Faculty

Dove and Johnson receive Brody Award for Faculty Excellence

Monday, September 30, 2013
The University of Iowa has named Edwin Dove and Susan Johnson this year's recipients of the Michael J. Brody Award for Faculty Excellence in Service, recognizing their contributions to the university and the state of Iowa.

Digital business law

Monday, September 30, 2013
University of Iowa Tippie College of Business professors develop new digital textbook designed especially for tablets to teach business law.

Hancher to present Jerusalem Quartet at Riverside Recital Hall Oct. 10

Monday, September 30, 2013
The University of Iowa’s Hancher will present the Jerusalem Quartet, one of the world’s most respected string quartets, on Thursday, Oct. 10, at 7:30 p.m. at the Riverside Recital Hall in Iowa City.

Achievements: UI faculty, staff, students, and alumni making news

Friday, September 27, 2013
University staff, faculty, students, and alumni are accomplishing great things every day. See who's making news with awards, publications, promotion and tenure, and more.

Two UI chemistry professors win 2013 NSF CAREER awards

Friday, September 27, 2013
Tori M. Forbes and Sara E. Mason, both assistant professors of chemistry in the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, have each been selected by the National Science Foundation to receive a 2013 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award.

Recent deaths

Friday, September 27, 2013
Death notices for current and retired University of Iowa employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.
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Long-lasting steroids

Thursday, September 26, 2013
Certain anabolic steroids and pharmaceutical products last longer in the environment than previously known, according to a new study led by the University of Iowa. The researchers found that the steroid trenbolone acetate, along with some other pharmaceutical products, never fully degrade in the environment, and can partially regenerate themselves under certain conditions. Results published online...

Taking a bite out of history

Thursday, September 26, 2013
Johnny Appleseed isn’t just a symbolic folk hero. He was a real pioneer apple farmer named John Chapman whose dream was to produce so many apples no one would ever go hungry. The UI has its own folk hero. His name is Andy Dahl, and he is an arborist.

The inefficient acquisition

Thursday, September 26, 2013
A new study by University of Iowa law professor Robert Miller says inefficient overpricing in the mergers and acquisition market can actually be perfectly rational from the point of view of the company that's overpaying.

UI law event to consider right to counsel

Thursday, September 26, 2013
The University of Iowa law school will host a conference commemorating the 50th anniversary of a landmark legal ruling that guaranteed low-income criminal defendants the right to legal representation.

UI vaccine unit wins multimillion dollar federal contract

Thursday, September 26, 2013
The University of Iowa is one of nine institutions nationwide to receive a multimillion-dollar contract from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, to conduct clinical trials of promising vaccines and therapies for infectious diseases.
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Eating fish may not help with memory, thinking skills

Thursday, September 26, 2013
Older women with higher blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids did not have any better memory or thinking skills after six years than women with lower levels, says new University of Iowa research.