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Perlmutter: How to avoid bad advice from colleagues

The Chronicle of Higher Education: Perlmutter: How to avoid bad advice from colleagues
Published: 
2013.03.04
Illustration of a man trying to give the wrong directions to a female colleague, Marta Antelo for The Chronicle

David Perlmutter, director of the UI School of Journalism and Mass Communication, shares how to avoid bad advice from colleagues as part of his "Career Confidential" advice column for The Chronicle. Story from: The Chronicle of Higher Education

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Ingram says there are still stereotypes about male nurses

Iowa City Press-Citizen: Ingram says there are still stereotypes about male nurses
Published: 
2013.03.03
Dan Lose, left, and Frank Gedney work on a pretend patient at a nursing training facility at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics on Friday. / Benjamin Roberts / Iowa City Press-Citizen PHOTOS

Todd Ingram, UI associate professor of nursing, says there are still stereotypes about male nurses, despite the fact that a recent U.S. Census Bureau report shows the proportion of males working as nurses is slowly climbing. (Note: A paid subscription is required.) Story from: Iowa City Press-Citizen

Iowa City Press-Citizen

UI study proves that pregnant women's feet grow

redOrbit.com: UI study proves that pregnant women's feet grow
Published: 
2013.03.01
Illustration of baby feet next to an adult woman's feet, Image Credit: RedKoala / Shutterstock

A University of Iowa study published in the American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation proves a phenomenon that has long been observed—that pregnant women's feet really do grow along with their tummies. Story from: redOrbit.com

redOrbit.com

High school students from across state present STEM research

Iowa City Press-Citizen: High school students from across state present STEM research
Published: 
2013.02.28
High school students listen to University of Iowa junior Sergio Loubriel during a presentation Thursday at the Medical Education and Research Facility. The session was one of numerous laboratory tours offered to students interested in pursuing a career in medicine.

High school students from across the state are presenting their best STEM research at the UI College of Education Belin Blank Center's Annual Iowa Regional Junior Science and Humanities Symposium. (Note: A paid subscription is required.) Story from: Iowa City Press-Citizen

Iowa City Press-Citizen

Wilton student will be a senior and a freshman—at the same time

Muscatine Journal: Wilton student will be a senior and a freshman—at the same time
Published: 
2013.03.01
Portrait of Wilton High School junior Maxwell Roth

Wilton High School junior Maxwell Roth will spend his senior year of high school living at the UI pursuing a career in biomedical engineering thanks to an early entrance honors program through the UI Belin-Blank Center's National Academy of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering. Story from: Muscatine Journal

Muscatine Journal

UI professor comments on 'Extreme Couponing' participants' behaviors

Bloomberg Business Week: UI professor comments on 'Extreme Couponing' participants' behaviors
Published: 
2013.02.28
Illustration of a women buried under a pile of coupons with just her legs sticking out. Photo illustration by 731; Photographs by Alamy (3)

Donald Black, UI professor of psychiatry, says that the behaviors displayed by people on the reality TV show Extreme Couponing could be considered variants of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Story from: Bloomberg Business Week

Bloomberg Business Week

Workshop alumnus wins National Book Critics Circle Award

Los Angeles Times: Workshop alumnus wins National Book Critics Circle Award
Published: 
2013.03.01
d.a. powell

Iowa Writers' Workshop alumnus D.A. Powell won the National Book Critics Circle Award for poetry, honored for Useless Landscape, or A Guide for Boys. The awards were announced Feb. 28 in New York City. Story from: Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times

UI student, Missouri Valley native featured on Big Ten Network

MIssouri Valley Times-News: UI student, Missouri Valley native featured on Big Ten Network
Published: 
2013.03.27
Big Ten Network logo

University of Iowa doctoral student and Missouri Valley native Erin O'Gara was featured on The Big Ten Network for a video she created, Putting Babies First, as the first Health Communications Fellow with the State Hygienic Laboratory at the UI. Story from: MIssouri Valley Times-News

MIssouri Valley Times-News

New liver center will improve patient care

Des Moines Register: New liver center will improve patient care
Published: 
2013.02.26
Dr. Ravi Vemulapalli and Dr. Dale Andres, Mercy senior vice-president of medical affairs, anticipate the benefits of a new collaborative effort to diagnose and treat people with diseases of the liver and biliary tract in central and western Iowa. / Mary Chind/The Register

A new partnership with the UI Organ Transplant Center, Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines, and the Iowa Digestive Disease Center is improving care for patients with liver disease, especially in central and western Iowa. Story from: Des Moines Register

Des Moines Register

UI among colleges offering classes for students to have their genes tested

The Washington Post: UI among colleges offering classes for students to have their genes tested
Published: 
2013.02.27
University of Iowa professor Jeff Murray gestures to a PowerPoint presentation while he talks about his genetic profile during an honors seminar on personal genetics.

The University of Iowa is part of a growing movement in higher education to tackle the rapidly advancing field of personal genetics, offering an honors seminar where students have the option of sending saliva samples for testing to unlock some of their personal health and family secrets. Story from: The Washington Post

The Washington Post

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