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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
 

Black says misconceptions surround shopping addictions

MSN Money: Black says misconceptions surround shopping addictions
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2013.05.21
An image of a woman's torso sitting on a chair surrounded by shopping bags in a story on compulsive shopping

Donald Black, a UI psychiatrist and professor of psychiatry who studies impulse-control disorders, says a number of misconceptions surround shopping addictions in a story on confessions of former shopaholics. Story from: MSN Money

MSN Money

Endometriosis is less common in heavy women, study finds

The Oakland Press: Endometriosis is less common in heavy women, study finds
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2013.05.21
A woman with endometriosis clutches a heating bag with a pink heart on it to her stomache to alleviate the pain

Heavy women are less likely to be diagnosed with endometriosis than their slimmer peers, according to a new study. That link was especially strong among women with infertility, according to Dr. Divya Shah from the UI Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City and her colleagues. Story from: The Oakland Press

The Oakland Press

Marron comments on acceleration opportunities for gifted students

GreatSchools: Marron comments on acceleration opportunities for gifted students
Published: 
2013.05.20
A male student stands in front of an equation on a blackboard

Maureen Marron, an associate research scientist at the UI College of Education's Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development, sees grade-skipping as just one option in an academic tool kit known as "acceleration." Story from: GreatSchools

GreatSchools

UI VP for Research addresses next-generation supercomputers at congressional hearing

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2013.05.21 | By Richard C. Lewis | 10:29 AM
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Daniel Reed, the University of Iowa’s vice president for research and economic development, will urge congressional lawmakers to support exascale computing, the next-generation of supercomputers designed to tackle complex societal questions, from climate change to the human mind. Reed will testify at a hearing of the House Subcommittee on Energy on Wednesday, May 22. Story

Arranging the right corporate marriage

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2013.05.21 | By Tom Snee | 10:21 AM

A new study from the University of Iowa suggests that managers of small firms better protect their shareholders’ stock value by fending off potential acquisitions by larger firms with overpriced stock. Story

Tax limit repeal and school spending

Published: 
2013.05.21 | By John Riehl | 07:00 AM

Phuong Nguyen-Hoang, an assistant professor in the UI School of Urban and Regional Planning, provides evidence that the 1986 tax limit repeal on small city school districts in New York State had no significant impact on the spending of the school districts. Story

College of Education experts weigh in on bridging the achievement gap

Iowa City Press-Citizen: College of Education experts weigh in on bridging the achievement gap
Published: 
2013.05.17

Several UI College of Education experts are among those sharing thoughts on the Iowa City Community School District's diversity policy and what more can be done to help students living in poverty. (Note: A paid subscription may be required.) Story from: Iowa City Press-Citizen

Iowa City Press-Citizen

Spotlight: Melody heart valve puts teen back in the game

Health at Iowa: Spotlight: Melody heart valve puts teen back in the game
Published: 
2013.05.14
Rebecca Hemm, University of Iowa Children's Hospital patient

Fourteen-year-old Rebecca Hemm of Moline, Ill., was among the first to receive a Melody Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve at University of Iowa Children's Hospital, allowing her to play tennis on her school team and sing in the choir. Story from: Health at Iowa

Health at Iowa

UI Stroke Center named Iowa's first Comprehensive Stroke Center

Published: 
2013.05.20 | By Molly Rossiter | 08:00 AM

The Primary Stroke Center at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is among first to achieve a new designation of Advanced Certification Comprehensive Stroke Center. Story

UI experts comment on suggestion to lower blood alcohol limit

The Gazette: UI experts comment on suggestion to lower blood alcohol limit
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2013.05.14
Officer Shawn Burke administers a traffic safety check point organized by Cedar Rapids Police in Southwest Cedar Rapids which started at 11:00p.m. on March 29, 2013. (Kaitlyn Bernauer/The Gazette)

Several National Advanced Driving Simulator experts at the UI share insights on the decision by the National Transportation and Safety Board to push states to reduce the legal blood alcohol limit from 0.08 to 0.05. Story from: The Gazette

The Gazette

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