UI faculty member John Rachow, past president of Physicians for Social Responsibility, says nuclear-emergency preparedness plans are out-of-date.

Leisure studies scholar David Gould comments on the difficulty Americans have finding opportunities to take their vacation time.

Iowa Writers' Workshop alumnus Jeremy Kryt reports from Honduras about the impact of drug violence.

Richard E. Walton, chair of endodontics at the UI College of Dentistry for 13 years, has won the Lifetime Educator Award from the American Association of Endodontists.

Archeologist Bill Whittaker comments on the practice of using dousing rods to "witch" for graves.

Vincent Magnotta, associate professor of radiology in the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, comments on UI research revealing changes in brain pH.

The University of Iowa recently hosted a seminar on Islam and Science. The seminar is the first of six and is part of an international effort to address the growing concern about Islam and creationism, among other issues.

University of Iowa emeritus political scientist Joel Barkan, senior associate with the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Africa Program, warns of a Ugandan "oil curse."

Writing fellow and 2011 International Writing Program resident Kevin Bloom writes about the Facebook IPO lawsuit.

Faculty member and IWP veteran Roberto Ampuero's new novel—his first in English—is listed among 13 "Great Books on the Horizon."