Ryan Reynolds, a former Health and Human Physiology student and Hawkeye football intern, leads the Kansas City Chiefs’ strength and conditioning program.

In a new study, University of Iowa researchers found a gene that orchestrates the antenna movements of female fruit flies, which is central for them to detect the unique sound produced by prospective male mates. That gene, the Iowa researchers say, is present in mosquitoes and can be silenced, which in theory would lessen the chances of mating, and thus limit mosquitoes’ population growth.

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Palle Jorgensen, professor in the Department of Mathematics, co-authored a new book that focuses on various topics in the field of mathematics.

The consortium brings together faculty working across departments in the areas of war, genocide, or ethnic and political violence to facilitate collaboration and exchange of knowledge.