2013.03.08 | By University of Iowa Health Care | 10:49 AM
Jeffrey Murray has been awarded a $450,000, three-year grant that will allow him to build on his past discoveries in the area of premature birth with the goal of improving health care providers’ ability to predict which women are at high risk of delivering their baby too soon. Story
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires public utilities to monitor the water supply for specific contaminants that may pose a risk to human health. The State Hygienic Laboratory at the UI is the only state environmental public health laboratory approved to test for all 28 chemicals on the EPA's new list of contaminants. Story
The first-class writing published by the University of Iowa Press covers many subjects, creating demand not only from readers but also from other writers and publishers who wish to reprint the material. As UI Press rights and permissions manager, Lydia Crowe plays a vital role in licensing content in a complex era for publishing. Story
2013.03.06 | By University Communication and Marketing | 10:08 AM
Andrea Cooper will bring her daughter's story to the University of Iowa campus when she shares "Kristin's Story: A Story of Acquaintance Rape and Depression" at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 10, in the Second Floor Ballroom of the Iowa Memorial Union. Story
2013.03.06 | By UI Health Care Marketing and Communications | 09:40 AM
As part of a national campaign to raise awareness about the importance of patient safety, leaders of University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City today announced the winner of the hospital’s 2013 Great Catch Award, which honors health care providers who take action to prevent harm to patients. Story
2013.03.05 | By University Communication and Marketing | 11:57 AM
University staff and faculty are accomplishing great things every day. See who’s making news with awards, publications, promotion and tenure, and more. Story
UI rhetoric instructor Matt Gilchrist says he enjoys helping students enhance their writing, speaking, and critical thinking skills in a TILE (Transform, Interact, Learn, and Engage) classroom, and he especially enjoyed the Iowa Narratives Project.
Story from: UI TILE Website
The American Advertising Federation of Cedar Rapids-Iowa City has presented ADDY awards to the University of Iowa and the UI Foundation for marketing and communication projects Story
2013.02.26 | By University Communication and Marketing | 10:52 AM
This year, the University of Iowa Celebrating Cultural Diversity Festival will be Sunday, Sept. 29 as a kick-off to the week’s Homecoming events, creating a new fall tradition for a popular event that has traditionally been held during the spring semester for the past 22 years. Story
