HHP Prof Gary Pierce elected as Fellow of the American Heart Association

Friday, April 8, 2016

Gary Pierce
Gary Pierce

University of Iowa Professor Gary Pierce was elected as a 2016 Fellow of the American Heart Association / American Stroke Association, by the Council of Hypertension.

Pierce is an assistant professor in the Department of Health & Human Physiology, part of the UI College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. He specializes in vascular aging, vascular endothelial function, arterial stiffness, clinical exercise physiology, and clinical/translational research in humans.

Fellowship of the American Heart Association program recognizes scientific and professional accomplishments and volunteer leadership and service. The Council of Hypertension, to which Pierce was elected, exists “to foster excellence in hypertension research and education,” toward the American Heart Association’s goal to “build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke,” according to the organization’s website.

The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences offers about 70 majors across the humanities; fine, performing and literary arts; natural and mathematical sciences; social and behavioral sciences; and communication disciplines. About 15,000 undergraduate and nearly 2,000 graduate students study each year in the college’s 37 departments, led by faculty at the forefront of teaching and research in their disciplines. The college teaches all Iowa undergraduates through the college's general education program, CLAS CORE. About 80 percent of all Iowa undergraduates begin their academic journey in CLAS. The college confers about 60 percent of the university's bachelor's degrees each academic year.