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UI takes the lead in civic science

Friday, June 15, 2012
Radio Iowa
The University of Iowa's Obermann Center conference on "Get Ready, Iowa" is cited as an example of a new emphasis on "civic science" in column co-written by UI's John Spencer.

Alumna writes about Libyan politics

Friday, June 15, 2012
Daily Mail
University of Iowa alumna Samah Elmeri writes from Egypt about the role of religion in Libyan politics.

Baker discusses new novel

Friday, June 15, 2012
KWWL
Author Larry Baker, a University of Iowa alumnus and faculty member, is interviewed about his new novel.

Alumnus maps LA

Thursday, June 14, 2012
Sacramento Press
University of Iowa film-studies alumnus Eric Brightwell, awed by the immensity of Los Angeles, found a new life mapping the city's neighborhoods.

Riding a virtual bike

Thursday, June 14, 2012
Federal Computer Week
Jodie Plumert, chair of the University of Iowa Psychology Department, says riding a virtual bike "offers a way to look at this real-world problem in a very safe but systematic way.”

A novel by Tweet?

Thursday, June 14, 2012
Des Moines Register
University of Iowa new-media specialist Jon Winet is co-founder of an experiment to learn if a novel can be written through Twitter.

Grateful patients benefit Iowans, society

Thursday, June 14, 2012
WOI-TV
'Grateful patient' and donor Seamans writes in support of giving program.

Diagnosing stroke from a distance

Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Des Moines Register
Harold Adams, University of Iowa professor of neurology and director of the UI Stroke Center, demonstrates a robot used to diagnose stroke at remote hospitals.

Warm and fuzzy flash drives

Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Examiner
University of Iowa graduate and accidental entrepreneur Doug Stienstra discovers a niche for the cutest little USB drives you'll ever see.

Are kids' apps scary?

Monday, June 11, 2012
Des Moines Register
Deborah Linebarger, who studies children and the media, is concerned about iPhone apps for kids.