Parents & Families

MBA grad starts curriculum development business

An MBA graduate of the Tippie College of Business has started a business that develops elementary school curricula for schools that teach using inquiry education.
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UI Public Safety Director Scott Beckner announces retirement

Thursday, February 20, 2020
Scott Beckner, assistant vice president and director of the University of Iowa Department of Public Safety, has announced his retirement.

Getting ahead of the opioid crisis

Carri Casteel, associate director of the Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center (IPRC) in the College of Public Health, and Barbara St. Marie, associate professor in the College of Nursing, discuss a new report from the IPRC that encourages local communities and organizations new tools to combat the opioid epidemic in Iowa.

A horse is a horse.....

The University of Iowa Libraries gallery is hosting an exhibit that looks at the role the horse played in the early development and growth of Iowa City.

Keeping EMTs safer

EMTs are being attacked more and more frequently while responding to emergency calls. Semin Park, assistant professor of management and entrepreneurship in the Tippie College of Business, is part of a team developing strategies to keep first responders safer while on the job.

Abrams discusses local retail impacts of Amazon warehouses

Nancy Abram, a member of the marketing faculty in the Tippie College of Business, discusses the possible impact of a new Amazon fulfillment center in the Des Moines area on the region's brick and mortar retail stores.

Newton studies how to keep astronauts more engaged during long missions

Daniel Newton, a professor of management and entrepreneurship in the Tippie College of Business, works with NASA to study methods of keeping astronauts more engaged in their work during long-duration space missions. The lessons could be used to help earthbound workers stay focused on their jobs.
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UI named a top producer of Fulbright students for fifth consecutive year

Tuesday, February 11, 2020
The University of Iowa has again been named a top producer of Fulbright students for 2019–20 (with a record number of 19 recipients), marking the fifth consecutive year the university achieved the elite ranking. Out of 19 awards offered to UI students, 18 have accepted and become grantees.
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UI announces fourth candidate for vice president for student life

Monday, February 10, 2020
A university search committee has announced the fourth finalist for vice president for student life.
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Dance Marathon 2020 raises more than $2.8M

Monday, February 10, 2020
The University of Iowa’s student-led Dance Marathon raised more than $2.8 million for the UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital in its 26th year.
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UI announces third candidate for vice president for student life

Sunday, February 9, 2020
A university search committee has announced the third finalist for vice president for student life.

Field was first to document health risks of radon exposure

A seminal study in the 1980s by Bill Field, professor of occupational and environmental health in the College of Public Health, was the first to document the link between radon exposure and health risks, finding a 50% increased risk of lung cancer based on long-term exposure.