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Area leaders get look at newest UI driving simulator addition
Thursday, June 15th, 2017
Johnson County leaders and other area officials on Wednesday learned about ongoing research at the University of Iowa's driving simulator and had a chance to take a look inside its newest test vehicle: a 2017 Tesla Model S.
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Researchers to participate in Summer Scholars Program
Tuesday, June 13th, 2017
This summer, the UI Public Policy Center will host three researchers for the inaugural Summer Scholars Program.
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Brady wins award for Healthy Behaviors Incentive Program evaluation poster
Tuesday, June 13th, 2017
Patrick Brady, a research assistant in the Public Policy Center’s Health Policy Research Program, won an award for his poster on the Healthy Behaviors Incentive Program evaluation. The award, the 2017 Research Week Collegiate Poster Award, was given by the University of Iowa College of Public Health.
Brady works with Natoshia Askelson, assistant professor in the UI College of Public Health and researcher in the PPC’s Health Policy Research Program.
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Damiano to serve on ADEA Legislative Advisory Committee
Monday, June 12th, 2017
Dr. Peter Damiano was invited to serve on the Legislative Advisory Committee (LAC) of the American Dental Education Association (ADEA).
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Teeth: The Struggle for Oral Health Care in America
Monday, June 5th, 2017
Dr. Peter Damiano speaks with IPR's Ben Kieffer and Mary Otto, author of "Teeth: The Story of Beauty, Inequality, and the Struggle for Oral Health in America."
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Losing Planned Parenthood
Tuesday, May 30th, 2017
Planned Parenthood is closing one-third of its health centers in Iowa. Natoshia Askelson, assistant professor in the UI College of Public Health and PPC researcher in the Health Policy Research Program, spoke with The Atlantic.
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Damiano on review panel of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Thursday, May 25th, 2017
Dr. Peter Damiano, Director of the Public Policy Center and the PPC’s Health Policy Research Program, served on a review panel of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) on Tuesday, June 6.
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Damiano to present keynote at ‘Culturally Responsive: Health Care in Iowa 2017’ conference
Thursday, May 25th, 2017
Dr. Peter Damiano, Director of the Public Policy Center and the PPC’s Health Policy Research Program, will give a keynote presentation at the “Culturally Responsive: Health Care in Iowa 2017” conference on Friday, June 2, in the UI College of Public Health Building.
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Iowa City Schools annual climate survey reveals progress, room for improvement
Thursday, May 25th, 2017
Results of the second annual student climate survey indicate some significant steps taken toward classroom and school equity, but reveal major strides still necessary to become fully inclusive.
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Survey finds many non-binary students feel unsafe in Iowa City schools
Thursday, May 25th, 2017
Nearly three-fourths of students in Iowa City schools who took a recent survey and identify their gender as non-binary feel that their school is not safe.
The school climate survey, given to students in grades 5-12 in February and March, found 70 percent of survey takers with a non-binary gender identity reported "feeling unsafe in their classes."
