Faculty
Study identifies liver-generated hormone that regulates 'sweet tooth'
Monday, December 28, 2015
A new University of Iowa-led study, published in "Cell Metabolism," has identified a hormone that appears to be linked to sugar cravings and consumption. The research could improve diet and help diabetic and obese patients.
Young receives Faculty Service Award from Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities
Monday, December 21, 2015
Rachel Young, assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, receives the first annual Faculty Service Award, presented by the Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities.
Low-tech solutions provide breakthrough for UI professor
Monday, December 21, 2015
In much of the developing world, fossil fuels and electricity are too expensive to be options for cooking. Instead, people there use wood burning stoves that create environmental impacts of their own, including desertification of the forests that supply the wood, and soot released when the wood doesn't burn completely.
Scenes from a celebratory day
Monday, December 21, 2015
The University of Iowa honored December 2015 graduates during a series of commencement ceremonies and other events, Friday and Saturday, Dec. 18 and 19.
UI College of Public Health announces Community Grant Program recipients
Monday, December 21, 2015
Funds from the UI College of Public Health's new Community Grant Program, in conjunction with an equal cash match from another organization or business, will be used for public health-related initiatives and projects in the recipient communities.
UI trains new generation of climate storytellers
Friday, December 18, 2015
While global negotiators met in Paris last week to hammer out a climate accord, students with the University of Iowa's Climate Narrative Project, which trains a new generation of climate storytellers by reaching across academic disciplines, had already begun the process of bringing the summit back to campus.
Metal insert saves lives
Friday, December 18, 2015
An inexpensive metal insert for traditional cookstoves could decrease global warming and reduce household pollution for thousands of women and children in developing countries, according to research by H. S. Udaykumar, professor of mechanical and industrial engineering at the University of Iowa.
Time to talk tax forms
Thursday, December 17, 2015
Tax season is just around the corner, and the University of Iowa has issued two important notices regarding forms for the 2015 tax year.
Validating new ventures
Thursday, December 17, 2015
Five Des Moines-area entrepreneurs will be among those participating in the University of Iowa’s next Venture School entrepreneurial development program, their tuition paid by their local governments.
New 'exercise hormone' promotes physical endurance
Thursday, December 17, 2015
A new University of Iowa study in mice shows that exercise causes muscle to release a peptide that builds the muscle’s capacity for energy production and increases physical endurance, allowing longer and more intense exercise.
Supporting artists as they create
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
On Dec. 5, the University of Iowa’s Hancher presented performance artist Taylor Mac, who performed the "1846–1856" portion of his forthcoming epic work "A 24-Hour History of Popular Music." This was the 100th work that Hancher has commissioned.
The Iowa Review receives NEA Art Works grant to support writing by veterans
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
The National Endowment for the Arts announced on Dec. 8 that The Iowa Review, the literary magazine at the University of Iowa, will receive a $10,000 NEA Art Works grant to support the publication of creative writing by U.S. military veterans and active-duty service members.
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