PHOTOS: 2024 CPH Homecoming Lunch

The food and music were great at the 2024 CPH Homecoming Lunch! Published November 5, 2024

PHOTOS: Alumni gather at APHA

CPH alumni from all over gathered at the American Public Health Association convention in Minneapolis. Published November 5, 2024

Carri Casteel receives 2024 Distinguished Career Award

Carri Casteel, professor of occupational and environmental health, recently received the 2024 Distinguished Career Award from the APHA Injury Control and Emergency Health Services Section. Published October 31, 2024

UI Study Abroad Conversation Series continues Nov. 20

Prospective study abroad students and returnees are invited to join a Zoom webinar to find out how to leverage international internships, incorporate study abroad into your resume, and make your global experiences stand out to future employers.  Published October 31, 2024

Register for the 2025 Healthy LifeStars Conference

The 2025 Healthy LifeStars Conference, “Improving Health Outcomes Through Preventing Childhood Obesity,” will take place on Jan. 14, 2025. The virtual conference will include experts presenting research in childhood nutrition, physical activity, and prevention of long-term adverse health effects caused by obesity. Registration and additional information is now available. Published October 31, 2024

Platt to speak in UI Upstream Lecture Series Nov. 20

Jonathan Platt, assistant professor of epidemiology, will discuss “Motherhood, Work, and Health: Challenges and Potential Policy Solutions,” in the next Upstream Approach to Healthcare Lecture Series on Nov. 20, from noon to 1 p.m.  Published October 31, 2024

ASPPH webinar: What the U.S. Presidential Election Outcome Means for Public Health

All are welcome to join the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health on Nov. 13, 2024, for a timely webinar, part of a series, examining the potential implications of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election on public health. An expert panel will analyze the election outcomes and their impact on academic public health.  Published October 31, 2024

Plugged in to Public Health: Climate change and impacts on vulnerable populations

Lauren's guest this week is Dr. Tamara Marcus, a climate scientist and activist who co-founded Empowered Solutions Collective, a sustainability consulting group in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Published October 30, 2024

Plugged in to Public Health: Under the Weather — Atmospheric Science and Public Health

Lauren's guest this week is Dr. Jun Wang, Chair of the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, and Assistant Director of the Iowa Technology Institute at the University of Iowa. His pioneering research combines satellite remote sensing and chemistry transport models to investigate critical topics such as air quality, wildfires, and intricate interactions between aerosols, clouds, and the land atmosphere system. Published October 30, 2024

National Academy of Medicine honors Sepúlveda for outstanding service

Martín-José Sepúlveda, MD, FACP, recently received the Walsh McDermott Medal, which recognizes a member of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NAM) for distinguished service to the NAM over an extended period. Published October 29, 2024