Nominations for 2025 Outstanding Alumni Awards due March 3

The UI College of Public Health is pleased to announce that it is accepting nominations for its 2025 Outstanding Alumni Awards. This award program recognizes outstanding alumni in two categories: first, recent graduates who have completed College of Public Health programs within the past ten years and, second, other alumni for accomplishments throughout their careers. Published January 21, 2025

Becker’s Health Review names Tyler Ust ‘CEO to know’

Becker’s Health Review has named Tyler Ust (MHA20), CEO of Sanford Health Thief River Falls, to the 2024 edition of its “90 critical access hospital CEO’s to know.” This annual list recognizes leaders who excel in expanding services, recruiting and retaining top providers and building key partnerships to ensure their hospitals remain vital to their communities. Published November 13, 2024

Bill Field, Katie Jones honored at the Iowa Cancer Summit

CPH alumni Bill Field (94PhD) and Katie Jones (12MPH) were recently honored at the Iowa Cancer Summit for their work. Field was posthumously awarded the George Weiner Cancer Control Visionary Award and Jones received the Spirit of Collaboration Award for connecting cancer control partners across the state for over a decade. Published October 24, 2024

Plugged in to Public Health: A professional journey with Dr. Daniela Moga

Lauren interviews CPH alumna Daniela Moga about her professional journey from medical training in her home country of Romania to pursuing degrees in public health and epidemiology at the University of Iowa to her current career in pharmacoepidemiology at the University of Kentucky. Published September 30, 2024

Three CPH alums named ‘Forty Under 40’ leaders

Three College of Public Health alumni will be honored by the Corridor Business Journal with its "Forty Under 40" leadership awards.  Published September 12, 2024

Alumnus Kent Lehr discusses his path to health care

Alumnus Kent Lehr (09MHA), CEO of Iowa Radiology, was recently featured in a profile where he discussed his career in health care, the challenges ahead, and the latest trends in health care that he’s following.  Published September 5, 2024

Alumna Jennifer Miller serves as chief administrative officer with UI Health Care

Alumna Jennifer Miller (08MPH, 10MHA) was named chief administrative officer of UI Health Care’s downtown campus effective July 8, 2024. Read more about her new role. Published August 28, 2024

Hear from the CPH Outstanding Alumni Award recipients on Sept. 11

The University of Iowa College of Public Health will honor the recipients of its 2024 Outstanding Alumni Awards at a special event on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, from 12:30 to 1:20 p.m. in room C217 CPHB. A virtual viewing option will be available. Published August 21, 2024

Akondy reflects on his public health journey

Alumnus Sri Chaitanya Krishna Akondy (23MPH) recently discussed his job as an epidemiologist at the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, his experiences as an international student, and how Iowa prepared him for his current position.  Published July 18, 2024

Making a Positive Difference with Public Health

Natalie Peters (22BA, 23MPH) grew up in Bettendorf, Iowa, and is now a community health educator for the Dallas County Health Department in Adel, Iowa. She recently shared some background about her path to public health and career. How did you become interested in public health? As a freshman at Iowa, I started as an […] Published June 7, 2024