Maanya Pandey: Making a difference in the community

Maanya Pandey is a public health undergraduate student with an eye toward medical school. She’s also heavily engaged in the community and founded her own non-profit organization while still a high school student. Maanya recently answered a few questions about her path to public health and her involvement with Love For Red and other groups. Published March 5, 2024

UI College of Public Health, Business Leadership Network announce 2024 Community Grant awards

The University of Iowa College of Public Health and its Business Leadership Network selected five award recipients of its annual Community Grant Program. The organizations will receive cash grant awards of up to $3,000. Published March 5, 2024

Kaskie discusses research centered on older Iowans

Brian Kaskie, professor of health management and policy, recently discussed several studies that involve Iowa's aging population. (Multiple sources) Published March 5, 2024

Workshop: Health Communication & Digital Media

On March 19, attend a one-hour workshop focusing on effective health communication strategies in the age of digital media. Learn more about message delivery and encouraging engagement in health initiatives throughout the community. Open to all UI students. Faculty and staff welcome. Advanced registration requested. Published March 1, 2024

From the Front Row: HIV prevention and the University of Iowa’s PrEP Clinic

Michelle Miller, PharmD, from the UI's PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) Clinic joins Rasika for a great conversation about HIV prevention. Published March 1, 2024

4 projects earn prizes for Climate Change and Health Solutions Challenge

Four projects shared $32,500 in prize money at the first Climate Change and Health Solutions Challenge on Feb. 26 at the BioVentures Center at IOWA Research Park. Published February 29, 2024

Great Plains Emerging Infectious Diseases Conference is April 4

The 13th annual Great Plains Emerging Infectious Diseases (GPEID) Conference will take place April 4, 2024, at the University of Iowa College of Public Health.  Published February 29, 2024

Webinar: Time to Combat Disparities in Maternal Health

Join the Institute for Public Health Practice, Research, and Policy, in partnership with the Midwestern Public Health Training Center, for the next installment of our Building Health Equity Webinar Series, “Time to Combat Disparities in Maternal Health,” on Wednesday, March 13, from 1 to 2 p.m. Published February 29, 2024

Alumna Tala Al-Rousan honored for achievements

Alumna Tala Al-Rousan (15MPH) has been selected by the Arab American Businesses and Professional Association as one of the 10 most inspiring and influential women in the nation. Al-Rousan, an assistant professor at the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health at the University of California San Diego, will be honored at an event in March.  Published February 29, 2024

Adeagbo awarded Global Public Health Faculty Pilot Grant

Oluwafemi Adeagbo, assistant professor of community and behavioral health, has been named the recipient of the College of Public Health’s inaugural Global Public Health Faculty Pilot Grant.  Published February 28, 2024