Faculty

CEOs can't control the future

Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Publicly traded firms often issue earnings forecasts that miss the mark, and a new study from the University of Iowa suggests CEO overconfidence is the reason for the poor predictions.
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Solar cells show promise for cancer testing

Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Advanced Silicon Technology is a semifinalist in the SPIE Startup Challenge, a prestigious startup competition. University of Iowa professor Fatima Toor will travel to San Francisco Feb. 13 through 18 to present the company to contest officials.

UI India Winterim program honored for innovation in international education

Tuesday, February 2, 2016
The UI India Winterim study abroad program received the 2016 Institute of International Education Andrew Heiskell Award for Innovation in International Education. This year marks the 10-year anniversary of the India Winterim program, with over 1,000 students and faculty participating since its inauguration.

UI TIER: New online course evaluation tool saves departments time, money

Monday, February 1, 2016
As the UI moves forward with the Iowa Board of Regents’ TIER project, campus leaders are committed to keeping colleagues informed. Here's one example of how TIER is already at work on campus.
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Zika virus: Guidance for Iowa clinical and hospital laboratories

The State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa has provided information for the state's laboratory personnel regarding diagnostic testing, collection and submission instructions, and lab safety.

Everything you need to know about the caucuses, from two people who know

Monday, February 1, 2016
UI political scientist Tim Hagle discusses why Iowa gets to vote first and other common questions about the Iowa caucus process.

Beyond the shiny new toy: Next frontier for digital humanities

Monday, February 1, 2016
Two University of Iowa faculty members and a Grinnell professor are using Mellon Digital Bridges funding to take a national lead in humanities/computer collaborations. They aim to see how two datasets could be combined to answer a host of questions about the history of published literary texts.

UI professor appointed to USDA task force

Friday, January 29, 2016
Charles Stanier, associate professor of chemical and biochemical engineering, will serve on the USDA's Agricultural Air Quality Task Force.

Startups should wait three years before beefing up their employee benefit packages

Research from UI assistant professor of management and organizations Ernest O'Boyle finds startups risk losing badly needed revenue if they offer enhanced employee benefit packages too soon, but they may lose their top employees if they wait too long.

Funneling girls into STEM careers is about confidence, curiosity

Friday, January 29, 2016
Jacquett Wade of the University of Iowa discusses programs to encourage women to get involved with science and technology.
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Study abroad experience inspires UI alumna to create Glassando

While Abby Restko was a UI student, she studied abroad in Venice, Italy, where she discovered Murano glass jewelry. Restko, a marketing major with an art minor, knew then that she should have a jewelry store that offered Murano glass locally. So she opened Glassando in Old Capitol Town Center.

Durnev studies links between elections, economic volatility

Tippie finance professor Art Durnev discusses his research that finds countries experience greater economic volatility during a national election campaign because it creates political uncertainty that businesses don't like. Durnev's portion of the program starts at 17:50 on the audio file.