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Perlmutter writes about proscastination

Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Cedar Rapids Gazette
University of Iowa Journalism and Mass Communication director David Perlmutter writes about the varieties of procrastination.

Alumnus Roseman is Preservationist of the Year

Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Palm Beach Post
University of Iowa geography alumnus Curt Roseman is Preservationist of the Year in the Quad Cities.

Jing Wang research shows effect of customer expertise

Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Iowa City Press-Citizen
Research by University of Iowa marketing faculty member Jing Wang showed that companies should research their customer’s experience and expertise when developing marketing strategies.

Alumnus Harb regrets return to Palestine

Tuesday, May 22, 2012
National Geographic
University of Iowa alumnus Ahmad Harb regrets his return to Palestine, where, he says, “We live in a prison.”

Ponseti transformed athlete's life

Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Poets & Writers
The life of Regina High School athlete Chris Nepola was transformed by the Ponseti method of clubfoot treatment, pioneered at the University of Iowa.

Fethke writes about rising tuition

Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Omaha World-Herald
Gary C. Fethke, former dean of the Tippie College of Business and former interim president of the University of Iowa, writes a contrarian analysis on rising tuition.

Honoring Voxman's legacy

Tuesday, May 22, 2012
New York Times
More than 300 people gathered to honor the memory of longtime University of Iowa School of Music director Himie Voxman.

Meet Santos, the virtual soldier

Friday, May 18, 2012
Iowa Public Radio
A visit to the University of Iowa's Virtual Soldier Research Program, where realistic computer simulations are testing military equipment, commercial vehicles, and more.

Robinson on democracy, reading, and religion

Friday, May 18, 2012
Iowa Public Radio
An interview with novelist, essayist, Iowa Writers' Workshop faculty member, and Pulitzer Prize winner Marilynne Robinson.

Alumnus Freeburg documents Kenai Valley

Thursday, May 17, 2012
Education Week
UI photography alumnus Gary Freeburg documents the beauty of Alaska's Valley of 10,000 Smokes.