| November news from OVPR | As we reach the home stretch of the semester, we feel a deep sense of gratitude for the vibrant community of research professionals at the University of Iowa who are working to create new knowledge that makes the world a better place. Below, recognize a colleague by nominating them for the 2024 Discovery and Innovation Awards, celebrate our students as we recap the Fall Undergraduate Research Festival and make post-Thanksgiving plans to join the Obermann Center for a rapid-fire dialogue on the impacts of artificial intelligence. In the meantime, enjoy a safe and happy holiday. | | | | Celebrate a colleague or student by nominating them for OVPR's annual honors. | | | Join us for the next Wide Lens panel as an interdisciplinary panel of experts share how they’re engaging with AI, which forms AI takes in their work, and what questions they’re asking about future interactions between humans and machines. | | | | The Laboratory is one of five new wastewater-based centers of excellence established by Ceres Nanosciences with support from the NIH. | | | Get a glimpse of the 118 students who showcased their research, scholarship, and creative activity. | | 
As a part of the P3-funded Writing for the Public Good initiative, the University of Iowa is now an institutional member of The Conversation, an independent news organization dedicated to unlocking the knowledge of academic experts for the public good. Here's a look at recent work published by campus authors.
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By Valerie Payré, assistant professor of earth and environmental sciences
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By Brandon Dean, visiting assistant professor of religious studies
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“We tend to think of food as humanizing but when there is conflict, food becomes part of the conflict.”
Ari Ariel, associate professor of history and international studies, in The New York Times in the Nov. 3 article, "Among American Chefs, the Israel-Hamas War Has Spread to Food". Ariel has written about and lectured on what he calls the Hummus Wars.
In October, researchers in the College of Education initiated five new projects that have earned $8 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Education:
- Innovations in Discovering and Developing Talented Twice-Exceptional Students (DD2E) – A $2.27 million award to expand the Belin-Blank Center’s initiatives to support students who are intellectually gifted and have a neurodevelopmental disorder. The DD2E leadership team includes Belin-Blank Center director Megan Foley-Nicpon, associate dean for research Saba Ali, associate research scientist Duhita Mahatmya, and professor emerita Susan Assouline.
- Monitoring Behavior on the Go: MoBeGo 2.0 – A $2.47 million award to further develop the MoBeGo app, which helps teachers support students with challenging behaviors by using data to recommend effective interventions. Special education professor Allison Bruhn will partner with Lesa Hoffman, professor of educational measurements and statistics, on the project, which will include developing a web-based platform and on-demand training to better meet the needs of schools and students.
- Teacher Education for Equity through Partnerships – A $1.26 million award to recruit, prepare, and support 20 high-quality elementary education teachers, leading to licensure and ESL endorsement in Iowa. The program will focus on supporting and retaining teachers of color in the college’s Teacher Education Program and five partner school districts. Lia Plakans, professor of multilingual education, Mark McDermott, associate dean for teacher education and student services, and Amira Nash, associate director of partnerships and programs for the Baker Teacher Leader Center, will oversee the program.
- Project THRIVE: Training Special Education Leaders in Mental Health and Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Practices - A nearly $1.2 million grant aimed at improving access to special educators in Iowa and across the country. Bruhn and Plakans, along with Seth King, associate professor of special education, and Derek Rodgers, clinical assistant professor of special education, will collaborate on the project.
- Interdisciplinary-Counseling, Rehabilitation, and Special Education Service Training: I-CREST – An $800,000 award to improve disability services for Iowa students. Allison Levine, assistant professor in the Counselor Education program, Seth King, and Shawn Datchuk, associate professor of special education, will oversee the project.
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