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IHHS Child Eating Habits & Physical Activity Report
The IHHS report has been released. Learn more about the data related to weight, eating habits and physical activity.
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Iowa Parent School Lunch Survey Report Released
The University of Iowa Public Policy Center and University of Iowa College of Public Health conducted a study to determine Iowa parents' knowledge and perceptions of the school lunch program and the new school meal patterns as defined by the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010.
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Lynn Receives National Science Foundation Grant
Freda B. Lynn, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Iowa, successfully obtained a National Science Foundation grant for her project "Biographies of Scientific Ideas: The Diffusion of Knowledge in Medicine and Sociology" with the help of the ISRC.
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Economic Impacts of Habitat for Humanity of Iowa
Housing Policy has completed a report for Habitat of Humanity of Iowa quantifying the impacts to Iowa’s economy that result from money directly spent and wages directly paid by Habitat affiliates in 2011.
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Ongoing Impacts & Challenges of the 2008 Floods
Local leaders, policy makers, residents, and scholars will begin to bridge the gap between rural and urban approaches to water management and explore ways to mitigate the impact of future disasters.
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