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Faculty in the News
Brian Farrell participates in ISBA panel on rural legal practice
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Farrell discussed the positive impacts that attorneys can have on small, rural communities—both economic and otherwise. Farrell and his co-panelists were among those leading the charge to incentivize rural legal practice in Iowa.
Kate Melloy Goettel featured on IPR's River to River to discuss habeas corpus
Monday, June 29, 2026
Goettel is the director of the Federal Impact Litigation Clinic, where one of her roles is to train students and attorneys to file habeas corpus petitions on behalf of unlawfully detained immigrants.
Samantha Barbas among eight UI faculty selected for competitive internal grant
Thursday, June 18, 2026
The funds will support light manuscript review and final archival work for Barbas' forthcoming book, Into the Vortex: Public Figures and the Making of the Free Press.
Anya Prince works as co-Principal Investigator on four-year NIH-funded research project “Beyond the Medical: The ELSI of Polygenic Scores for Social Traits”
Monday, June 8, 2026
The project is in its final year of a four-year grant and studying uses of polygenic scores for social traits. As a co-Principal Investigator, Prince is working to finalize case studies and help manage the team with Jean Cadigan, professor of social medicine at UNC.
Professor Gittler authors bill signed into law recognizing high school graduates with exceptional civics knowledge and understanding
Friday, June 5, 2026
The new law establishes a seal to go on high school diplomas or transcripts, signaling that the student demonstrates advanced civic knowledge and engagement.
Mihailis Diamantis launches innovative law course centered on Magic: The Gathering
Thursday, June 4, 2026
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