By: Cara Hamann in Journal of Urban Affairs

Researchers in the fields of injury and violence prevention from Romania, Moldova, Georgia, and Armenia recently visited the University of Iowa. As part of mulit-year NIH-funded project, partners on the iCREATE project discussed strategies to advance their work and build upon a strong history of collaboration. The group toured various centers, labs, and institutes and spoke with faculty, staff, and students across several colleges.

Motor vehilce crashes continue to be the leading cause of death among adolescents in the U.S. In a JAMA Network Commentay, Dr. Cara Hamann and Dr. Jingzhen Yang discuss how electronic communications devices pose problems, but also potential solutions, in the arena of teen driving safety.

By: Libbie Randall of KCRG

By: Maylin Tu of Next City

In mid-June, TRIPS Lab members gathered with students and scholars from across the globe in Cluj-Napoca, Romania for a 6-day course on the design, implementation, and evaluation of intervention programs specific to violence and injury prevention and control. The SCOPE Program consisted of 20 students, 11 instructors, and other participants representing 8 countries.

By: University of Iowa Office of Strategic Communications

TRIPS Lab researchers found no impact on emergency response rates before and after road diet projects. Most EMS responders think road diets don't affect emergency response times, but that road users may not know how to properly yield to emergency vehicles on 3-lane roads.

Since 2022, the TRIPS Lab team and community partners have conducted 15 weeks of educational bike safety programming with kids ages 9-12. A total of 125 kids have completed this 12-hour program, riding over 2,000 miles. Additionally, 62 parents have completed on virtual training session on safe cycling.