Faculty

Women preparing for combat in Iowa National Guard

Tuesday, March 1, 2016
With the door finally open for women to prepare for combat for the first time in the Iowa National Guard’s 176-year history, University of Iowa student Megan Reaska didn't hesitate to step up.

Algorithm developed by UI researchers could predict movie profitability

An algorithm developed by Tippie College of Business researchers Kang Zhao and Michael Lash uses dozens of factors to determine the probability of a movie turning a profit at the box office.

Reitz says leap day babies face few legal complications

Law Professor John Reitz says babies born on a February 29 face few legal complications as they grow older, so voting, getting a driver's license, or joining the military will not be an issue.

Grant boosts Iowa's Virtual Soldier Program

Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Santos and Sophia are soldiers that will never see combat because they exist solely as simulations in the University of Iowa’s Virtual Soldier Research Program. Thanks to a new $2.6 million grant from the Office of Naval Research, they’re equipped to model more behaviors to prevent injuries for real-life Marines.
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Learning to act, but hungry for roles to practice

The New York Times profiles a program, the Big Ten New Play Initiative, started by UI Theatre Arts Chair Alan MacVey.

Manternach headlines two national music conferences

Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Jeremy Manternach guest conducted at two music conferences this month.

Amendt named Dentistry Centennial Professor of Research

Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Brad A. Amendt, associate dean for research at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry, is known internationally as one of the world's leading authorities on micro-RNA research and cell plasticity.
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I'll cry if I want to

Monday, February 29, 2016
Research led by the UI has found another reason why people may dehumanize society’s outcasts: emotional exhaustion.
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Creating community for the science-minded

Monday, February 29, 2016
Harrison Freund, a sophomore computer engineering student at the University of Iowa, wanted to build a community for LGBTQ students interested in STEM fields. He is preparing to apply for official student organization status and accreditation with oSTEM, a national LGBTQ STEM organization.

Family's gift creates Bucksbaum Early Entrance Academy at the UI

Thursday, February 25, 2016
The University of Iowa has established an early entrance academy for high-ability 10th-graders, making it among the first of such academies at a public research university in the nation.
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A bow and a bow

Wednesday, February 24, 2016
When Dalton Hinz auditioned with Volkan Orhon, a double-bass professor, he knew then and there that he was going to study at the University of Iowa. Orhon sets specific goals for each student in order for them to become well-rounded players capable of finding success, no matter their career path.