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Researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences and College of Public Health are the first in the country to study a digital intervention method’s impact on interrelated public health issues: heavy drinking and insomnia.

Donna Wilcock, Ph.D., was awarded a $1.7 million National Institutes of Health grant for her lab’s exploration of adverse effects of two new Alzheimer’s disease drugs shown to slow the progression of cognitive decline.

Laura Fanucchi, M.D., co-authored American Heart Association guidance on treating infective endocarditis among people who inject drugs.

The Office of Undergraduate Research is offering an information session about the Beckman Scholars Program for undergraduates interested in pursuing an advanced science degree or other scientific pursuits.

Jeanmarie Rouhier-Willoughby, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures and Cultures, provides a deeper look at the history of Halloween.

Ilhem Messaoudi, Ph.D., and Jamie Sturgill, Ph.D., are combining their areas of expertise to better understand how heavy alcohol use affects a specific group of immune cells and their function in the lungs.

Peter Kalliney, College of Art and Sciences, explores how superpower competition and the Cold War impacted writers in the decolonizing world.

For her innovative approach to studying low-cost water treatment, Tiffany Messer, Ph.D., an assistant professor in biosystems and agricultural engineering, is the recipient of the National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award.

The work of Daniela DiGiacomo, assistant professor in the College of Communication and Information’s School of Information Science, analyzes the current state of information media literacy education policy.

In the final installment of the "I Am A UK Innovator" series Ming-Yuan Chih, Ph.D., describes a mobile health app he developed with his team to help bone marrow transplant patients during their recovery.