At this year's Obermann Symposium, University of Iowa researchers are tackling the achievement gap for rural students, unequal access to nutritious food and communities not adapting to an aging population. The symposium is meant to harness the work being done in rural areas to better collaborate.
Ben Kieffer speaks with one of the organizers, law professor Daria Fisher Page, and the experts focusing on rural issues; professor of gerontology Brian Kaskie; professor in learning sciences and educational psychology Duhita Mahatmya; and professor of occupational and environmental health Brandi Janssen.
Guests:
- Daria Fisher Page, clinical professor of law, University of Iowa
- Brian Kaskie, professor of health management and policy, University of Iowa College of Public Health
- Duhita Mahatmya, assistant professor in learning sciences and educational psychology, University of Iowa College of Education
- Brandi Janssen, clinical professor of occupational and environmental health, University of Iowa
