OEH graduate students participate in activities to promote careers that protect worker health at the Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) Health Sciences Research and Lab Experience Camp. 20 students attended who are upcoming 7th-9th graders. They learned about Industrial Hygiene and Injury Prevention through hands-on activities.

Local news coverage of this event can be found at:
 https://cbs2iowa.com/news/local/beyond-the-books-uis-creative-efforts-to...

 

Students learn about aerosol characterization though number and mass concentrations.

 

Students evaluate the effect of distractions on reaction time.

 

Hearing protection is evaluated using the 3M EARFit system.

 

We appreciate all of our volunteers and the time they spent to promote women in STEM fields.