A new University of Iowa research initiative is launching July 1, 2026, to study environmental risk factors and improve health outcomes for Iowans. The Iowa Integrated Network for Science, Information, and Geospatial Health Tracking (INSIGHT) program will produce scientific evidence needed to understand how environmental exposures affect human health, from the air we breathe to the water we drink.
Media coverage:
- New UI-based research program aims to improve health outcomes, answer cancer questions | The Gazette
- University of Iowa researchers launch project on how environmental exposures affect human health | Iowa Public Radio
- University of Iowa launching research initiative to study state’s environmental health risks | Corridor Business Journal
- KCCI Investigates: Iowa researchers to launch statewide environmental monitoring network | KCCI
- Iowa cancer rates rising — new UI research aims to find out why | KWWL
- New UI program to study links between environmental exposures and health outcomes | KCRG
- University launches research project into Iowa health crisis | The New Lede
- Iowa water under scrutiny as UI begins $10M public health project | Iowa City Press-Citizen
- Iowa researchers launch environmental testing programs | Iowa Starting Line