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Turning Pasadena black and gold
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Though the Rose Bowl Game didn't go the way Hawkeye fans would have liked, it was an amazing week for many of the tens of thousands who made the trip to California.
The pros and cons of sharing a bed
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Dr. Eric Dyken of the UI Sleep Disorders Center fields questions about the benefits and drawbacks of sharing a room with a sleeping partner. He also discusses how gene changes in an aging brain affect circadian rhythm, and new research on the dangers of giving melatonin to young children.
2015 in 2:17
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
2015 was a busy, fruitful year at the University of Iowa. Take a couple of minutes to reflect on the research, service, academic, and athletic endeavors that made the past year one to remember.
Business school's eye in the sky
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
UI's Tippie College of Business is home to a unique study to measure the effectiveness of facial recognition devices.
Creating memories, fulfilling dreams
Friday, January 1, 2016
They say everyone has a story, and it’s no different for the thousands and thousands of Hawkeyes who traveled to California for the Rose Bowl.
Alumni represent, reflect in Los Angeles
Thursday, December 31, 2015
University of Iowa alumni all over the world are excited for the Rose Bowl Game. And for some who call Los Angeles home, it’s a time to celebrate their beloved team and reflect on how their time in Iowa City helped prepare them for where they are today.
UI students to help clinic in India expand services for the poor
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
January class offered by UI's John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center is taking a group of students to an eye clinic in India where they will look for efficiencies and cost savings so the clinic can expand the vision services it offers to the poor.
Grassley, Ernst recognize 150th anniversary of UI College of Law
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
The U.S. Senate recognized the 150th anniversary of the University of Iowa College of Law by passing a resolution commemorating some of the school’s achievements. The resolution was introduced by Iowa’s two U.S. senators, Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst.
UI's MBA program in Quad Cities gets new building
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Construction is almost finished on the Tippie College of Business' new building in Davenport that will house its part-time Professional MBA and other professional business education programs in the Quad Cities.
UI medical school alumnus goes from UNI basketball doctor to East Timor
Monday, December 28, 2015
Dan Murphy graduated from the UI medical school and eventually became team doctor for UNI's basketball team, but now he's providing desperately needed health care services in the impoverished Southeast Asian nation of East Timor.
Iowa City man donates kidney to wife
Monday, December 28, 2015
A UI music professor received an unique gift from her husband -- a kidney. Wayne and Kristin Thelander had the dual surgery around Thanksgiving. Doctors at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, where the procedure was performed, said about 10 percent of living donations happen between spouses.
Liver-generated hormone regulates sweet tooth
Monday, December 28, 2015
A University of Iowa-led study shows a hormone produced by the liver, fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21), suppresses the consumption of simple sugars. "This is the first liver-derived hormone we know that regulates sugar intake specifically," said Matthew Potthoff, assistant professor of pharmacology in the UI Carver College of Medicine.
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