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Iowa Writers' Workshop grad wins world's richest prize for novel

Friday, June 14, 2019
This year’s €100,000 International Dublin Literary Award was won by 33-year-old U.S. author Emily Ruskovich for her debut novel, Idaho.

Sexual reproduction may have been cancer's foil

Friday, June 14, 2019
Maurine Neiman, associate professor in the Department of Biology, comments on a study contending that sexual reproduction in multi-cellular organisms may have provided evolutionary defense against cancer and other malignant cells.

Tippie pivots toward online MBA program

Wednesday, June 12, 2019
The final class of the University of Iowa's full-time MBA program graduated this spring, as the Tippie College of Business joins other business schools in re-evaluating its slate of professional education offerings.

UI among world's top 100 producers of patents

Wednesday, June 12, 2019
The University of Iowa is among the world's top 100 producers of patents among higher educational institutions, according to data from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office gathered by the National Academy of Inventors.

University of Iowa prototyping hub aims to change hearts and minds—by 3D printing them

Thursday, June 6, 2019
ProtoStudios, the University of Iowa's 3D printing organization, can help health care providers see what's happening inside their patients before they make their first incision.

Farmers face a complex set of mental health issues

Thursday, June 6, 2019
Brandi Janssen, director of the Iowa Center for Agricultural Health and Safety (I-CASH) in the College of Public Health, says farmers and farm workers with mental health issues face a complex set of cultural and economic factors that make it more difficult to get treatment.

It takes a lot of money to run a Big Ten school. Who spends it best?

Thursday, June 6, 2019
Factoring in various cost and performance metrics, the University of Iowa leads the way among Big Ten schools when it comes to effectively spending public dollars and tuition funds on educating its students, according to The Center Square's analysis of the publicly available data.

Micropreemie who survived risky birth 18 years ago graduates from high school

Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Eighteen years ago, Courtney Jackson was born at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics weighing less than a pound. Doctors said she had a 50-50 chance of survival, but against all odds, she’s now celebrating a major milestone—graduating from high school.

Infectious disease expert believe more steps needed to control spread of canine brucellosis

Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Christine Petersen, director of the Center for Emerging and Infectious Diseases in the University of Iowa College of Public Health, says more steps are needed to better control the spread of canine brucellosis, a disease that can cause serious health issues in dogs and spread to humans.

Perez named NSF cybersecurity fellow

Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Gabriella Perez, a University of Iowa research technology compliance specialist, has been one of six inaugural Trusted CI Open Science Cybersecurity fellows by the National Science Foundation, giving her new tools to help students and staff members navigate what often can seem like a labyrinth of data laws and policies.