A conference at the University of Iowa College of Law later this month hopes to properly introduce scholars in the law and social sciences who study race, but not with each other. Story
Babies in Brazil of African ancestry, alone or mixed, are more likely to have low birth weights and to be born prematurely than those born to parents of European-only ancestry, according to a new study from the University of Iowa. The reasons may be less use of prenatal care facilities and where non-European-only ethnic groups live. Findings appear in the "American Journal of Public Health."
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Ernest Pascarella, Mary Louise Petersen Professor of Higher Education at the UI College of Education, participated in a study that illustrates the surprising impact of college on students' interest in diversity and racial understanding. Story from: Inside Higher Ed
Tom Casavant, director of the UI Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, who is working this semester with the Plant Energy Biology Center in Australia, took part in a 20-kilometer swimming race in the Indian Ocean.
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