By: Tom Foley of Iowa Capital Dispatch

Several TRIPS Lab team members attended the 2025 SAVIR Annual Conference in New York City April 7th-9th. SAVIR is the leading organization promoting excellence in research related to injury and violence prevention. In addition to several presentations from TRIPS Lab and UI Injury Prevention Research Center (IPRC) affiliates, a few folks got an exclusive tour of the 34th Open Streets corridor in Jackson Heights, Queens.

By: We Are Iowa Local 5 News

By: Abigail Kurten of KCRG

By: Abigail Kurten of KCRG

The University of Iowa hosted the 2025 Rural Health Summit on Friday, February 28th. Students, faculty, staff, and practicioners gathered to celebrate rural health research, resources, and partnerships. TRIPS Lab member, Gilsu Pae presented a poster on related research titled "Exploring varied definitions of rurality and their impacts on motor vehicle collision studies."

By: Madison Schuler of The Daily Iowan

PhD student and TRIPS Lab member, Amir Ghabari, studies crashes involving vulnerable road users, such as bicyclists and pedestrians, with the goal of identifying risk factors and developing strategies to reduce these incidents. In a little over three years at UI, Amir has already left his mark on the field of traffic safety.

By: Linh Ta of Axios Des Moines

Motor vehicle crashes are the second leading cause of injury death among adults aged 65 and older in the U.S. A common state-level approach to mitigating older adult crash risk is the implementation of driver license renewal policies. These policies vary by state and their effectiveness is not well documented. TRIPS Lab members examine this topic further in an article published in Injury Epidemiology.