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Self Driving Cars & Crosswalks

Monday, September 2, 2024
With an estimated 3.5 million self-driving vehicles expected on America’s roads by next year, University of Iowa researchers are investigating how to make crossing the road safe, especially for children.
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Iowa researchers identify approaches for how people recognize words

Thursday, August 29, 2024
University of Iowa researchers have defined how people recognize words. In a new study with people who use cochlear implants to hear, the researchers identified three main approaches that people with or without hearing impairment use to recognize words, an essential building block for understanding spoken language.
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CLAS PBS professor receives NIH grant to research how to improve lifeguard training using virtual reality

Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Cathleen Moore, professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, will use the funds from the National Institutes of Health to develop techniques to make pools safer.
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Professor Bob McMurray named as AAAS fellow for 2023

Thursday, May 16, 2024
Professor Bob McMurray was one of four faculty members to be named 2023 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general-scientific society and publisher of the journal Science.
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Professor Michelle Voss featured in New York Times

Thursday, April 11, 2024
Michelle Voss, Associate Professor and Ronnie Ketchel Faculty Fellow was recently featured in the The New York Times' article "How Exercise Strengthens Your Brain".
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CLAS psychology professor retires after 50 years of research at Iowa

Friday, February 9, 2024
Alan Kim Johnson, a faculty member in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, retired in December after 50 years at the University of Iowa. Johnson also held appointments in two other departments.

Former Graduate Student Awarded APA Dissertation Award

Thursday, February 8, 2024
Former graduate student, Ellen O'Donoghue, PhD, was recently awarded the APA Division 25 SEAB Dissertation Award in Basic Research for her dissertation "A Comparative Investigation into the Mechanisms that Support Multidimensional Categorization.”
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CLAS psychology professor awarded two NIH grants totaling $7.3 million

Professor Bruce Bartholow, who joined the University of Iowa over the summer, has two upcoming research projects funded by significant grants from the National Institutes of Health.
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Department Chair Mark Blumberg named 2023 UI Distinguished Chair

Monday, June 26, 2023
Mark Blumberg, F. Wendell Mill Professor and chair in the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, has been named as a recipient of the 2023 University of Iowa Distinguished Chair.