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UI to study drinking during pregnancy

Published
2013.02.22
Image of someone pouring a drink

A University of Iowa research team has been awarded nearly $2 million to study the effects on unborn babies from mothers who abuse alcohol during pregnancy. Story from: WOWT

WOWT

Nowack says untreated dental problems impact student performance

Published
2013.02.20
Eileen Hermiston checks Joseph Huduke's teeth at Lucas Elementary

Arthur Nowack, a UI professor emeritus of pediatric dentistry, says untreated dental problems can impact students' school performance. (Note: A paid subscription is required.) Story from: Iowa City Press-Citizen

Iowa City Press-Citizen

Figge to display art by UI faculty

Published
2013.02.21
 Photo:  "History, 2012" -- a work by University of Iowa's Susan Chrysler White, made from acrylic, enamel, glassine, plexiglass, and wool on canvas -- is among art displayed in a new exhibit opening Saturday at the Figge Art Museum, Davenport.

The Figge Art Museum in Davenport will present an exhibit of current works by University of Iowa Studio Art faculty, considered one of the best studio arts public offerings in the country, according to museum spokeswoman Natalie Dunlop. Story from: Quad-Cities Online

Quad-Cities Online

UI staff, public get UI Children's Hospital sneak peek

Published
2013.02.22
A view from the north of the planned University of Iowa Children's Hospital, looking south, in a rendering from January 2013. An underground parking garage will be located underneath the green space shown. The Children's Hospital is expected to open in 2016. (Credit: University of Iowa)

UI staff and the general public got the first major sneak peek of the designs of the new UI Children's Hospital facility, which opens in 2016. Story from: The Gazette

The Gazette

UI team to study alcohol's effects on unborn babies

A University of Iowa research team has won $1.7 million to study fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, a wide-ranging set of adverse effects that fetuses may face from mothers who abuse alcohol during pregnancy. Story

Faculty art exhibit opens Saturday at Figge Museum

A poster with the words Art Faculty Biennial Exhibition

The University of Iowa Art Faculty Biennial Exhibition runs Feb. 23 through May 5 at the Figge Art Museum, 225 West 2nd Street in Davenport, and kicks off this Sunday, Feb. 24, with an artists’ reception from 3-5 p.m. Story

UI reseachers: too much support corrodes marriage faster than lack of support

Published
2013.02.21

A 2009 study conducted by researchers at the University of Iowa found that that too much support—or over support—could corrode a marriage faster than a lack of support. The study was published in the Journal of Family Psychology. Story from: Bangaloremirror.com

Bangaloremirror.com

UI to reseat Kinnick Stadium in 2014

Published
2013.02.20
Nebraska fans cheer as their team takes the field at Kinnick Stadium

University of Iowa officials will reseat ticket holders at Kinnick Stadium for just the second time starting in 2014. Story from: KCRG TV 9

KCRG TV 9

UIowa Saxophone Quartet to perform March 4

The UIowa Saxophone Quartet will perform works by Bach, Edvard Grieg, Jun Nagao, Camille Saint-Saens, George Gershwin, and Jean Matitia at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 4, in Riverside Recital Hall on the University of Iowa campus. Story

UI expert comments on crazy paradox of stereotypical book covers

Published
2013.02.16
Illustration of two women looking at the book jacket of 'Bell Jar'

Meenakshi Gigi Durham, a UI journalism professor, discusses the "crazy paradox" of how some book covers use stereotypes of mainstream femininity to visually represent work that challenges those stereotypes in a story on the 50th anniversary edition of The Bell Jar. Story from: Chicago Tribune

Chicago Tribune

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