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UI study seems looming physician assistant shortage in Iowa

Monday, November 5, 2018
A new study from the University of Iowa finds that Iowa could face a critical shortage of physician assistants in the coming decade as an aging PA workforce begins to retire.

Barcelo speaks at College of Education's Latinx Conference

Wednesday, October 17, 2018
The University of Iowa College of Education's second annual Latinx Conference featured a keynote speech by UI alumna and former administrator Nancy "Rusty" Barcelo, the first Mexican American to receive a PhD from the university.

UI Tippie College of Business adds online MBA

Wednesday, October 17, 2018
The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business has added an online MBA that makes the college's part-time degree program even more flexible for students.

McGehee discusses infrastructure improvements needed for automated vehicles

Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Dan McGehee, director of the National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS) in the College of Engineering, discusses what kind of changes municipalities need to make to their infrastructure to accommodate automated vehicles.

Mueller analyzes the loss of rural pharmacies on local health care

Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Keith Mueller, professor of health management and policy, says that a spike in rural pharmacy closures in recent years often deprives small towns that have no practicing physicians of their only local health care professional.

Researchers hope study leads to safer farm vehicles

Wednesday, October 10, 2018
A study from the College of Public Health finds that farm vehicle vibration can significantly contribute to chronic back and muscle pain in farmers who drive them, and researchers hope their study leads to design changes that make farm work less painful.

Inside look at the University of Iowa's tiny literary treasures

Wednesday, October 3, 2018
As part of the Great American Read, Iowa Public Television takes a look at the tiny treasures hidden in the Special Collections of the University of Iowa Libraries - more than 3,000 miniature books.

UI professor's story comes to life in a new Broadway show starring Daniel Radcliffe

Wednesday, September 26, 2018
John D'Agata, director of the Nonfiction Writing Program at the University of Iowa, talks about his 2012 book, The Lifespan of a Fact, which has been adapted into a Broadway play starring Daniel Radcliffe, Bobby Cannavale, and Cherry Jones.

Tippie adds online MBA

Wednesday, September 26, 2018
The Tippie College of Business is adding a fully online MBA to its part-time MBA program as the latest addition to its portfolio of graduate and professional degrees that help working professionals get the education they need to advance in their careers.

UI played role in study that could help MS patients

Wednesday, September 26, 2018
A unit of the College of Public Health played a key role in a study by doctors at the Cleveland Clinic that finds a drug can be helpful in slowing brain atrophy in multiple sclerosis patients.