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UI alumnus helps rural Iowa pharmacies

Corridor Business Journal: UI alumnus helps rural Iowa pharmacies
Published: 
2013.04.16
UI alumnus Rody Miller works at a computer to help with a new startup telepharmacy business to serve rural Iowans

UI alumnus Roby Miller developed a business, TelePharm, that serves those in rural communities who need medications but who do not have access to a pharmacist due to the trend of more pharmacies in small rural communities closing. Story from: Corridor Business Journal

Corridor Business Journal

New life may spring from UI's ruins

Iowa City Press-Citizen: New life may spring from UI's ruins
Published: 
2013.04.12
Aerial shot of UI art scampus post 2008 flood

Five years after the flood of 2008, two of the most high-profile buildings still standing on the UI campus are scheduled to meet the wrecking ball and will eventually be rebuilt in a story that's part of a three-day series. (Editor's Note: A paid subscription may be required.) Story from: Iowa City Press-Citizen

Iowa City Press-Citizen

UI's Linebarger says background TV can be harmful to children

Education.com: UI's Linebarger says background TV can be harmful to children
Published: 
2013.04.08

UI College of Education Associate Professor Deborah Linebarger says that frequent disruptions are linked to poorer academic and cognitive outcomes based on a study she and colleagues conducted which looked at the amount of background TV children are exposed to on a regular basis. Story from: Education.com

Education.com

Billionaire Buffett dines, discusses business with UI students

Des Moines Register: Billionaire Buffett dines, discusses business with UI students
Published: 
2013.04.11
Billionare investor Warren Buffett makes the shape of the letter o with his hands with three other UI business students who are spelling out Iowa with their hands

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is taking 20 UI students out to lunch today, the fourth consecutive year that he has invited them to his Omaha headquarters, where they get tours, eat, and enjoy the chance to ask him about investments, business, and life in general. Story from: Des Moines Register

Des Moines Register

UI Pow Wow tradition continues, honors founders

Indian Country Today Media Network: UI Pow Wow tradition continues, honors founders
Published: 
2013.04.11
Larry Yazzie is the arena director of the University of Iowa Pow Wow April 13 and 14. Photo by Christal Moose

The University of Iowa American Indian Student Association is celebrating its 20th year of hosting a pow wow April 13 and 14 by continuing the tradition and honoring its founders and those who supported its early start. Story from: Indian Country Today Media Network

Indian Country Today Media Network

UI reseacher writes about most recent bird flu virus to infect humans

Slate: UI reseacher writes about most recent bird flu virus to infect humans
Published: 
2013.04.10
An employee sprays to sterilize a poultry farm in Hemen township, Jiangsu province, April 8, 2013. (Photo by Reuters)

UI associate professor of epidemiology Tara Smith summarizes what is currently known about the H7N9 virus outbreak in China and describes the challenges of working with avian influenza viruses that jump to other species, including humans. Story from: Slate

Slate

UI law professor says antitrust complaint unlikely to succeed

Los Angeles Times: UI law professor says antitrust complaint unlikely to succeed
Published: 
2013.04.09
Three young Asian women hold Android mobile devices, Google Inc. is under fire from a coalition of companies led by Microsoft Corp. which have called on European antitrust authorities to launch an investigation into the Internet giant's dominance on smartphones. (Yonhap News Agency / EPA)

UI law professor Herbert Hovenkamp says that so far there hasn't been any substance to antitrust complaints against Google Inc., which is under fire from a coalition of companies which have called on European antitrust authorities to launch an investigation into the Internet giant. Story from: Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times

Rainey inspires veterans to share their stories through writing workshop

Huffington Post: Rainey inspires veterans to share their stories through writing workshop
Published: 
2013.04.09

Thirty veterans gathered in Iowa City April 5-7 for a workshop entitled "Writing My Way Back Home," which is the brainchild of Emma Rainey, a 2009 graduate of the UI's Master in Fine Arts writing program. Story from: Huffington Post

Huffington Post

Christiansen says UI promotes use of water filling stations

Des Moines Register: Christiansen says UI promotes use of water filling stations
Published: 
2013.04.08
Drake students Amy Duong, left, and Leslie Sabick are leaders of the effort to ban the sale of bottled water on campus. 'Why would you spend that much money when tap water (is so cheap)?' asked Duong, 21. / Christopher Gannon/The Register

Liz Christiansen, UI Office of Sustainability director, says that there are filling stations installed at 14 academic buildings and residence halls on the UI campus in a story on how a war against water bottles has prompted a sales ban at Drake University. Story from: Des Moines Register

Des Moines Register

Alumna Silverman wins Yale Drama Series

New York Times: Alumna Silverman wins Yale Drama Series
Published: 
2013.04.08
jen silverman portrait

Jen Silverman, alumna of the University of Iowa Playwrights Workshop, won the 2013 Yale Drama Series for Still, a play about three women who are each dealing with challenges of childbirth. Story from: New York Times

New York Times

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