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Candice Wuehle

Wuehle discusses popular Taylor Swift poetry course

Candice Wuehle, student scholarship and development specialist in the UI Honors Program, was featured by The Cedar Rapids Gazette for a poetry course she created that uses Taylor Swift songs to teach poetics. 

Ali Salem

Salem earns funding to focus on treatment of liver cancer

Aliasger Salem, the Lyle and Sharon Bighley Endowed Chair and Professor in the College of Pharmacy and an associate vice president for research at the university, is part of a research team that earned a $13M grant from the National Cancer Institute.

Eric Hunter

Hunter leads interdisciplinary research on preserving teachers’ vocal health

Eric Hunter, chair of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, is working with researchers across the University of Iowa to create healthier vocal environments for teachers and enhance classroom learning.

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Los Angeles Times

Steven Levy, professor of preventive and community dentistry, wrote an editorial for JAMA Pediatrics in response to a study linking fluoridated drinking water to lower IQ scores in children.

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NBC News

Paul Gilbert, associate professor of community and behavioral health, provided insights about the risk of alcohol consumption on health outcomes after the U.S. surgeon general recommended cancer warning labels on alcoholic drinks.

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The New York Times

Upinder Singh, professor and chair of the Department of Internal Medicine, was recently featured in an article discussing whether Paxlovid could treat long Covid. 

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Cargill profiled in The Cedar Rapids Gazette

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