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Maryland's state Poet Laureate has been awarded the largest annual cash prize in English-language literary criticism by the UI for his most recent book.

Fred Ullrich and Keith Mueller, of the College of Public Health, published "Characteristics of Rural Communities with a Sole, Independently Owned Pharmacy" in RUPRI Center for Rural Health Analysis.

Charles Lynch, of the Department of Epidemiology in the College of Public Health at the University of Iowa, published five papers in April 2015.

Hughes will continue her practice of counseling and mentoring junior faculty. After the upcoming year, she will assume official responsibilities to guide the evaluation, tenure, reappointment and promotion processes.

Yockey joined the faculty in 2010 and was voted Professor of the Year by the law school student body for 2011-12.

Students from underrepresented groups from all across Iowa spent a week living at the University of Iowa and learning about college life in the Tippie College of Business' Gateway Proram.

More Iowa businesses are hiring more employees, making it easier for UI's Class of 2015 to find jobs in the state.

The University of Iowa maintains the largest van pool program for employees in eastern Iowa.

McMullen shares stories from his service in Burma, South Africa, Fiji, South Africa, and Eritrea. He also talks about the importance of keeping engaged with the world, something he hopes to impart on the University of Iowa students he teaches.

The University of Iowa ranks among the 25 public universities whose graduates have the lowest default rate on student loans, according to the online college ranking company BestColleges.com.

The University of Iowa Presidential Search and Screen Committee will hold a telephonic meeting on Thursday, July 2, from noon to 1 pm. Live audio streaming during the meeting and a recording upon its conclusion will be available.