Each week, the College of Public Health Research Office will publish the latest research funding opportunities from a variety of funding agencies. Global Health Opportunities Announced the week of May 6, 2024 NIH NSF Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engines) NSF 24-565 Limited Submission, OVPR Internal Submission Deadline May 22 Announced the week of April 29, […]
The CPH DEI Committee is pleased to invite everyone to a lotería/bingo event on Wednesday, Sept. 27. This event will include games, trivia, and prizes. Lunch will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Advance registration is required!
I was trained as a public policy researcher by two prolific methodologists – one, a social demographer, and the other, a program evaluation expert. As a fresh PhD, I was interested in examining the motivations for and the implications of providing long-term care in the U.S. Over the course of last eight years, my research […]
Peter Thorne, distinguished chair and CPH professor of occupational and environmental health, was recently interviewed about the threats extreme heat poses to the Midwest. (Multiple sources)
Oluwafemi Adeagbo, assistant professor of community and behavioral health, co-authored an article about a study that examined how social support affects the well-being of people living with HIV in Nigeria. (The Conversation)
As a part of the Iowa Summer Institute in Biostatistics, participants have selected their top choices among 9 research projects available to them. They were matched in groups of 3-4 and assigned to a faculty mentor with whom they conduct an extensive research. Their work and findings were presented at the 2023 Iowa Summer Research […]
In this episode, Anya welcomes Dr. Pramod Dwivedi, director of Linn County Public Health. They talk about how public health works at the local level and how it dovetails with big picture work at the national level.
The From the Front Row podcasters bid farewell to graduating podcasters Ben Sindt, Logan Schmidt, and Eric Ramos. They share their thoughts and experiences from their time at the University of Iowa College of Public Health and talk about what the future holds for them.
Pramod Dwivedi, health director of Linn County Public Health in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, will speak about local and national public health leadership at the April 10 Spotlight.
Joe Cavanaugh, professor and head of the UI Department of Biostatistics, chats with Amy and Anya about the central role that biostatistics plays in public health and medical research and explains the concept of P-value and its use in biostatistics.