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August 19, 2008
High number of unplanned pregnancies spurs effort
The Telegraph Herald
"The research at UNI is being done in conjunction with the universities of Iowa and Alabama. The same foundation gave $11.5 million for projects and research over a five-year period. Mary Losch, assistant director of the UNI Center for Social and Behavioral Research, will direct the research.

"We picked projects that could have a high impact, yet be feasible and sustainable," Losch said. If successful, Iowa's effort will serve as a model for other states seeking to reduce unintended pregnancies."
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February 2, 2008
UNI to lead research program aimed at reducing unintended pregnancies
WCF Courier
"Mary Losch, an associate professor of psychology at UNI, will head up the research portion of the initiative, which will include five individual projects. The overarching goal is to reduce unintended pregnancies and abortion rates by determining the most effective ways of educating young women about contraception and pregnancy-planning services and increasing access to facilities that provide these services."
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March 22, 2007
Number of smokers in Iowa dips, study finds.
Des Moines Register
"Eighteen percent of Iowan adults smoked cigarettes last year. That compares to 20 percent in 2004 and 23 percent in 2002, according to the survey."
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