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November 2024

Kelly Wells Sittig, Katie Jones, Mary Charlton

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.

Wei Zhang: Looking Back and Moving Forward

To mark our 25th anniversary, we asked several alumni to reflect on public health challenges of the past quarter century. Biostatistics alumnus Wei Zhang (05PhD) shared his thoughts.
Graduate Selfie in Hancher Auditorium

Class Notes

Keep tabs on the careers of your CPH classmates and keep us posted on yours! Read this month's Class Notes and submit your own to keep your friends and colleagues up to date.
CPH cap

Get your CPH apparel

Show your College of Public Health pride, just in time for the holidays. The CPH fall online storefront is now live. Place your orders before Friday, Nov. 15!
Students, alumni, and faculty posing at the 2024 College of Public Health Homecoming Lunch.

PHOTOS: 2024 CPH Homecoming Lunch

The food and music were great at the 2024 CPH Homecoming Lunch! See some of the sights from this year's event.
2024 APHA reception

PHOTOS: Alumni gather at APHA

CPH alumni from all over gathered at the American Public Health Association annual meeting in Minneapolis.
Portrait of Chris Coffey, professor of biostatistics and director of the Clinical Trials Statistical and Data Management Center at the University of Iowa College of Public Health.

Chris Coffey named Edwin B. Green Chair in Public Health

Christopher Coffey, professor of biostatistics, has been appointed the Edwin B. Green Chair in Public Health. Coffey will hold the endowed chair for a five-year term, which may be renewed.
Jim Yong Kim

VIDEO: Jim Yong Kim delivers annual Hansen Lecture

Catch the 2024 Hansen lecture, by Jim Yong Kim, partner and vice chairman at Global Infrastructure Partners. Dr. Kim is former president of the World Bank Group and co-founder of Partners In Health.
Martin-Jose Sepulveda

National Academy of Medicine honors Martín Sepúlveda

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.
Iowa Public Health Hawkeye socks

Win some CPH socks!

As part of our celebration of the College of Public Health’s 25th anniversary, we are giving away some of our new College of Public Health dress socks. Correct answers to the trivia question below will be entered into a random drawing to win a free pair.
Tom Cook

In memoriam: Professor Emeritus Tom Cook

Tom Cook, professor emeritus of occupational and environmental health, passed away on Oct. 18, 2024. Tom was a physical therapist, biomedical engineer, ergonomist, global health expert, public health advocate, and Fulbright Scholar.
Joe Coulter, photographed at Westlawn for a Native American Heritage Month profile.

In memoriam: Professor Emeritus Joe Coulter

Joe Coulter, professor emeritus of community and behavioral health, died Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. Joe had a very distinguished career that was notable for his strong commitment to public health, environmental justice, addressing health disparities, and promoting the health and well-being of Native communities.

Alumni Directory

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Alumni are listed by name, degrees earned, town of residence and email address, and have the option of adding employer, job title, employment sector and LinkedIn page.

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