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Alumni news: Alejandro Muzzio (PhD 2019) receives teaching award
Thursday, March 25, 2021
Alejandro Muzzio teaches Anthropology at Howard Community College in Maryland. He was recently awarded for his teaching and has been recognized as an inspiring faculty colleague.
University of Iowa medical anthropologists study the lived experiences of COVID-19 vaccine recipients
Friday, March 19, 2021
The public has learned much in the early months of 2021 about the medical efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines. But what about how individual patients feel about their experiences receiving a vaccination, and how they talk about it with others?
GHS Professor Dr. Waltraud Maierhofer's article published in NORA-Nordic Journal of Feminist and Gender Research
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
GHS Professor Dr. Waltraud Maierhofer's article "Abortion in Sweden in in Henning Mankell's Before the Frost" is published in NORA-Nordic Journal of Feminist and Gender Research.
Registration open for 2021 Iowa Lakeside Lab Archaeological Field School
Friday, February 26, 2021
John Doershuk, State Archaeologist and Office of the State Archeologist Director, will lead the four-week course.
Barriers to Health Equity in Iowa City: Centering Diverse Community Voices on February 3rd, 2021
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
In this panel, we bring together individuals who work along the spectrum of care for disadvantaged groups to speak about their experiences while striving to improve health outcomes for all individuals in Iowa City.
Laura Graham is a SLA Outreach Award Winner for 2020
Thursday, January 28, 2021
Laura Graham has been awarded a SLA Outreach Award in recognition of her work with A’uwẽ-Xavante of central Brazil, and with the Wayuu of Venezuela.
2021 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration of Human Rights: Jan. 25-31, 2021
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
The 2021 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration of Human Rights is Sunday, Monday, Jan. 25 through Sunday, Jan. 31.
Elana Buch's book awarded an Eileen Basker Memorial Prize
Monday, December 7, 2020
Elana Buch's book "Inequalities of Aging: Paradoxes of Independence in American Home Care" was just awarded an Eileen Basker Memorial Prize from the Society for Medical Anthropology.
Emily Wentzell's NPR interview on vaccinations
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
COVID-19 vaccinations are under the microscope – inspiring hope and a possible end to the pandemic, but the rapid production and approval of multiple vaccines can raise concerns from the public.
Global Health Studies Program Annual Report 2019-20
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
The Global Health Studies Program is pleased to share the 2019-20 GHSP Annual Report.
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