A soon-to-be published study by University of Iowa researchers finds that companies can find ideas for innovative new products in the consumer review sections on e-commerce websites like Amazon.

Jasper Halekas, associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy has been appointed to serve on the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032: Panel on Mars. The panel will advise NASA and the NSF to guide the next decade of scientific studies of Mars.

Satheesh Elangovan, professor in the Department of Periodontics in the College of Dentistry, has been recognized as a leader in evidence-based dentistry. Elangovan will receive an unrestricted educational grant from Colgate in recognition of his contributions.

Elana Buch, associate professor in the Department of Anthropology, was awarded an Eileen Basker Memorial Prize by the Society for Medical Anthropology. The society cited in the award announcement Buch's "significant contribution to anthropological scholarship on gender and health.”

Funded by the Minerva Research Initiative—the social science research arm of the Department of Defense—Brian Ekdale, associate professor in the UI School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and his co-investigators will use qualitative, quantitative, and computational research methodologies to investigate the psychological attributes that make a person vulnerable to radicalization and how U.S...

Natalie Fixmer-Oraiz, associate professor in Department of Communication Studies, has won an award from the National Communication Association for her book, titled, "Homeland Maternity: U.S. Security Culture and the New Reproductive Regime."

Gabriele Villarini, professor of civil and environmental engineering in the College of Engineering and director of IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering, has been named editor-in-chief for the scientific journal Advances in Water Resources. He began as the top editor on Oct. 1.

Corinne Peek-Asa, associate dean for research and professor of occupational and environmental health in the University of Iowa College of Public Health, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine.

Frederick Boehmke is a professor in the Department of Political Science and director of the Iowa Social Science Research Center, has been named by the Society for Political Methodology as a 2020 recipient of its Excellence in Mentoring Award.

A professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese has won a book publishing award from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The award means a book by Luis Martín-Estudillo, titled The Rise of Euroskepticism: Europe & Its Critics in Spanish Culture, will be turned into a free e-book.