Faculty

For medical tourists, simple math

Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Dr. Peter Cram of the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics discusses joint replacement pricing.

Aslan discusses new book about the life of Jesus

Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Former UI faculty member Reza Aslan discusses his new book on Jesus and the controversy it's generated.
a photo of a premature baby holding someone's finger at UI Health Care

Building bridges and creating connections

Monday, August 5, 2013
This year's University of Iowa Health Care Annual Report features examples of the ways UI Health Care experts are building bridges and creating connections—through patient care, education, and research missions.

UI study finds bigger lungs improve odds of transplant survival

Friday, August 2, 2013
A new University of Iowa study finds that bigger may be better when it comes to lung transplants.
Bottles of breast milk at the Mother's Milk breast bank at the University of Iowa

UI donor breast milk bank makes a difference

Friday, August 2, 2013
Donor breast milk that is donated, tested, and pasteurized at a University of Iowa milk bank is making a big difference for moms who wish to breast feed but can't, especially those with premature babies.

Recent deaths

Friday, August 2, 2013
Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.
2012 Kid Captain Brandi Yates stands with the Iowa Hawkeyes during a home football game in 2012.

UI Children's Hospital announces 2013 Kid Captains

Thursday, August 1, 2013
University of Iowa Children's Hospital announces this year's Kid Captains, former and current patients whose stories will be highlighted throughout the Iowa Hawkeyes' 2013 football season.

UI's Lawrence helps create new treatment for domestic abusers

Iowa corrections officials are developing a new treatment program for domestic abusers with help from Erika Lawrence, a UI psychology professor.
A scene from the movie "World War Z" that shows people trying to escape over a wall to get away from zombies. Image courtesy of Paramount

UI infectious disease professor comments on zombie mathematical models

Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Tara Smith, a UI infectious disease associate professor, uses a paper on the mathematical modeling of zombies to show how math models can predict the effects of quarantines, vaccines, and other public health measures.

Lin leads effort to publish special issue of the 'Journal of Computational Physics'

Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Ching-Long Lin, professor of mechanical and industrial engineering and faculty research engineer at IIHR—Hydroscience & Engineering, served as lead guest editor of a new special issue of the "Journal of Computational Physics," focusing on Multi-Scale Modeling and Simulation of Biological Systems.
Close up photo of a hand holding an inhaler for asthma treatment

UI has breakthrough in asthma research

Monday, July 29, 2013
A new finding from researchers at the UI may take asthma treatment to another level, according to Joel Kline, M.D., director of the UI's Asthma Center.
A portrait of Marilynne Robinson, author of "Gilead" in a story reflecting on the novel

Reflections on pastors, prophets, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel 'Gilead'

Monday, July 29, 2013
Tom Montgomery Fate, an author and professor at College of DuPage, reflects on the significance of the novel, Gilead, in the wake of his father's death, who was both a friend and pastor of Gilead author and Iowa Writers' Workshop faculty member Marilynne Robinson.