Faculty

Breast surgery may prolong survival for some women with stage IV breast cancer

Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Using data from over 21,000 patients, a UI study shows that survival has improved for women with stage IV breast cancer over the past two and a half decades and that receiving surgery to remove the primary tumor is associated with improved survival.
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UI students attend global climate meeting

Wednesday, December 2, 2015
University of Iowa students and faculty are attending the global climate talks this month in Paris. Four students from three colleges and a faculty member in engineering will further their research and report on what they see and learn at the COP 21 meeting.
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UI Children's Hospital to be renamed for Stead family

Wednesday, December 2, 2015
In honor of Jerre and Mary Joy Stead and their extraordinary commitment to children’s medicine at the University of Iowa, the Board of Regents, State of Iowa, approved the University of Iowa's request to rename UI Children’s Hospital the Stead Family University of Iowa Children’s Hospital.
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IC Red Week turns Iowa City red

Wednesday, December 2, 2015
IC Red Week is a week of promoting HIV/AIDS awareness around the Iowa City area, hosted by a collaboration of University of Iowa student organizations. True to its name, the IC Red Week will turn Iowa City red with activities through Dec. 5.

Local activities shine a light on AIDS epidemic

Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Apoorva Raikwar, a biology undergraduate and psychiatric nursing assistant at the University of Iowa, discusses the stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS and the importance to raise awareness about this ongoing public health issue.

With an eye toward greater efficiency

Wednesday, December 2, 2015
A team of University of Iowa students will visit India in January to help a world-renowned eye doctor provide vision care and cataract surgery to more poor patients.
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Sticking it to the patient less often

Wednesday, December 2, 2015
A new University of Iowa invention aims to make patients feel less like human pincushions when it comes to IV needles, while creating a technology that could be a significant player in the global health care market.
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Marion girl, 12, will be honorary Kid Captain for Big Ten Championship game

Wednesday, December 2, 2015
When Kaelea Butterfield was in kindergarten, her parents learned she has severe, life-threatening asthma. Not only is she unable to breathe in enough oxygen during an episode, she’s unable to breathe out carbon dioxide as well.
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UI receives $1 million from MidAmerican for warm weather energy reduction

Tuesday, December 1, 2015
The University of Iowa has received more than $1 million through an incentive program from MidAmerican Energy Co., which will be reinvested into the university’s energy efficiency and conservation programs.
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Taming untethered drones

Tuesday, December 1, 2015
UI's Operator Performance Lab is working with Rockwell Collins to develop and test new technology for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) also known as drones.
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UI course demystifies public opinion polling

Monday, November 30, 2015
Over the course of the fall semester, Hawkeye Poll students have worked to master the basic skills of survey design, sampling, and question wording.
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Experience the grace of the Gala

Monday, November 30, 2015
The University of Iowa Department of Dance will present Dance Gala 2015 for one week only, in December this year. Audience members will experience the powerful energy, graceful flight, and electrifying performances led by acclaimed UI faculty.