Former trainee Nate Huizinga (MS in Occupational and Environmental Health, 2018) worked with a large manufacturer of household appliances to conduct an analysis of the association between visiting an on-site occupational health center and duration of … [Read more...]
Large Herd Dairy Milking Parlors
Part of the NIOSH ERC's webinar series on ergonomics. Nate Fethke, director of the Ergonomics Training Program here at the Heartland Center, presented in June 2019 with David Douphrate on Large Herd Dairy Milking Parlors: Exposure Characterization … [Read more...]
Program Highlights from the Heartland Center’s 2015-2016 Summary Annual Report
The Heartland Center recently submitted our annual report to NIOSH. These program highlights represent some of the most high-impact accomplishments Center faculty, staff, and trainees. Agricultural Safety & Health Trainees Ashlee Johannes (MS, … [Read more...]
Hawkeye on Safety 2016
On September 8, 2016, about 500 people gathered at the Coralville Marriott Hotel & Conference Center for the third annual Hawkeye on Safety conference. Hundreds of workers from dozens of organizations throughout the region received potentially … [Read more...]
Heartland Center Trainee Maya Ramaswamy Awarded 2016 Boren Fellowship
April 27, 2016—The Heartland Center is proud to announce that Maya Ramaswamy, an Occupational and Environmental Health PhD student and trainee in the ergonomics training program, has been awarded a Boren Fellowship to study in India during the … [Read more...]