The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) announced Lois Cohen, National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), Bethesda, Md., USA, as the 2021 recipient of the IADR Distinguished Scientist Award in Global Oral Health Research. Cohen was recognized during the Opening Ceremonies of the virtual 99th General Session & Exhibition of the IADR, held on July 21-24, 2021.

In the United States, climate change is controversial, which makes communicating about the subject a tricky proposition. A recent study by Portland State researchers Brianne Suldovsky, assistant professor of communication, and Daniel Taylor-Rodriguez, assistant professor of statistics, explored how liberals and conservatives in Oregon think about climate science to get a better sense for what communication strategies might be most effective at reaching people with different political ideologies.

The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) announced Hazem Abbas, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, as the 2021 recipient of the IADR Lion Dental Research Award for Junior Investigators in the Behavioral, Epidemiologic and Health Services Category.

Alexandria, Va., USA - IADR President Pamela Den Besten presented and chaired the IADR President's Symposium "Enamel Defects as Biomarkers for Exposure to Environmental Stressors" at the virtual 99th General Session & Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), held in conjunction with the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) and the 45th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research (CADR), on July 21-24, 2021.