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Kristin's story

Andrea Cooper will bring her daughter's story to the University of Iowa campus when she shares "Kristin's Story: A Story of Acquaintance Rape and Depression" at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 10, in the Second Floor Ballroom of the Iowa Memorial Union. Story

Authentic personal style at the UI

Published
2013.03.04
a close up image of a fashion watch and bracelet worn by Lisa, who  is a senior at the University of Iowa studying journalism and graphic design. In her free time she enjoys doing yoga and reading fashion magazines. Lisa loves sporting a bright colored lipstick and styling her friends is one of her favorite pastimes. After graduating in May 2013, she hopes to move to Chicago to pursue a career in print publication or graphic design.

The Huffington Post fashion blog site takes a look at the authentic personal style that University of Iowa college students display while strolling across campus, dispelling the myth that fashion can't exist in the midst of cornfields. Story from: The Huffington Post

The Huffington Post

UI Hospitals and Clinics award recognizes patient safety week

As part of a national campaign to raise awareness about the importance of patient safety, leaders of University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City today announced the winner of the hospital’s 2013 Great Catch Award, which honors health care providers who take action to prevent harm to patients. Story

Achievements

University staff and faculty are accomplishing great things every day. See who’s making news with awards, publications, promotion and tenure, and more. Story

UI's Mangum: humanities festival allows researchers to 'show and tell'

Published
2013.02.28
Salisbury House & Gardens is hosting the first Iowa Humanities Festival partly as a way to highlight its own collection of art and artifacts, including these Native American beaded accessories. / Salisbury House & Gardens/Special to the Register

Teresa Mangum, director of the UI's Obermann Center for Advanced Studies, recruited scholars to "show and tell" their research at the inaugural Iowa Humanities Festival this Saturday at Salisbury House & Gardens in Des Moines. (Note: A paid subscription may be required.) Story from: Des Moines Register

Des Moines Register

Nite Ride adds West Benton Street to route

Nite Ride, the free shuttle service offered to women on and near the University of Iowa campus by the UI Department of Public Safety, has expanded its west-side route. Story

UI launches new online journal for MFA in Spanish Creative Writing program

"Iowa Literaria," the electronic journal of the MFA in Spanish Creative Writing program at the University of Iowa, is online as of Tuesday, Feb. 26. Story

UI research finds that foot size changes with pregnancy

Published
2013.03.04
Photo of a pregnant women's bare stomach from the perspective of looking down at her feet

The majority of women who participated in a new University of Iowa study saw their feet grow during pregnancy. Story from: Huffington Post

Huffington Post

Perlmutter: How to avoid bad advice from colleagues

The Chronicle of Higher Education: Perlmutter: How to avoid bad advice from colleagues
Published
2013.03.04
Illustration of a man trying to give the wrong directions to a female colleague, Marta Antelo for The Chronicle

David Perlmutter, director of the UI School of Journalism and Mass Communication, shares how to avoid bad advice from colleagues as part of his "Career Confidential" advice column for The Chronicle. Story from: The Chronicle of Higher Education

The Chronicle of Higher Education

UI researchers developing 3D printer, 'bio-ink' to create human organs

Howard Chen, doctoral student in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and developer of the multi-arm bioprinter, building multicellular structures using the bioprinter. Researchers in the UI Center for Computer aided Design's Advanced Manufacturing Technology (AMTech) group are refining equipment and techniques that may result in the 3D printing of human organs and tissue some five or 10 years from now. In this screen shot Howard Chen, doctoral student in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and developer of the multi-arm bioprinter, builds multicellular structures using the device. Credit: David Gamradt.

The Advanced Manufacturing Technology (AMTech) group at the University of Iowa is engaged in a variety of novel manufacturing activities that include the goal of creating a functioning human organ some 10 or 15 years from now. Video

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