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A blind man's daily journey
Published: 2013.05.09 | By Richard C. Lewis and Tim Schoon | 11:23 AM
Published: 2013.05.09
By Richard C. Lewis and Tim Schoon
11:23 AM
The University of Iowa has produced a multimedia package chronicling a day in the life of Jerry Jackson, a 66-year-old Burlington man whose family suffers from a rare, inherited eye disease called ADNIV. Specialists at the UI's ophthalmology department have been studying the disease for more than two decades and now believe they've found the first genetic cause for it. Story
 

Hunnicutt discusses lack of leisure time for working adults

WBEZ: Hunnicutt discusses lack of leisure time for working adults
Published: 
2013.03.26
A scene of two chairs on a sandy beach

Ben Hunnicutt, UI leisure studies professor and author of "Free Time: The Forgotten American Dream," discusses the drop in leisure time and how thinkers from Whitman to Henry Luce were convinced that leisure time was considered an essential component of the American Dream. Story from: WBEZ

WBEZ

Cancer care may be closer than you think

Published: 
2013.03.26 | By Tom Snee | 10:23 AM

Research from the University of Iowa suggests that cancer care is more accessible in rural areas than thought, and this increased accessibility should be considered as changes are made in the health care system under the Affordable Care Act. Story

Moody comments on new video game, BioShock Infinite

The New York Times: Moody comments on new video game, BioShock Infinite
Published: 
2013.03.21
newsmaker, The game BioShock Infinite brings players to the floating city of Columbia during the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. Image courtesy of Irrational Games

Kyle Moody, who teaches a UI video-game-journalism course, says whether it's technology, interface, storytelling, themes, or all of these things, BioShock games mean a move to the future through the lens of the past. Story from: The New York Times

The New York Times

UI doctor with MS suggests caveman diet

Des Moines Register: UI doctor with MS suggests caveman diet
Published: 
2013.03.21
Dr. Terry Wahls holds a bin full of brightly colored vegetables and fruits

Terry Wahls, a medical doctor and UI professor, has developed "The Wahls Protocol," also the title of a forthcoming book, about the special diet she's developed, which involves eating a diet similar to what cavemen would have eaten. Story from: Des Moines Register

Des Moines Register

Cancer in Iowa report shows breast cancer rate dropping in Iowa

KCRG: Cancer in Iowa report shows breast cancer rate dropping in Iowa
Published: 
2013.03.20
a close up of the breast cancer pink ribbon on an armband

The breast cancer mortality rate in Iowa has dropped significantly over the past 20 years, UI doctors said Wednesday, a trend they expect to continue thanks to better screening and treatment advancements. The data is from the Cancer in Iowa 2013 report. Story from: KCRG

KCRG

Annual 'Research in the Capitol' event set for March 26 in Des Moines

Published: 
2013.03.23 | By Gary Galluzzo | 03:18 PM

The University of Iowa "Research in the Capitol" event is set for Tuesday, March 26, in Des Moines. The annual spring event invites about 20 students under the auspices of the honors program at each of Iowa’s three Regents institutions. Story

UI's Anderson shares insights on brain health

Des Moines Register: UI's Anderson shares insights on brain health
Published: 
2013.03.19

Brain health is the focus of an upcoming presentation by Dr. Steven Anderson, director of the neuropsychological rehabilitation laboratory at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. Story from: Des Moines Register

Des Moines Register

UI's Hendrix shares research expertise with Iowa Lakeside Laboratory

Dickinson County News: UI's Hendrix shares research expertise with Iowa Lakeside Laboratory
Published: 
2013.03.20
Photo of Steve Hendrix, newly named Director of Academics and Research At Iowa Lakeside Laboratory in his office

Steve Hendrix, a UI biology professor, was recently named the director of academics and research at Iowa Lakeside Laboratory in Milford, Iowa, where he has conducted research and shared his expertise since 1975. Story from: Dickinson County News

Dickinson County News

Donham discusses grain bin hazards for farmers

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: Donham discusses grain bin hazards for farmers
Published: 
2013.03.20
Waverly Fire Rescue respond to a call involving two men trapped in a grain bin at Scheider's Milling Inc. in Waverly, Iowa Thursday, Mar. 14, 2013. (TIFFANY RUSHING / Courier Staff Photographer)

Chemicals such as phosphine gas, used to control pests, can also be a hazard in bins—particularly at harvest time—according to Kelley Donham, director of the UI's Center for Agricultural Safety and Health, in a story on the risks grain bins pose to farmers. Story from: Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

Cancer in Iowa

Published: 
2013.03.20 | By Bill Barker | 10:00 AM

The latest annual report on cancer in Iowa estimates 6,400 Iowans will die from cancer in 2013, 17 times the number of deaths caused by auto fatalities. In addition, an estimated 17,300 new cancers will be diagnosed among Iowa residents, according to the “Cancer in Iowa: 2013” report released today by the State Health Registry of Iowa, based in the University of Iowa College of Public Health. Story

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