Faculty
UI students help to reimagine downtown Las Vegas
Monday, January 28, 2013
UI lecturer David Gould says downtown Las Vegas is the coolest sandbox he could imagine playing in, referring to a new course he is teaching, Reimagining Downtown, with support from Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh, that will culminate in a hands-on project for UI students in Vegas.
UI's Duys shares insights on middle childhood
Friday, January 25, 2013
David Duys, an associate professor of rehabilitation and counselor education in the UI College of Education, discusses some of the significant changes in middle childhood development on Iowa Public Radio's Talk of Iowa with host Charity Nebbe.
Robinson nominated for Man Booker International Prize 2013
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Marilynne Robinson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and faculty member in the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop, has been shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize, along with writers from India, Russia, and China.
Weiner elected to leadership role in Association of American Cancer Institutes
Thursday, January 24, 2013
George Weiner, M.D., director of the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Iowa, has been elected vice-president/president-elect of the Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI). His term began January 1, and he will become AACI president in the fall of 2014.
Calling all Catalyst Award nominees by Feb. 8th
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Who are our diversity champions out making a difference? The University of Iowa Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity in the Chief Diversity Office wants to know. The office is seeking nominations for the 2013 Diversity Catalyst Awards. Nominations are due by Feb. 8.
Hancher to present eighth blackbird at the Englert Theatre on Feb. 6
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
One of the most intriguing ensembles in all of music returns to Iowa City with a program that includes a work co-commissioned by Hancher.
Manning to give faculty recital Jan. 30
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
John Manning, associate professor of tuba in the University of Iowa School of Music, will give a faculty recital at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus. The performance is free and open to the public.
UI transitions to new anti-virus software
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
The University of Iowa is transitioning to new anti-virus software, which means students and employees who use Symantec on their home computers will need to switch to another product by June.
Staging plays with something to say
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Tlaloc Rivas came to theater through activism, embracing the art for its capacity to illuminate problems and inspire change. Now a UI professor of theatre arts, he talks about plays, politics, and his more recent project—a centerpiece of the 2013 MLK Celebration of Human Rights.
UI dean, graduate optimistic about education reform
Friday, January 18, 2013
University of Iowa College of Education Interim Dean Nick Colangelo, and recent UI education graduate Joey Ackerman, both comment on Iowa Gov. Branstad's education reform package, which puts teachers as its centerpiece.
Pharmacy researcher wins new investigator award
Friday, January 18, 2013
Nicole Brogden, faculty associate in the College of Pharmacy, has won $10,000 from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy to study how the skin responds to and restores itself to microneedle treatment in people over 65 years of age.
Old Gold: Sam Becker, Mr. University of Iowa
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
With 70 years of association with the University of Iowa—as an undergraduate student, a graduate student, a faculty member, an administrator, and a volunteer—the late communication studies professor Sam Becker more than earned the unofficial, honorary title of Mr. University of Iowa.
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