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Bova, Flippo, and Tatz win Young Investigator Awards

Three University of Iowa neuroscientists have won 2025 Young Investigator Awards from the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation. Kyle Flippo, assistant professor of internal medicine, and postdocs Alexandra Bova and Joshua Tatz received the two-year, $70,000 grants, which help promising young scientists launch careers in neuroscience and psychiatry.

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Kolesar to lead initiative to improve lung cancer screening access in Iowa

The UI College of Pharmacy and Carver College of Medicine are leading an initiative to boost Iowa’s low lung cancer screening rates by embedding screenings in community pharmacies across the state, which will expand access in rural and underserved Iowans through community-based care.

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CLAS faculty share experiences at Humanities Award Showcase

The University of Iowa’s annual Humanities Showcase celebrated faculty achievements, with award-winning scholars discussing strategies for external funding and leveraging internal resources.

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Des Moines Register

Mark Burkard, director of the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, UI public health professor and Iowa Cancer Consortium president Mary Charlton, and Bradley Hiatt, an oncologist at UI Health Care's Mission Cancer + Blood, wrote an editorial about Iowa's fight against cancer.

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The New York Times

Matheus Hostert, assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, gave his insights into two papers published in Nature that are shaking up the physics world.

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NPR

Samantha Barbas, professor and Aliber Family Chair in Law, was recently featured in an episode of NPR's Code Switch podcast to talk freedom of speech. 
 

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College Updates

CLAS leaders shine at the The Way Up conference