Faculty

Phil's Day signs being put around campus

All signs point to 'Phil'

Wednesday, April 20, 2016
On April 28, the University of Iowa campus will plainly see the impact of "Phil." The annual Phil's Day campaign, which "tags" campus locations with gold ribbons to highlight philanthropic benefit, has raised awareness and increased students' philanthropic pursuits.

Hanley receives IISC Faculty Service Award

Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Paul Hanley, associate professor in the UI College of Engineering, received the spring 2016 Faculty Service Award presented by the Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities (IISC). The award recognizes a faculty member's commitment to community engagement and the impact on students and partnering communities.

Financial aid staff honored at state conference

Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Kelsey Ryder and Shelly Brimeyer, financial literacy specialists in the University of Iowa Office of Student Financial Aid, received special recognition at the spring Iowa Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (IASFAA) conference.

Tippie initiatives encourage more women to become business leaders

Under Dean Sarah Gardial, the Tippie College of Business has made it a priority to encourage more women to aggressively pursue business leadership positions.

UI TIER: Office 365 email upgrade near completion

Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Benefits of the Office 365 upgrade include 50-times-larger storage capacity—nearly eliminating the need to delete messages to create inbox space—and one terabyte of cloud file storage through OneDrive, so employees can access files from anywhere, sync across devices, and share files with co-workers.
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How do you get high school students to eat better?

Tuesday, April 19, 2016
The University of Iowa Public Policy Center, the College of Public Health, the Iowa Department of Education, and five high schools across the state have teamed up to help students make healthier school-lunch choices by empowering them to assess and change their lunchrooms.
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What's shaking at Trowbridge Hall?

Tuesday, April 19, 2016
The University of Iowa has its first seismometer. The next time you walk around the first floor of Trowbridge Hall, check out the monitor outside Bill Barnhart’s office. You might just witness an earthquake.

How Trump's 'toxic masculinity' is bad for other men

UI College of Education’s William Liu, a professor of counseling psychology, describes how Donald Trump embodies “toxic masculinity” and how this is psychologically unhealthy.

We may know less than we thought about what helps or hurts students

Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Nicholas A. Bowman, associate professor of higher education and student affairs in the UI College of Education, and two doctoral students share research from new studies that argue research on educational outcomes fails to fully account for students’ predispositions or the risks of too much of a good thing.
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Giving a voice to patients who can't speak

Monday, April 18, 2016
A University of Iowa spinout company that invented a device allowing physically impaired patients to communicate with health care providers expects to launch its product this summer after receiving significant investor interest during clinical trials.

Recent deaths

Monday, April 18, 2016
Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.

UI embarking on collaborative budget process

Monday, April 18, 2016
As Fiscal Year 2017 approaches, UI academic and administrative leaders embark on a new, values-based budget process intended to give deans and vice presidents greater decision-making power while also improving transparency.