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...]
Older adult drivers
According to the CDC, every day in the U.S. around 20 adults over the age of 65 are killed in motor vehicle crashes, and nearly 800 are injured. Involvement in fatal crashes increases among drivers … [Read more...]
Injury faculty spotlight: Q & A with Corinne Peek-Asa
UI Professor Corinne Peek-Asa has served as the Director of the University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center (UI IPRC) since 2006, leading one of only 10 such centers in the U.S. funded by the … [Read more...]