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Thomas Dean finds his place

Monday, August 6, 2012
Thomas Dean urges Iowans to connect with the spaces and places they inhabit.

UI study: Employees posted abroad feel under-appreciated

Friday, August 3, 2012
A UI study headed by Maria Kraimer found that workers for multinational companies who have spent time on a foreign assignment don’t feel fully appreciated for their global experience, leading to a higher-than-normal turnover rate.

FEMA sides with the UI

Friday, August 3, 2012
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has officially sided with the UI in a federal dispute about funding for some flood replacement projects.

Wallace: Iowa City is good for aging

Thursday, August 2, 2012
Robert Wallace, the director of the University of Iowa Center on Aging, says there are good reasons why Iowa City ranks second among the best places to grow old. Subscription required.

Lewis-Beck: predicting elections with data

Thursday, August 2, 2012
University of Iowa political science emeritus Michael Lewis-Beck has developed an election-prediction model that sifts decades of data.

Kumar comments on remote-monitoring

Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Remote monitoring of intensive care patients—a strategy to maximize scarce medical expertise—can cost hospitals from $50,000 to $100,000 per bed in the first year of operation, according to a study by lead author and UI fellow Gaurav Kumar.

Miller: No Peregrine silver bullet

Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Robert Miller, who joins the University of Iowa law faculty this fall, says there is no silver bullet for Peregrine Financial Group investors.

UI writers attend African book fair

Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Five award-winning writers are representing the University of Iowa International Writing Program at the Zimbabwe International Book Fair.

Gardial explains business curriculum changes

Tuesday, July 31, 2012
University of Iowa Tippie College of Business Dean Sarah Gardial explains recent changes in the curricula of business schools.

Alumna Gin rides across Japan for peace

Tuesday, July 31, 2012
University of Iowa alumna Michelle Gin is the sole U.S. participant in the upcoming International Peace Bike Tour in Japan.