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Family counselors' tips on managing stress at home during coronavirus pandemic

Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Jacob Priest, an assistant professor in the University of Iowa College of Education with a Ph.D. in marriage and family therapy, offers advice on how to manage the stress of social distancing with loved ones.

UI alum James Hatch, archivist of black theater, dies at 91

Monday, March 23, 2020
James V. Hatch, a historian of black theater who, with his wife, the artist and filmmaker Camille Billops, created a vast archive of interviews with black actors, singers, writers and artists, died on Feb. 14 in Manhattan. He was 91.

NADS does serious driving research

Tuesday, March 10, 2020
The National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS) conducts some of the world's most serious driving research from its lab at the University of Iowa.

Iowa researcher: Community has tools to fight opioids

Thursday, February 20, 2020
An op-ed co-authored by a researcher in the College of Public Health says recent changes in state laws now give local communities and organizations new tools they can use to fight the opioid crisis.

MBA grad starts curriculum development business

Thursday, February 20, 2020
An MBA graduate of the Tippie College of Business has started a business that develops elementary school curricula for schools that teach using inquiry education.

'GMA' Book Club: 3 powerhouse authors share their Black History Month book picks

Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Kiley Reid's debut novel, "Such a Fun Age," is taking the literary world by storm. Reid graduated from Iowa in May 2019 with an MFA in creative writing.

Getting ahead of the opioid crisis

Monday, February 17, 2020
Carri Casteel, associate director of the Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center (IPRC) in the College of Public Health, and Barbara St. Marie, associate professor in the College of Nursing, discuss a new report from the IPRC that encourages local communities and organizations new tools to combat the opioid epidemic in Iowa.

A horse is a horse.....

Monday, February 17, 2020
The University of Iowa Libraries gallery is hosting an exhibit that looks at the role the horse played in the early development and growth of Iowa City.

Keeping EMTs safer

Monday, February 17, 2020
EMTs are being attacked more and more frequently while responding to emergency calls. Semin Park, assistant professor of management and entrepreneurship in the Tippie College of Business, is part of a team developing strategies to keep first responders safer while on the job.

Abrams discusses local retail impacts of Amazon warehouses

Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Nancy Abram, a member of the marketing faculty in the Tippie College of Business, discusses the possible impact of a new Amazon fulfillment center in the Des Moines area on the region's brick and mortar retail stores.