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Saba Ali and Paul Romitti

Ali, Romitti named 2025 UI Distinguished Chairs

Saba Rasheed Ali, associate dean for research and professor of counseling psychology in the College of Education, and Paul A. Romitti, professor of epidemiology in the College of Public Health, have been named recipients of the 2025 University of Iowa Distinguished Chair. 

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4 honored with Iowa Mid-Career Faculty Scholar Awards

The award, which is in its fourth year, provides funding and development opportunities for tenured mid-career faculty who have established national or international reputations in their disciplines and demonstrate exceptional teaching and mentorship.

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4 faculty named American Association for the Advancement of Science fellows

Four University of Iowa faculty members have been named 2024 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general-scientific society and publisher of the journal Science.

In the News

Earth.com

Jasper Halekas, professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, noted how data collected during the NASA TRACERS mission will help us better understand space weather.

In the News

NPR

Anya Prince, professor of law, was interviewed about genetic data privacy following the news about 23andMe filing for bankruptcy. 

Research Study

Science

George S. Constantinescu, professor of civil and environmental engineering, co-authored a paper in Science finding the Kakhovka Dam breach in Ukraine unleashed a "toxic time-bomb" of pollutants in ecosystems and water supplies.

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College Updates

Castellano named 2025 Goldwater Scholar