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November 2021

   

CPH alumna receives UI International Impact Award

Alumna Nina Jovanovic is a 2021 recipient of the UI’s International Impact Award. She will be honored on the Nov. 15 WorldCanvass program.

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PHOTOS: Homecoming Lunch at CPHB

Check out photos from our annual Homecoming Lunch last month at the College of Public Health Building.

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Class Notes

Keep tabs on the careers of your classmates, and keep us posted on yours...

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COVID is killing rural Americans at twice the rate of urbanites

While the initial surge of COVID-19 deaths skipped over much of rural America, nonmetropolitan mortality rates quickly started to outpace those of metro areas.

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Alumna studies hypertension management among refugees

Alumna Tala Al-Rousan is studying hypertension management among Aramaic and Arabic-speaking refugees in San Diego.

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VIDEO: Petersen discusses crowds, COVID, and more

Christine Petersen, the director of the Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, recently discussed COVID-19, vaccines, crowds, and cold weather with CBS News.

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Death rates higher for minority pedestrians

Cara Hamann, CPH assistant professor of epidemiology, said fatal pedestrian crashes in the U.S. rose by more than 50 percent from 2008 to 2018, but those increases are not equal when looking by racial group.

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Events announced for 2021 CPH Book Club Selection: ‘Bedlam’

Alumni are invited to join the college-wide reading of “Bedlam” and take part in upcoming events.

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Gilbert co-authors post on alcohol and breast cancer connection

Paul Gilbert, CPH associate professor, recently co-authored a blog post about the link between alcohol and cancer. For women, alcohol use is one of the top causes of breast cancer.

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In memory: Kathleen McKeen

Kathleen McKeen passed away on Oct. 1, 2021, at the age of 80. She worked in the cancer registry field for 59 years, serving as the director of the Iowa Cancer Registry for more than 36 of those years.

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Alumni Directory

Keep up with your classmates with our College of Public Health Alumni Directory.

Use this form to join the directory or to update your existing listing.

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.

 
 

Upcoming Events

CPH Book Club: “Bedlam” Documentary Screening Part 1, Nov. 9 – Details

Global Public Health Case Competition Presentations, Nov. 12 – Details

Fall Commencement, Dec. 17 – Details

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