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Gordon named 2026 UI Distinguished Chair

Colin Gordon, professor of history in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has been named the 2026 University of Iowa Distinguished Chair, one of the highest honors bestowed on faculty at Iowa.

Hongtao Ding stands in a lab holding a laser-processed sample produced using the nHSN method.

Ding's research in laser-based manufacturing technologies leads to five new patents

For the last 10 years, Hongtao Ding, professor of mechanical engineering, has conducted research in laser-based manufacturing technologies. That research recently led to five new U.S. patents. 

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Sung receives Carver Trust grant to launch Advanced Learning Traces Lab

Gahyun Callie Sung, assistant professor of learning sciences and educational psychology, has received a grant from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust to launch the Advanced Learning Traces Lab, an observation space designed to capture new, sensor-based data on how learning happens in real-time.

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USA Today/Des Moines Register

USA Today, in partnership with the Des Moines Register, featured Dr. Michael Welsh's lifechanging cystic fibrosis treatment and two patients it helped in a 20-minute documentary.

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NPR

Cara Hamann, associate professor in epidemiology who studies road safety, was interviewed by NPR about her research into policies related to older adults driving.
 

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Washington Post

Michelle Voss, UI professor and director of the Health, Brain, and Cognition Lab, was interviewed by the Washington Post about a study showing why exercise can lower Alzheimer's risk.

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