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"...a veritable expert on tawdry cosmetic procedures gone horribly awry..."--Kevin Beck

Tara C. Smith is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology. Her research involves a number of pathogens at the animal-human nexus. Additionally, she is the founder of Iowa Citizens for Science and also writes for The Panda's Thumb and WIRED SCIENCE's Correlations. Please note the views expressed on this site are Dr. Smith's alone and may not be representative of the groups mentioned above.

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Guillermo Gonzalez tenure review goes to the Board of Regents today: updated

It's not certain there will be a decision immediately, though: From the Iowa State Daily: The Iowa Board of Regents will meet Thursday to discuss the tenure denial appeal of Guillermo Gonzalez, assistant professor of physics and astronomy at Iowa...

Darwin Day 2008 in Iowa City

Lots going on next month for Darwin Day here in Iowa--if you're in the area, stop on by!

Discovery Institute bloviates. Again.

The DI spouts off in Iowa, alleging a conspiracy against Iowa State astronomer Guillermo Gonzalez.

The Discovery Institute's a-comin' to Iowa

The Discovery Institute again takes up the cause of Iowa State University astronomer and DI fellow Guillermo Gonzalez.

Chikungunya--in India, Italy, and Iowa

Chikungunya travels 'round the world...where will it pop up next?

Where's the Discovery Institute when you need a defender of academic freedom?

Teaching Adam and Eve as mythology apparently cost a professor his job...

My hometown...

...is underwater. FINDLAY, Ohio - Hundreds of Ohio residents remained flooded out of their homes Thursday as some rivers continued to rise, while forecasters had bad news for the state and other parts of the Midwest: expect more storms and...

Well, this doesn't happen every day...

Just a quick post from the "weird happenings in Iowa" file: Mysterious chunks of ice pelt Iowa town. DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) -- Large chunks of ice, one of them reportedly about 50 pounds, fell from the sky in this northeast...

Religion and Science symposium: Iowa, 2007

Can religion and science get along? Or at least, can scientists and religious people? We tackled the topic in an Iowa symposium on evolution and religion.

University of Iowa selects a new president

Sally Mason Named University Of Iowa's 20th President. Interesting. A female biologist, currently Provost at Purdue: During her tenure at Purdue, Mason invested both professionally and personally in diversity and innovative research and education. She raised funds for and...

Nothing to do this weekend?

Come learn about evolution and intelligent design in Iowa...

Skiff: long on rhetoric, short on light

Local "Dissenter from Darwinism" provides unintended irony in his exposition of intelligent design.

Iowa professor again poised to defend "intelligent design"

Via From Right 2 Left, I see that U of Iowa physics professor. Fred Skiff, will be speaking on intelligent design next week: At the next "Finding God at Iowa" Lunch Forum, Fred Skiff, University of Iowa professor of physics...

Influenza virologist Robert Webster stops by to talk shop

Readers who are regulars at Effect Measure or Deltoid will be familiar with the opinions of attorney and author Michael Fumento. Fumento considers himself an avian flu "skeptic," and recently issued a "challenge" (the title, "My avian flu challenge to...

Strange natural phenomenon observed in Iowa

Well, we missed the ice storms that hit a few other Sciencebloggers, but we did get a bit of this: My kids, of course, were clamoring to play in it this morning as I rudely shipped them off to school...

Iowan has swine flu

When people think of Iowa, many of them think of our agriculture (for good reasons). Obviously, it's big business here. We ranked first in the nation in production of corn, soybeans, eggs, and pork in 2005. Indeed, population-wise, hogs here...

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