An "extraordinary" cache of early 20th century films will soon reside in UI Special Collections: “I wouldn’t say it’s the tomb of Tutankhamun, but you open the door and you see some marvelous things," says Rick Altman, UI emeritus professor of cinema.

UI professor Randall McEntaffer, who won a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists, says that the technology he’s working on today could make future NASA missions more affordable and successful toward the goal of observing astronomical objects.

The tone a governor takes in his or her "State of the State" address has an impact both on immediate stock prices of firms in that state and on their investment behavior in the future, according to UI associate professor Art Durnev.

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Each year the University of Iowa softball team gets together for a party, has a Secret Santa gift exchange, and celebrates the holiday season. But this year the party will be different. Rather than spending money on one another, the Hawkeyes decided to give back.

UI speech pathologist Laura Bohnenkamp offers suggestions of gifts for kids with special needs, including how to avoid the expense of adaptive toys by seeking tips in online forums about how to adapt standard toys on your own.

University of Iowa researchers have developed a new vaccine that protects against lethal pneumonia caused by Staphylococcus aureus (staph) bacteria, including drug-resistant strains like MRSA. The new vaccine, tested in animal models, works by targeting the toxins secreted by staph bacteria. Results appear in the Journal of Infectious Disease.

Jacob Priest, visiting assistant professor in the UI College of Education's Couple and Family Therapy Program, participated in a panel discussion about family dynamics at the holidays.

Volker Thomas, UI College of Education professor and chair of the couple and family therapy program, shares why the holiday season can be stressful and explains how to keep calm this year.

UI psychiatrist Jennifer McWilliams says telemedicine has increased psychiatric services in parts of the state that lack them, noting technology is helping address a shortage of doctors in rural areas and connecting specialists to those that need them immediately, including stroke patients.

In recommending new guidelines for blood pressure medication, doctors focused on people age 60 because they “are a unique population and we are concerned about the number of medications that may be required,” says Paul James, head of family medicine at the University of Iowa.

"Iowa Now," the University of Iowa's central news and storytelling platform, will publish on a lighter schedule Dec. 23-Jan. 3.