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Get to Know...Leslie Finer
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
The Get to Know series asks University of Iowa faculty and staff a few questions about their work and their outside interests. Today we visit with Arts Share administrator Leslie Finer.
UI researcher says lost items reveal Roman bath activities
Monday, January 14, 2013
A new study by UI researcher Alissa Whitmore, a doctoral candidate in archaeology, shows that items lost down the drains of bathhouses during the Roman Empire are evidence that these spaces served as social centers where people snacked on finger food and did needlework, among other activities.
UI sees wellness push pay off
Monday, January 14, 2013
University of Iowa wellness programs cost about $120 per employee and about $15 per student annually, an investment officials say has paid off in fewer sick days, lower insurance costs, and some reduced harmful behaviors among students.
Tippie's recent acquisition
Monday, January 14, 2013
When Sarah Fisher Gardial began her tenure as the Tippie College's new dean, Gardial had hit the ground flying, traveling to Hong Kong to congratulate the graduates of the International Executive MBA-Hong Kong program. Back home, staff and faculty members were making arrangements for her first months on campus.
Staff Council seeking nominations
Monday, January 14, 2013
Are you looking for ways to improve your workplace? Do you know someone who wants to make a difference? Are you a person who likes to promote positive change? Would you like to be involved in campus communication? Consider nominating yourself or one of your colleagues for Staff Council.
UI Carver College of Medicine
Monday, January 14, 2013
Nine-year-old Virginia Buck of Pennsylvania asks people to donate a few pennies for her water-cooler jug, which she fills with money and sends to the University of Iowa Huntington's Disease Society of America Center of Excellence for research to help other kids with the disease.
UI's Polgreen says social media tools supplement traditional flu surveillance
Friday, January 11, 2013
Philip Polgreen, an epidemiologist at the University of Iowa, says that while new social media and crowdsourcing tools make it easier to track one of the worst flu seasons in a long time, such tools also have their limits and are timely supplements to traditional surveillance.
Chinese couple unites writers from disparate lands through IWP
Friday, January 11, 2013
Hualing Nieh and her late husband, Paul Engle, founded the University of Iowa International Writing Program in 1967. IWP has since hosted more than 1,000 writers from 120 countries and regions. Nieh and IWP are the subject of a new documentary, One Tree: Three Lives.
UI's Noonan shares hard truths about telecommuting
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Mary C. Noonan, associate professor of sociology at the University of Iowa and co-author of the recent study "The Hard Truth About Telecommuting," shares insights about the impact of telecommuting on family time and employee productivity.
Longevity Awards: November 2012
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Staff Council’s service recognition program acknowledges all professional & scientific and merit staff who have reached 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 years of continuous service. Longevity Award winners receive a certificate and letter of appreciation from the Office of the President.
Longevity Awards: October 2012
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Staff Council’s service recognition program acknowledges all professional & scientific and merit staff who have reached 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 years of continuous service. Longevity Award winners receive a certificate and letter of appreciation from the Office of the President.
Longevity Awards: September 2012
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Staff Council’s service recognition program acknowledges all professional & scientific and merit staff who have reached 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 years of continuous service. Longevity Award winners receive a certificate and letter of appreciation from the Office of the President.
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