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The University of Iowa was the first U.S. public university to admit men and women on an equal basis.

Rima Afifi, professor of community and behavioral health, presented the CPH Distinguished Faculty Lecture, “Narrative Change and Relationship Building: Why Love Matters in Achieving Social Justice,” on April 15.

On March 4, Kelly Garcia, director of the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, and Robert Kruse, state medical director and director of the Division of Public Health, visited the college for an Executive in Residence presentation. (From left: Robert Kruse, CPH Dean Edith Parker, and Kelly Garcia)

The Iowa Board of Regents has approved the UI’s request to create an online Executive Master of Health Administration program through the College of Public Health. The program will be available in August and taught by primary faculty members in the Department of Health Management and Policy.

In February, Christopher Coffey, director of the Clinical Trials Statistical and Data Management Center and professor of biostatistics in the UI College of Public Health, along with Cristina Tilley, Claire FergusonCarlson Faculty Fellow in Law and professor in the UI College of Law, presented the 41st annual Presidential Lecture titled “Pathways to Discovery: Clinical and Legal Trials, Academic Rigor, and Public Perceptions.”

In March, Leandris Liburd, acting director of the CDC’s Office of Health Equity, delivered a virtual guest lecture to the college titled, “Health Equity Perspectives: Then & Now.”

# 25 Best School/Program of Public Health in the Nation

Additional College of Public Health rankings

14. Health care management*

17. Environmental health sciences

20. Biostatistics

22. Health policy and management

U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools 2024

Rankings with an asterisk (*) were not evaluated this year, but represent the college or program’s most recent ranking.