Faculty

Schnell is shown flying plane above farm fields.

ABC-TV cancels pilot safety story originally slated for Jan. 17

Thursday, January 16, 2014
Producers of ABC-TV's "20/20" have decided that the story about NASA-funded University of Iowa pilot research will not air Friday, Jan. 17, on "20/20. However, the story may be scheduled to air at a future date on "ABC World News with Diane Sawyer."

Call for Brody Award nominations

Thursday, January 16, 2014
The University of Iowa Faculty Senate invites nominations for the Michael J. Brody Award for Faculty Excellence in Service to the university and the state of Iowa.
MLK Celebration poster illustration

Celebrating MLK's legacy

Wednesday, January 15, 2014
This year’s UI Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration of Human Rights includes a Day of Service focused on hunger and homelessness, a unity walk and tribute on the Pentacrest, and a lecture by journalist, documentarian, and TV news producer Soledad O’Brien.
Gov. Branstad shaking a woman's hand

Governor's optimism could boost Iowa economy, UI research shows

Wednesday, January 15, 2014
The governor’s optimistic State of the State speech may well boost the stocks of Iowa-based companies and lead to an increase in capital investments within the state, according to a new study co-authored by Art Durnev, UI associate professor of finance.
Photo of a student working on a NASA shuttle wing

Partnerships improve life on (and above) planet Earth

Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Two recent NASA grants received by the University of Iowa College of Engineering illustrate the agency’s Earth-based scientific interests, as well as its desire to improve lives not just in the U.S., but around the world. The grants also reflect the college’s diverse research strengths and some surprising “only in Iowa” capabilities.
Cover artwork for the journal "Love Lasts Forever"

Love lasts forever

Tuesday, January 14, 2014
"Love Lasts Forever" is a journal created by two members of UI Children's Hospital's palliative care team for parents who have lost a child but still have memories, joys, and thoughts to express.
twin sisters, actresses

Play's debut examines divergent sisters

Monday, January 13, 2014
The planets aligned fortunately for UI adjunct professor and playwright Janet Schlapkohl, who used her family history, her own background as a special education teacher, and the knowledge of identical twin sisters who were excellent actresses to create My Sister.
red nose with tissue, medicine

Is it a cold or the flu? Severity is a tell-tale sign

Monday, January 13, 2014
UI emergency medicine specialist Hans House says severity is a sign of influenza: "When you have that high fever (102 degrees or more), and your whole body aches, and you can't even get off the couch because you're so miserable, that's probably the flu."
Kletzing with students

UI officials: Payoff from professional development is 'immediate and substantial'

Monday, January 13, 2014
Professors typically use professional development leave from teaching to advance research, publish books, develop new course materials, or even launch a rocket—as UI physicist Craig Kletzing is planning to do during his assignment next fall.

Dive into Whitman poem with UI's MOOC

Monday, January 13, 2014
UI’s first MOOC is a six-week course offered through the International Writing Program that will use video lectures, live breakout sessions, and moderated online discussion to guide participants through Whitman’s epic poem, "Song of Myself."

Filling a lonely heart

Monday, January 13, 2014
Loneliness has long been thought to cause people to buy things impulsively, but new research from the University of Iowa suggests that it’s not so much if you’re lonely, but the nature of the loneliness that matters.
student with test tube

Project HOPE teaches science to students

Monday, January 13, 2014
West Liberty middle school students spent Friday at the UI for the culmination of a seven-week College of Education program that involved collaborations with all 11 UI colleges, focused on promoting STEM-based careers in rural Iowa middle schools with a large population of minority students.