Faculty—

A new $302,000 grant entitled “Secondary Analyses of Adolescent Caries, Including Fluoride, Diet, and Other Factors” has been awarded by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) to the University of Iowa College of Dentistry.

The two-year award will support detailed secondary data analyses of patterns of dental caries incidence from age 13 to 17 years among children in the Iowa Fluoride Study. Support will also include complex analyses of the longitudinal predictors of dental caries incidence that include demographic factors, previous caries experience, fluorideintake and exposures, and dietary intakes and patterns.

The principal investigator is Dr. Steven Levy, Wright-Bush-Shreves Endowed Professor of Research, Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, and professor, epidemiology, College of Public Health. Co-investigators include Drs. John Warren and Teresa Marshall, both Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, and Dr. Joseph Cavanaugh, Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health.

Students—

Fidencio Martinez and Gonzalo Pinilla, MFA graduate students in Painting and Printmaking, have received the NFA Artist/Ensemble 2014 Grant for their project “Invisible Faces: Identity Portraits.” The grant is funded by the Ford Foundation, The Surdna Foundation, and The National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC) Fund for the Arts Grant Program. They have been awarded $5,000.