The flyer announcing UI Associate Professor Mark Berg’s new fall course Social Psychology of Aggression lists challenging topics like gun violence, crime data & trends, theories of violence and … [Read More...]
UI IPRC Injury Blog
UI IPRC & partners: Addressing motorcycle safety in Iowa
Motorcycle-involved crashes accounted for a little less than 2% of all crashes on Iowa roads each year from 2014 – 2018. However this percentage is high, said State Safety Engineer Jan Laaser-Webb … [Read More...]
Making impact: UI IPRC alumni in the field
Alumni from of the UI Injury Prevention Research Center (IPRC) are making an impact around the country and the world to reduce injuries and violence. Here are two of their stories: Injuries … [Read More...]
Burn injuries from social media challenges
Last January Dr. Thomas Granchi, an acute care surgeon at the University of Iowa Health Care (UIHC) burn treatment center, appeared on the local news warning of the dangers of burns arising from … [Read More...]
Spotlight on injury pilot projects
Every winter the UI IPRC announces the availability of pilot funding through the center’s pilot grant program it has sponsored since 1993. This small “seed” funding gives opportunities to young … [Read More...]