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Shen wins $2.3 million Avenir Award
Susan Shen, MD, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry in the Carver College of Medicine, received the $2.3 million Avenir Award, which she will use to fund her lab’s research into the genetics behind substance use and psychiatric disorders.
Barbas elected to the American Law Institute
UI College of Law Faculty member Samantha Barbas was elected to the American Law Institute, a prestigious honor limited to 3,000 lawyers, judges and legal scholars worldwide.
Stanhewicz receives 2026 Henry Pickering Bowditch Award
The American Physiological Society awarded the 2026 Henry Pickering Bowditch Award to Anna Stanhewicz, UI associate professor in the Department of Health, Sport, and Human Physiology. This national award recognizes early career scholar excellence in the field of physiology.
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Dr. Melanie Wellington, clinical professor of pediatric infectious diseases, spoke to the Huffington Post about Whooping Cough.
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Sang Jung Kim, assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, was recently interviewed about who is represented in content produced by generative AI.
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Shawn Datchuk, a professor of special education, spoke to the Washington Post about the importance of kids learning to write in cursive.
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