Published: 2013.05.17 | By University Communication and Marketing | 9:33 AM
Published: 2013.05.17 By University Communication and Marketing 9:33 AM
Hearing conservation is the auditory equivalent of brushing to protect your teeth or putting on sunscreen to protect your skin. The campus organization UI SAFE offers advice and programming that helps guard against hearing loss in the future.Video
Heavy rains overnight caused a mudslide behind Mayflower Residence Hall late Wednesday night and flooded parts of Dubuque Street, leading this morning to the closure of its north and south lanes from the front of Mayflower to just south of Foster Road and forcing the rerouting of Cambus service.
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Celebrated astrophysicist and science communicator Neil deGrasse Tyson visited the University of Iowa this week. Tyson stopped by an astronomy class, held court in a casual chat with invited faculty and students, strolled the streets of Iowa City, and gave a spirited public talk at the Memorial Union. Photo Feature
Explore ice age Iowa and discover the giants that roamed the state's back yards some 15,000 years ago when the exhibit "Iowa's Ice Age Giants!" opens Thursday. Photo Feature
The University of Iowa offers a free appointment-based service to students, faculty, and staff who are dealing with elder care issues. Through the service, any student, faculty, or staff member can schedule a complimentary one-hour on-campus appointment with an elder specialist, who can address just about any issue, from living arrangements and transportation to insurance and financial issues. Story
Kai Yi, research scientist in the UI Department of Physics and Astronomy, is featured in an article about the new physics and new particles that may await discovery by scientists using the world's most powerful atom smashers.
Story from: LiveScience
2013.04.17 | By University Communication and Marketing | 10:44 AM
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and UI Police will film scenes of a mock emergency Saturday, April 20 to be used for a May 7 training exercise. Story
As reports of human infections with a new influenza A (H7N9) virus in China continue to make headlines, the College of Public Health (CPH) is preparing to host the Great Plains Emerging Infectious Diseases Conference. This timely conference will take place April 19-20 in the CPH Building, bringing together public health professionals, researchers, faculty, and students in microbiology, infectious diseases, and related fields. Story
Greg Howes, UI assistant professor of physics and astronomy, describes the so-called Alfven waves that comprise space turbulence, a key driver of space weather, and how he replicated the waves and studied them in the laboratory.
Story from: Phys.org
University of Iowa music professor Mary Adamek and her class have brought music-therapy sessions to people all over the area this semester, ranging all the way from pre-schoolers to dementia patients.
Story from: The Daily Iowan
2013.04.16 | By University Communication and Marketing | 03:12 PM
A screening of the documentary "Switch" will take place at the University of Iowa at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, in Stanley Auditorium, Seamans Center, Room 1505. Story
