UNI gerontology and the Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging have united to create a dementia simulation house that reduces stigma and increases empathy.
Last August, President Nook honored three UNI staff members with Presidential Medallions to recognize how they have helped the university navigate COVID
Because of Shelley O'Connell, UNI campus was able to access rapid COVID tests early. President Nook thanked her in August with a Presidential Medallion.
Patrick Pease has played a crucial role in slowing the spread of COVID at UNI. Because of this, President Nook honored him with a Presidential Medallion.
In a study published this week in the prestigious journal Nature Medicine, University of Northern Iowa researchers examine COVID-19’s impact on Indigenous populations in the Arctic and how it could be crucial to addressing the pandemic both today and in future epidemics.
Almost half of all adults in the U.S. are now fully vaccinated, but for them the return to normal may not feel as they expected it to. UNI psychology professor Nicholas Schwab says it’s important we all be understanding of each other and the anxiety some feel with the return to pre-pandemic life.
With more than 115 million Americans now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the focus has shifted to people who are hesitant or undecided. We talked to UNI biology professor Dave McClenahan, an immunologist who studies infectious disease, about why nearly everyone should be fully vaccinated.
Why should people with healthy immune systems get vaccinated?
