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Parenthood doesn’t help improve your diet, study finds

Wednesday, May 2, 2012
A study by University of Iowa professor Helena LaRoche found that the diets of adults does not improve after they’ve had children.

Breastfeeding: A more costly approach?

Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Research by University of Iowa sociologist Mary Noonan found that women who breastfed for six months or longer saw greater reductions in their long-term earnings.

Medical examiner, UI pathologist dies

Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Earl Rose, the Dallas medical examiner who tried to stop the Secret Service from removing John F. Kennedy's body before he had conducted an autopsy, then later joined the UI faculty as a professor of forensic pathology, died today in Iowa City.

Idea of Internet voting under attack

Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Doug Jones, University of Iowa professor of computer science, discusses Internet voting flaws. Jones is the author of Broken Ballots: Will Your Vote Count?

Iowan more than a footnote in JFK lore

Monday, April 30, 2012
The world tends to remember 85-year-old Earl Rose, a retired forensic pathologist and University of Iowa professor now facing his own final days, for one fleeting moment in the middle of a national tragedy. He was a Dallas medical examiner who tried to keep White House aides from removing John F. Kennedy’s body before an autopsy had been conducted.

Is farm tile a flood factor?

Monday, April 30, 2012
Keith Schilling, adjunct assistant professor in the University of Iowa Department of Geoscience, writes in an op-ed that excessive tile drainage from farm fields could exacerbate flooding.

Designing while deployed

Monday, April 30, 2012
University of Iowa student Dustin Smart designed a special Earth Day commemorative t-shirt while deployed with Air National Guard in Afghanistan.

UI professor designs apps for autistic kids

Monday, April 30, 2012
An app designed by Juan Pablo Hourcade, assistant professor of computer science in the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, helps children with autism improve their social skills.

Taking Riley Reiff reaffirms Lions' devotion to Matthew Stafford

Friday, April 27, 2012
By drafting Iowa offensive tackle Riley Reiff, the Detroit Lions are finally answering the cries of those angered over their reluctance in addressing their offensive line needs in recent years.

Onwuachi-Willig: The definition of marriage bends toward justice

Thursday, April 26, 2012
University of Iowa law professor Angela Onwuachi-Willig believes that prohibitions against gay marriage will someday be seen as absurd as marriage prohibitions for African-American or inter-racial couples.