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Campbell analyzes better methods of transporting emergency supplies in a disaster

Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Ann Campbell, professor of management sciences in the Tippie College of Business, studies disaster transportation logistics and says it's easier to recover from a natural disaster like a hurricane if supplies are pre-positioned near the disaster site.

What if the Guy With the Red Pencil Is Nuts?

Monday, September 24, 2018
John D'Agata, director of the University of Iowa nonfiction program, talks about the Broadway adaptation of his 2012 book, The Lifespan of a Fact, with the stars Daniel Radcliffe, Bobby Cannavale, and Cherry Jones

Iowa alumni longlisted for National Book Award

Wednesday, September 19, 2018
The National Book Foundation named Jamel Brinkley's debut collection of short stories, A Lucky Man, and Tayari Jones's novel An American Marriage to the longlist for the 2018 National Book Award in Fiction.

Student-built miniature satellite seeks ‘missing matter’

Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Undergraduates in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Iowa helped design and build a miniature satellite that was recently launched into space. HaloSat will look for matter believed missing from the universe's birth. The project is led by Philip Kaaret, professor in physics and astronomy.

Number of children diagnosed with ADHD jumps, according to UI research

Wednesday, September 12, 2018
The number of children diagnosed with ADHD has reached 10 percent in the United States, a significant increase over the past 20 years that is most pronounced in children from minority groups, according to a study from the UI College of Public Health.

Study finds more children diagnosed with ADHD than expected

Wednesday, September 5, 2018
A study from the UI College of Public Health has found that the number of children diagnosed with ADHD has increased significantly in the last 20 years, to 10.1 percent.

Iowa public health researchers contribute to landmark MS study

Wednesday, September 5, 2018
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggesting a drug can slow atrophy in the brains of multiple sclerosis patients was aided by the Clinical Trials Statistical Data Management Center in the University of Iowa College of Public Health, which managed data gathered by clinical researchers.

Iowa researcher comments on sharp decline in rural pharmacies

Wednesday, September 5, 2018
A study from the Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) in the University of Iowa College of Public Health finds an ongoing drop in the number of rural pharmacies, and the study's co-author says one reason is the result of changes in Medicare prescription drug policies.

Luangrath studies how businesses use ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ to communicate in social media

Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Tippie researcher Andrea Luangrath looks at how businesses communicate with customers on social media using what she calls "textual paralanguage," the use of nonverbal symbols, like ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

UI spin-out business uses artificial intelligence to detect eye disease

Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Coralville-based IDx uses artificial intelligence technology developed at the University of Iowa to revolutionize the detection of diabetic retinopathy, an eye disease common in people who have diabetes.