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A professor offered to deliver Thanksgiving meals to all her students. Her kindness went viral

Monday, November 30, 2020
When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued recommendations against traveling or gathering for Thanksgiving, Liz Pearce, a longtime lecturer at the University of Iowa, was worried for her students. They’ve had a hard semester already, she thought, and Thanksgiving spent solo would be another tough blow. The communication studies professor and mother of four swiftly drafted an email...

COVID-19 forces man to travel miles from home for emergency surgery

Tuesday, November 17, 2020
A Missouri man in desperate need of medical care was accepted at UI Hospitals & Clinics where neurosurgeon Matthew Howard performed his life-saving surgery.

Inside the history of contested elections

Monday, November 2, 2020
UI grad Lana Zak of CBS News interviews UI College of Law Professor Dereck Muller about the history of contested elections and what to expect this year.

Writing in Spanish elevates academia

Tuesday, October 13, 2020
By bringing another language into an academic system that privileges English, programs such as those at the University of Iowa provide alternative and radical frameworks that challenge a historically white academy’s assumptions about writing—how it should be taught, who belongs in the U.S. graduate classroom, and why we write.

UI alumnus named one of 19 theater workers you should know

Tuesday, September 29, 2020
American Theatre listed Bo Frazier, who received their MFA in directing from the University is Iowa, as one of 19 theater workers people should have on their radar.

Doctors say flu shot important to prevent double infection with COVID-19

Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Doctors say controlling the spread of the flu will be even more important during the coronavirus pandemic to keep from overwhelming the health care system. COVID-19 can show unique symptoms like a lost sense of taste, but other symptoms like aches, fever, and difficulty breathing are the same as the flu. Dr. Katie Imborek is a family medicine physician with the University of Iowa Hospitals and...

Imitation Games: We Take an $80 Million Driving Simulator for a Spin

Thursday, September 17, 2020
At the University of Iowa's National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS) research center, more than 40 faculty, staff, and students use a 93-ton moon-lander-looking machine and a variety of vehicle cabs to study the way people drive. This test rig—called NADS-1—rides on seven belts (six on the x-axis, one on the y). All in, this costs about $80 million, but it allows researchers to perfect today's...

How to Have Fun and Stay Safe During Fall Activities This Year—Including Trick-or-Treating

Thursday, September 17, 2020
Theresa Brennan, chief medical officer of UI Hospitals & Clinics, weighs in on the risks associated with fall activities and provides tips on how you can stay safe while COVID-19 is still a concern.

Peek-Asa study shows farmers need more time to get to trauma centers

Thursday, September 10, 2020
A study by Corinne Peek-Asa in the College of Public Health finds that farmers who are injured on the job take an hour longer to get to a trauma center because of the isolation of their jobs and distance EMTs must travel.

Tippie researchers discuss how WFH is changing corporate college

Thursday, September 10, 2020
Tippie College of Business researchers Daniel Newton and Michele Williams talk with River to River about the first five months of work from home have changed corporate culture.