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College of Public Health settles into new digs

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Tom Jorgensen | 2012.03.16 | 04:38 PM

View from the window of the College of Public Health building of the Old Capitol and campus.

Old Capitol and the University of Iowa campus are visible through the expansive glass of the College of Public Health Building atrium.

The College of Public Health, formally established at the University of Iowa in 1999, finally has a place to call home.

Artwork in the new College of Public Health Building includes life-size portraits of Iowans by photographer Peter Feldstein. Get a tour in this video.

Toward the end of 2011, faculty and staff started moving into the new College of Public Health Building (CPHB), located on the west side of the Iowa River where the International Center once stood. The $47.7 million, five-story, 142,000-square-feet facility houses the college’s five academic departments: biostatistics, community and behavioral health, epidemiology, health management and policy, and occupational and environmental health.

Construction on the building, which was financed by a combination of state appropriations, federal grants, university revenue bonds, and private gifts, began in spring 2009. The university will seek gold-level certification in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System, which would make it the first such academic building on campus.

A building dedication is slated for 4 p.m., Friday April 20, and will be followed by a reception and tours.

View from the window of the College of Public Health Building of Old Capitol and campus.

College of Public Health Building exterior.

Two people walk toward a life-size photographic wall panel.

View of the College of Public Health Building atrium.

An instructor and students are visible through a large interior classroom window.

Students attend class in a large lecture room.

Light and shadow fall across a wall of limestone blocks

Students sit and visit in a seating area.

A wide-angle view up into the College of Public Heath Building atrium.

A leather chair sits on a brightly colored carpet.

Blue sky is seen looking straight up through a skylight.

Class being taught in a room with brightly colored chairs.

Metal furniture legs reflect off polished slate floors.

Two student work at a table next to large windows.

Architectural interior view showing large columns and large window walls.

Detail of grooved wood paneling and abstract leaf printed upholstery.

Aerial view of the College of Public Health Building

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