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IowaNow Fun Facts Feature: Paul Meintel
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Meintel (81BA), administrative services coordinator for the Graduate College, is a fraternal triplet born in 1955.
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Classics student nominated for MAGS Teaching Award
Wednesday, December 30, 2020
PhD candidate Ryan Tribble is being acknowledged for his dynamic approach and dedication to teaching.
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Biostatistician develops model to improve clinical trials process
Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Alexandra Curtis is interested in making the development process for new treatments and drugs more efficient.
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Exploring urban predator distributions in the Corn Belt
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Graduate College fellow Brandon MacDougall conducts his research using geographic information systems (GIS) coupled with data collected from camera traps.
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An unconventional approach to learning foreign languages
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Mengtian Chen is researching ways to improve speaking fluency in a second language more efficiently.
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Sculptor makes magic out of everyday objects
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Kelly Clare's artwork titled, "Bread Net" received the Jurors Choice Award at the 2020 MFA Online Exhibition, "RAW", sponsored by the University of Montana.
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Alumna is game-changer in diabetes research
Thursday, December 10, 2020
Biochemistry PhD graduate Debbie Thurmond, director of the City of Hope's Diabetes & Metabolism Research Institute, studies the inner workings of how beta cells in the pancreas release insulin.
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Grad students pursue wide range of initiatives in IISC partnership
Monday, November 30, 2020
Iowa students and faculty are partnering with the City of Waterloo to advance a wide range of initiatives supporting local sustainability.
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Doctoral studies recognized with Montgomery Dissertation Prize
Monday, November 30, 2020
Montgomery Prize winner Serena (Banu) Gumusoglu's research determined that inflammation and dysfunction during pregnancy shapes offspring brain development.
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Mathematician proposes new theory of gravity
Monday, November 23, 2020
Samuel Brensinger was recognized with the Spriestersbach Prize for his dissertation describing Projective Gauge Gravity.
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