Grants Liu Hong receives $410,000 NIH grant
By: College of Dentistry | 2016.09.26 | 08:53 am
Liu Hong, associate professor at the UI College of Dentistry, received a two-year, $410,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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Breaking through the shell
Researchers create technique for opening insects’ exoskeletons to study living cells
By: Richard C. Lewis | 2016.09.20 | 04:17 pm
Insects are tough animals to study. One reason is their armor-like coating, called an exoskeleton, which protects their organs. Researchers have discovered a technique to open the exoskeleton in order to study living organs and cells.
Two decades of volunteer dentistry
UI College of Dentistry provides on-site dental services to children of migrant farmworkers
By: Sara Diedrich | 2016.08.10 | 07:33 am
For more than 20 years, the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the UI College of Dentistry has partnered with the nonprofit organization Proteus Inc. to provide on-site dental services to the children of migrant farmworkers. Parents were invited to bring children ages 18 and younger for a free exam.
Honors Patricia Meredith receives AGD Mastership Award
By: College of Dentistry | 2016.08.05 | 10:11 am
Patricia Meredith, University of Iowa College of Dentistry, received the Mastership Award from the Academy of General Dentistry.
The New York Times Cavity-fighting liquid lets kids avoid dentists' drill
External Media | 2016.07.12 | 08:56 am
Arwa Owais, associate professor of pediatric dentistry at the UI College of Dentistry, talks about a liquid called silver diamine fluoride (SDF), which is an alternative to having a cavity drilled and filled by a dentist. SDF can be brushed on cavities to stop decay painlessly.
UI students receive degrees after 2016 spring semester
By: Office of Strategic Communication | 2016.07.05 | 08:50 am
The University of Iowa awarded nearly 4,200 degrees at the close of the 2016 spring semester.
Grants Azeez Butali and team receive 3-year Carver grant
By: College of Dentistry | 2016.06.20 | 01:17 pm
The team has received a three-year, $597,645 Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust grant to develop a biorepository for oral health and disease research.
Honors Austin receives 2016 AADR Student Research Fellowship
By: College of Dentistry | 2016.05.05 | 03:42 pm
Taylor Austin is a recipient of the 2016 American Association for Dental Research (AADR) Student Research Fellowship. The fellowship consists of a flat $2,100 stipend and $600 for travel expenses. She will also receive a $2,900 supplement from the UI Dental Student Research Program.
Video: College of Dentistry commencement ceremony
By: Office of Strategic Communication | 2016.05.02 | 08:12 am
A video recording of the spring 2016 UI College of Dentistry commencement ceremony is now available for viewing. The event was held at 3 p.m. Friday, June 3.
Honors Kuthy receives 2016 AAPHD Distinguished Service Award
By: Office of Strategic Communication | 2016.04.29 | 03:39 pm
The Distinguished Service Award is one of the AAPHD’s highest awards. It recognizes an individual for excellent and distinguished service to public health dentistry.
