The University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center (UI IPRC) trains the next generation of the leaders in injury and violence prevention. As one of the only injury centers in the Midwest funded … [Read More...]
UI IPRC Injury Blog
Violence & trauma: Q & A with Professor Mark Berg
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 & 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...]