Health Care
UI's Tyler Priest says benefits of offshore drilling are understated
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Tyler Priest, a UI associate professor of history and geography, argues for increased offshore drilling while Cindy Zipf, the executive director of Clean Ocean Action Inc., based in Sandy Hook, N.J., makes the case against greater offshore drilling in a Wall Street Journal story.
UI alumnus helps rural Iowa pharmacies
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
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.
Perceptions of pain
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Research shows that African-Americans generally have a higher pain tolerance than most people. Moreover, many are under-treated for chronic and acute pain, causing their health to decline. Staja Booker wants to find ways to help African-Americans receive better chronic pain care.
Old Gold: Building sees renovation, rededication, renewal
Monday, April 15, 2013
At the heart of a newly designated historic district in Iowa City stands Stuit Hall, which once housed university hospital patients and later became home to art studies. The building now serves as a hub for the clinical psychology program in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Honoring 100 Great Iowa Nurses
Monday, April 15, 2013
Outstanding nurses from across the state will be honored for their courage, compassion, and commitment May 5 during the 100 Great Iowa Nurses celebration, created by the Iowa Nurses Association, the Iowa Nurses Foundation, the Iowa Hospital Association, and the UI College of Nursing.
Iowa KidSight makes young eyes a priority
Monday, April 15, 2013
Iowa KidSight is coordinated through the Iowa Lions Clubs and UI Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and screens thousands of preschool-aged children every year to detect vision impairment and direct them to the help they need.
UI Health Science Research Week events April 16 and 17
Friday, April 12, 2013
An online game that lets citizen scientists help map the brain connections involved in vision is the subject of one of three public presentations by leading neuroscience experts being held April 16 and 17 to celebrate UI Health Sciences Research Week.
UI's Linebarger says background TV can be harmful to children
Friday, April 12, 2013
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.
UI reseacher writes about most recent bird flu virus to infect humans
Thursday, April 11, 2013
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.
Molecular hub links obesity, heart disease to high blood pressure
Thursday, April 11, 2013
A University of Iowa study identifies a brain protein that acts as a communications hub for blood pressure control, and links cardiovascular disease and obesity to hypertension.
Christiansen says UI promotes use of water filling stations
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
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.
Iowa match
Monday, April 8, 2013
How did a fourth-grader at a football game and a fifth-grader who wanted to be a teacher end up sharing a dream to become doctors and making it come true at the University of Iowa? This married couple shares their story.
Pagination