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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
 

UI's McGehee says adults more open about texting-while-driving

Des Moines Register: UI's McGehee says adults more open about texting-while-driving
Published: 
2013.03.28
Iowa lawmaker crashes car in texting demonstration: Iowa state Rep. Phyllis Thede, D-Bettendorf, takes part in AT&T's It Can Wait demonstration on the dangers of texting and driving at the Iowa Capitol on Wednesday.

Daniel McGehee, director of the Human Factors and Vehicle Safety Research Program at the University of Iowa, says adults are more open than teens about texting-while-driving because they don't fear reprisals and figure they don't have anything to lose. Story from: Des Moines Register

Des Moines Register

UI students leave Las Vegas to work on reimagining downtown

Las Vegas Sun: UI students leave Las Vegas to work on reimagining downtown
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2013.03.27
owa college students gather together to discuss their innovative ideas for their course study “Reimagining Downtown Las Vegas” led by Associate Director Dave Gould, center, at Work In Progress in Las Vegas Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Read more: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/mar/27/iowa-students-leave-vegas-task-making-impact-impre/#ixzz2OquwvNfJ

A group of UI students spent spring break in Las Vegas working on a class project with UI Associate Director David Gould to re-imagine the downtown area. Many of the students say they overcame their initial fears and stereotypes of the city and could envision living there. Story from: Las Vegas Sun

Las Vegas Sun

Children of deployed military parents more at risk for alcohol, drug use

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2013.03.28 | By Jennifer Brown | 09:55 AM

Data from a statewide survey of sixth, eighth, and 11th-grade Iowa students found an increased risk for alcohol use, binge drinking, using marijuana and other illegal drugs, and misusing prescription drugs among children of deployed or recently returned military parents compared to children in nonmilitary families. 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

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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

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