Articles from September 2021
![Yellow poster with multi-color papel picado at the top. Black text in the middle of poster says "National Latinx/a/o Heritage Month" with subtext "September 15 - October 15"](/sites/grad.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2021-09/2.png?h=a6c55029&itok=enc6s1hp)
The History of National Latinx/a/o Heritage Month
Thursday, September 30, 2021
National Latinx/a/o Month is September 15 - October 15 every year. Learn about how this celebratory month was formally recognized by the U.S. government and who the month celebrates.
![Jennifer Burek Pierce](/sites/grad.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2021-09/jbp%20photo%20kl.jpeg?h=2bcc02a3&itok=bwk0clyU)
Anchoring Research in Communities
Thursday, September 23, 2021
Dr. Jennifer Burek Pierce, a professor in the School of Library and Information Science, published a book on Nerdfighteria and recently won the Justin Winsor Library History award.
![Victoria Muller Ewald](/sites/grad.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2021-09/Muller%20Ewald%20picture.jpg?h=7159676c&itok=hwV7ldH7)
An Optimistic Researcher and Educator
Monday, September 20, 2021
Victoria Müller Ewald, a second-year Iowa Neuroscience Specialty Program in Research Education (INSPIRE) postdoctoral fellow, is investigating alternative functions of the cerebellum and mentoring the next generation of scholars along the way.