maharani, both outstanding graduate students in the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health (OEH), were recently named the 2023 recipients of the Zwerling-Sprince Scholarship in Occupational and Environmental Health. Published May 3, 2023

Video addresses worker recruitment and retention

The Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest recently released a video about how health and safety efforts in the workplace impact recruitment and retention. Published May 3, 2023

Jim Kacer: A love for science, the environment, and lifelong learning leads to a PhD

Graduating doctoral student Jim Kacer has had a long career in various environmental and occupational health settings. He's earned several academic degrees, worked nationally and internationally, enjoys nature photography, and continues to think flexibly about the future. Published May 3, 2023

Testing the waters: Lyndy Holdt studies water quality and environmental health

Lyndy Holdt is a graduate student in occupational and environmental health interested in helping Iowans understand water quality issues. She’s currently administering a survey to assess water recreation behavior in Iowa and the public’s awareness of harmful algal blooms. Find out more about her research and interest in environmental health. Published May 2, 2023