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Institute of Sustainable Habitats
Housing and Land Use Policy program Director Jerry Anthony has been appointed a Director of the World Institute of Sustainable Habitats.
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Damiano Promotes PPC to Triangle Club
PPC Director Dr. Peter Damiano recently presented "The UI Public Policy Center: Academic Research and Public Engagement in Practice" to a meeting of the Triangle Club. The presentation included discussion of the Center's record of interdisciplinary research within it's six research programs.
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McGehee in "The Situation Room"
HF Program Director Dan McGehee appeared on CNN's The Situation Room to discuss the dangers of distracted driving. Research at Iowa's National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS) has found that a 2-second glance away from the road ahead can land a driver in a hazardous situation.
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McGehee on Discovery
Human Factors Director Dan McGehee was part of the Discovery Channel series Life Behind the Wheel. McGehee describes the GoTeam project, which collects detailed crash information fatal crashes in Iowa. The goal is a more complete understanding of every fatal crash.
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NASHP Award
The PPC, together with the Iowa Primary Care Association and the Iowa Medicaid Enterprise, was selected in a competition to take part in a seven-state Medicaid-Safety Net Learning Collaboration.
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