Documentary Screening: Artifishal
2019-10-09 18:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | FilmScene, 118 E College St, Iowa City, IA
The EHSRC is excited to co-sponsor a free documentary film screening at FilmScene on October 9th at 6:30 pm (the original PedMall location). The film, produced by Patagonia, is called Artifishal and is about the salmon industry in Alaska. There will be prizes sponsored by Active Endeavors and a group discussion after the film. Click here for the trailer.
We have attached a flyer and you can reserve your tickets by clicking here (to reserve tickets click on the time of the movie. You will have to register online, but it is free.) Please let us know if you have any questions or email jacqueline-curnick@uiowa.edu.

Climate Crisis: Truth in Action
2019-11-21 12:30 - 13:30

Pilot Grant Submission Deadline- Feb 2020
2020-02-01 08:00 - 17:00
The Pilot Grant Program is a highly valued component of the EHSRC, serving both the research and training missions of the Center. This program has helped advance the careers of numerous talented investigators by nurturing innovative ideas and creating opportunities for further grant support and publication in environmental health. Since the founding of the EHSRC, investments in the Pilot Grant Programs ($4,493,000) have produced grant progeny with a value of >$50,000,000. This represents a more than 11-fold return on investment. Dr. Thomas Peters directs the Pilot Grant Program.
Key Dates:

January 15, 2020 – Communication with appropriate Center Facility Director (Visit Center Facilities Page to identify the most relevant facility for your proposal)
January 15, 2020 – Budget approval (send to Mindy Sickels Sterbenz at mindy-sickels@uiowa.edu)
February 1, 2020 – Proposal submission

Learn more here: https://ehsrc.public-health.uiowa.edu/member-resources-opportunities/pilot-grant-program/

Distinguished Faculty Lecture: Meat Packing Plant Workers: A Case study of a Precarious Workforce
2020-12-02 12:30 - 13:30
The College of Public Health’s Distinguished Faculty Lecture will take place on December 2, 2020, from 12:30-1:30 P.M. This year’s lecture will be given by EHSRC member, Dr. Fred Gerr, and will provide an overview of historical and current occupational injury and illnesses among meat packing plant workers.
Dr. Gerr has served as a professor in the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health for the last 18 years. He has been the director of both the Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health and the Occupational Medicine Residency Training Program in CPH for many years. He has taught Occupational Health Practice, Occupational Medicine, and Interpreting Occupational Health Research. His research focuses on occupational and environmental risk factors for neurological impairment and musculoskeletal disorders. He has made significant contributions in the specialty of occupational and environmental medicine.
2020 CPH Distinguished Faculty Lecture | December 2 at 12:30 P.M.
Join via Zoom (https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/93121351181)

Pilot Grant Deadline- Communicate with facility directors and budget
2021-02-01
Click here to read about our Pilot Grant program and the deadlines to apply

Pilot Grant Deadline- Proposal Submission
2021-02-15
Click here to read about our Pilot Grant program

Webinar - Bridging the Gap: Linking Analytical Chemistry to Biological Effects
2021-06-03 09:00 - 10:00
Join Associate Editor Susan Richardson and EHSRC Member Greg LeFevre as they host the upcoming webinar ‘Bridging the Gap: Linking Analytical Chemistry to Biological Effects‘ on Thursday, June 3 at 9:00 central time. Register now: http://acspubs.co/Xv1w50EMKsu

Science Cafe: "Deaths of Despair; and What is Happening to America's Health" - Dr. Bob Wallace
2022-04-19 19:00 - 20:00 | zoom

Science Cafe: "Bone Health and Osteoporoses" - Dr. Amal Shibli-Rahhal
2022-05-05 17:00 - 18:00 | zoom

Science Cafe: Dr. Matt Nonnenmann
2022-05-11 17:00 - 18:00

Zoom seminar Disaster Preparedness and Response: Opportunities for a Community Engaged Approach
2023-04-21 11:00 - 12:00
Friday April 21, 2023, 11 am -12 pm central time
https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/91248514871

Panelists
Sato Ashida, PhD, Department of Community and Behavioral Health, University of Iowa
Jennifer Horney, PhD, MPH, Department of Epidemiology, University of Delaware
Jason Taylor, Executive Director of Bur Oak Land Trust
https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/91248514871

This event is part of our Toxicology Research seminar series

Workshop: Enhancing Your Research with Equitable Community Engagement
2023-07-26 10:30 - 13:00
Sign up here: https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3EIYnOHAF2Wt75Y

Science Cafe "Becoming a Brain Detective: An inside look at brain disease"
2024-02-22 17:00 - 18:00

Training: Enhancing Your Research with Equitable Community Engagement
2024-06-26 08:30 - 13:00 | University of Iowa College of Public Health, 145 N. Riverside Dr., Iowa City, IA, 52242, United States
The Community Engagement Cores of the Environmental Health Sciences Research Center and Iowa Superfund Research Program are hosting the training that is open to all UI researchers, including students. This interactive workshop will provide participants with information, activities, and examples of community-engaged research projects. It will be held Weds June 26th in CPHB, main program is from 9:30-1 with an optional “foundations breakfast” at 8:30. The event is free, and breakfast and lunch are provided.
*we have reached capacity for this event and are no longer accepting sign ups*
Space is limited, Register by June 14th at this link: https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6J5LJojcIRgSVfw

Science Cafe
2024-10-01 17:00 - 18:00 | Fuel Cafe in Mt. Vernon

Workshop: Enhancing Your Research with Community Engagement
2025-06-25 09:00 - 14:00
The Community Engagement Cores of the Environmental Health Sciences Research Center and Iowa Superfund Research Program are hosting the training that is open to all UI researchers, including students. This interactive workshop will provide participants with information, activities, and lightning talks from several researchers around the University of Iowa.
Sign up here (by June 13th): https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9Hy0f97tDmmVEQS

Community Engagement Virtual Office Hours
2026-02-18 13:00 - 14:00
There is an upcoming Community Engagement and Research Virtual Office Hours Weds 2/18 from 1-2 pm central time. Feel free to bring community engagement questions or ideas to talk through, you can drop in for a few minutes or stay the whole hour.

It is hosted by the Iowa Superfund Research Program (ISRP) and the Environmental Health Sciences Research Center, and this event will be facilitated by Dr. Shannon Watkins. It is open to any student, staff, or faculty at UIowa.

The zoom link is https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/919653908

If you plan to attend we’d appreciate an RSVP ( jcurnick@uiowa.edu), but it is not necessary.

The other dates of the office hours are March 26th 1-2 pm central
April 14th 10-11 am central
