To celebrate the ingenuity, resilience, and innovation of student researchers at the University of Iowa, the Office of the Vice President for Research is again sponsoring the Dare to Discover campaign. The annual program this year highlights the work of 80 undergraduate and graduate students who are making waves in disciplines across campus anging from astronomy to medicine, public health, education and art
IOWA CITY, IOWA (January 12, 2022) — To celebrate the ingenuity, resilience, and innovation of student researchers at the University of Iowa, the Office of the Vice President for Research is again sponsoring the Dare to Discover campaign. The annual program this year highlights the work of eighty undergraduate and graduate students who are making waves in disciplines across campus anging from astronomy to medicine, public health, education and art.
Janiece Maddox of Davenport, IA (Description of research: I am an interdisciplinary artist with a focus in ceramics. I make sculptural work that expresses my thoughts and experiences on the effects societal institutions have on us by addressing simulation theory, Afrofuturism, and childhood. Dare to Discover personal profile: https://dare.research.uiowa.edu/maddox-janiece/.)
Reina Glandon of Davenport, IA (Description of research: My project is focused on screening for depression in adolescents in a local primary care clinic in my hometown. The aim is to increase early identification and referral to services of depression in children ages 12 and older and improve the quality of mental health care they are receiving. Dare to Discover personal profile: https://dare.research.uiowa.edu/glandon-reina/.)
Saul Ocampo Landa of Muscatine, IA (Description of research: In Dr Campbell's lab, we investigate how muscular dystrophies (a group of diseases that cause muscle deterioration) develop. The Campbell lab itself has discovered various genes and molecules that play a role in these diseases. In addition, we also look at possible therapies that may translate to help patients who live with these debilitating muscle diseases. Dare to Discover personal profile: https://dare.research.uiowa.edu/landa-ocampo-saul/.)
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