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UI's Tyler Priest says benefits of offshore drilling are understated

Published
2013.04.12
A photo of an offshore oil drilling rig

Tyler Priest, a UI associate professor of history and geography, argues for increased offshore drilling while Cindy Zipf, the executive director of Clean Ocean Action Inc., based in Sandy Hook, N.J., makes the case against greater offshore drilling in a Wall Street Journal story. Story from: Wall Street Journal

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Herwaldt advises how to determine if you're too sick for workplace

Published
2012.10.23
A woman blows her nose into a Kleenex

Loreen Herwaldt, M.D., University of Iowa professor of epidemiology and hospital epidemiologist at UI Hospitals and Clinics, discusses when to stay home if you're sick and how to stay well at work on the Wall Street Journal's "Lunch Break" (video interview and story.) Story from: Wall Street Journal

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IWP inspires Indonesian author

Wall Street Journal: IWP inspires Indonesian author
Published
2012.10.10
Indonesian author Andrea Hirata

Indonesian author and 2010 UI International Writing Program (IWP) participant Andrea Hirata, hopes to find out if his autobiographical novel, The Rainbow Troops, will be a hit in the U.S. after more than one million copies of the book were sold in Indonesia. Story from: Wall Street Journal

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Lohman comments on new test for gifted students in New York City

Published
2012.10.07
Janet Roberts, the director of education at Aristotle Circle, tutors a 3-year-old in pattern-completion questions for the gifted-and-talented exam. Photo by Lauren DeCicca for The Wall Street Journal

David Lohman, a University of Iowa professor of educational psychology, says that students often don't understand what they are supposed to do as part of a new test for admission into New York City's gifted and talented program. Story from: Wall Street Journal

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UI study suggests rise in knee replacements boosts federal health costs

Published
2012.09.26

The number of knee replacements paid for by Medicare has more than doubled over the past two decades, according to a University of Iowa study that suggests the procedure is emerging as an important driver of costs for the nation's health care system. Story from: Wall Street Journal

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Political perceptions: email fundraising, too forward?

Published
2012.07.02

David Perlmutter, director of the University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication, comments on presidential campaigns communicating via email. Story from: Wall Street Journal

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Fat fighting is part of the apple's peel

Published
2012.07.02

University of Iowa researchers have found that eating unpeeled apples may keep extra pounds and obesity-related diseases at bay. Story from: Wall Street Journal

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When training leads to turnover

Wall Street Journal: When training leads to turnover
Published
2012.06.25
Image of person holding a briefcase to illustrate a UI study employees who get training and leave their company

A University of Iowa study finds that employees who take part in training and professional development are more likely to stay with their companies only if they see attractive advancement opportunities. Story from: Wall Street Journal

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Go rural, young lawyers!

Wall Street Journal: Go rural, young lawyers!
Published
2012.06.25
Kay Oskvig, a rising second-year law student, in Garner, Iowa, where she is a summer clerk.

The University of Iowa College of Law is among a small but growing number of law schools that are sending a new message to their graduates: look beyond the lure of the big city to rural communities for good jobs. Story from: Wall Street Journal

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Are kids' apps scary?

Wall Street Journal: Are kids' apps scary?
Published
2012.06.08
Photo illustration of boy with iPad

Deborah Linebarger, who studies children and the media, is concerned about iPhone apps for kids. Story from: Wall Street Journal

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