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Nabhan-Warren publishes new book, Meatpacking in America

Wednesday, September 8, 2021
University of Iowa V.O. and Elizabeth Kahl Figge Chair in Catholic Studies Kristy Nabhan-Warren has authored a new book that explores the meatpacking industry and the immigrant experience.

UI social media channels ranked No. 1 for 3 consecutive years

Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Hawkeye pride helped push the University of Iowa social media channels into the top spot for social media engagement in higher education for a third consecutive year. This was also the fourth year in a row that Iowa has placed in the top three nationwide.

Researcher selected for excellence award by American Heart Association

Monday, August 30, 2021
Alan "Kim" Johnson, a University of Iowa researcher who studies the causes and effects of hypertension, has been awarded the 2021 Excellence Award for Hypertension Research by the American Heart Association's Council on Hypertension.

UI engineer wins NASA funding to study effects of wildfires

Monday, August 30, 2021
An engineering professor and assistant director at the Iowa Technology Institute has been awarded funding from NASA to study atmospheric and climate impacts from wildfires on Earth. Jun Wang will lead a science team for the three-year, $540,000 study.

Natalie Fixmer-Oraiz named F. Wendell Miller Associate Professor

Friday, August 27, 2021
Natalie Fixmer-Oraiz, a leading scholar of feminist and gender studies, has been appointed the F. Wendell Miller Associate Professor, Communication Studies, by the University of Iowa. Fixmer-Oraiz is a faculty member in the Department of Communication Studies, with a joint appointment in the Department of Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies.

Biologist receives funding to investigate hearing loss

Wednesday, August 11, 2021
A University of Iowa biologist received funding to investigate hearing loss in humans. Steven Green will continue his research into how responses to progesterone will lead to therapeutics for repairing damage to the inner ear caused by noise. The funding is from the National Institutes of Health.

University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics again ranked among nation’s best

Tuesday, July 27, 2021
For the 32nd year in a row, the U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” rankings has listed UI Hospitals & Clinics as the No. 1 hospital in Iowa, as well as the only one in Iowa to have specialties ranked in the top 50 nationally.

Kregel named president-elect of Federation of American Society for Experimental Biology

Thursday, July 22, 2021
Kevin Kregel, executive vice president and provost at the University of Iowa, has been named president-elect of the Federation of American Society for Experimental Biology (FASEB) for a term that began July 1.

Hosmanek appointed to Iowa Supreme Court commission

Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Andrew Hosmanek, associate professor of instruction in the Tippie College of Business, has been appointed to the Iowa Supreme Court’s Grievance Commission by Chief Justice Susan Christensen.

Physicist wins award for space-based technology

Wednesday, July 14, 2021
A University of Iowa physicist has won an award from NASA to improve the readiness of a particular technology for future space-based missions. Casey DeRoo will focus on building and measuring the performance of an optical element known as diffraction grating.