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Assistant Professor Sandra Ramey, PhD, RN, specializes in research that investigates the relationships among Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) risk factors and CVD morbidity in large law enforcements cohorts—including the Milwaukee Police Department where she studies inflammatory markers of stress as well.

The Daily Iowan recently interviewed Dr. Ramey for her involvement in a study titled "The Effect of Work Shift and Sleep Duration on Various Aspects of Police Officers' Health."

A few weeks ago, Iowa’s crops were off to a strong start; however, it has become apparent that a prolonged heat wave can change things in a hurry—and corn isn’t the only thing that can suffer. Ongoing UI research is looking at how heat stress impacts local migrant farmworkers.

The summer of 2012 has been, by and large, a scorcher. Much of the country is enduring record temperatures and cumulative rainfall totals, particularly in the Midwest, are well below average.

Keela A. Herr, PhD, RN, AGSF, FAAN, professor and associate dean for faculty at UI’s College of Nursing, was recently announced as the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient by the National Gerontological Nursing Association (NGNA).

For 25 years, Dr. Herr has been engaged in a program of research, scholarly, and professional activities focused on the problem of pain in older adults, with emphases in assessment strategies, improving practices through translation research, and end-of-life care.

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA), the nation’s largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging, has named 38 exemplary professionals—including the University of Iowa College of Nursing’s Janet Specht, PhD, RN, FAAN—as its newest fellows.