Faculty
Recent deaths
Friday, May 24, 2013
Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.
Black says misconceptions surround shopping addictions
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Donald Black, a UI psychiatrist and professor of psychiatry who studies impulse-control disorders, says a number of misconceptions surround shopping addictions in a story on confessions of former shopaholics.
Native youth to host UI faculty, staff
Thursday, May 23, 2013
The group Native Youth Standing Strong is scheduled to host an event for University of Iowa staff and professors Thursday in Sioux City as part of the UI Faculty Engagement Corps tour of northwest Iowa.
Endometriosis is less common in heavy women, study finds
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Heavy women are less likely to be diagnosed with endometriosis than their slimmer peers, according to a new study. That link was especially strong among women with infertility, according to Dr. Divya Shah from the UI Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City and her colleagues.
Art provides outlet for grief
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
A celebratory moment—the bestowment of the 2013 Yale Drama Series Award—is one that grew out of painful loss and honest conversation between a University of Iowa professor and a student (now alumna) of the Iowa Playwrights Workshop.
Marron comments on acceleration opportunities for gifted students
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Maureen Marron, an associate research scientist at the UI College of Education's Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development, sees grade-skipping as just one option in an academic tool kit known as "acceleration."
UI VP for Research addresses next-generation supercomputers at congressional hearing
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Daniel Reed, the University of Iowa’s vice president for research and economic development, will urge congressional lawmakers to support exascale computing, the next-generation of supercomputers designed to tackle complex societal questions, from climate change to the human mind. Reed will testify at a hearing of the House Subcommittee on Energy on Wednesday, May 22.
Tax limit repeal and school spending
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Phuong Nguyen-Hoang, an assistant professor in the UI School of Urban and Regional Planning, provides evidence that the 1986 tax limit repeal on small city school districts in New York State had no significant impact on the spending of the school districts.
Cohen thanks community music educators
Monday, May 20, 2013
Mary Cohen, UI associate professor of music education, applauds the efforts of community music educators and projects for providing opportunities for meaningful self-expression. (Note: A paid subscription may be required.)
College of Education experts weigh in on bridging the achievement gap
Monday, May 20, 2013
Several UI College of Education experts are among those sharing thoughts on the Iowa City Community School District's diversity policy and what more can be done to help students living in poverty. (Note: A paid subscription may be required.)
UI Stroke Center named Iowa's first Comprehensive Stroke Center
Monday, May 20, 2013
The Primary Stroke Center at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is among first to achieve a new designation of Advanced Certification Comprehensive Stroke Center.
UI experts comment on suggestion to lower blood alcohol limit
Friday, May 17, 2013
Several National Advanced Driving Simulator experts at the UI share insights on the decision by the National Transportation and Safety Board to push states to reduce the legal blood alcohol limit from 0.08 to 0.05.
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