Faculty

UI's Rizzo: new tests could help docs evaluate senior driver risks

Monday, October 1, 2012
A Canadian study suggests doctors may have a role in helping older drivers give up the keys when it's time. University of Iowa's Matthew Rizzo notes that new tests that identify risky drivers could help physicians decide who should give up the keys.
Image from the book Tumors and Cysts of the Jaws.

UI faculty author jawbone disease guide

Monday, October 1, 2012
A pair of University of Iowa faculty have authored the latest edition of Tumors and Cysts of the Jaws, considered the go-to guide for developments in the field of jawbone diseases and diagnosis.

Hagle says inaction on farm bill could impact races

Friday, September 28, 2012
University of Iowa Political Science Professor Tim Hagle says that inaction on the farm bill could have an effect in races where it plays into a larger narrative.

Diversity Catalyst Seed Grant funding available

Friday, September 28, 2012
Do you have an idea that advances cross-cultural understanding, strengthens positive inter-group relations, and promotes a welcoming learning environment? If so, then you're encouraged to apply for the 2012-13 University of Iowa Diversity Catalyst Seed Grants by Oct. 15 to help plant these ideas and help them grow.
University of Iowa professor and former president, a St. Paul native, holds a Floyd of Rosedale replica

Boyd knew famous pig Floyd

Friday, September 28, 2012
Sandy Boyd, University of Iowa professor emeritus and former UI president, has divided loyalties and fond memories of a famous pig named Floyd.
Bob Vander Plaats, president of The Family Leader (right) speaks before a bus tour to urge Iowans to vote state Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins off the bench, in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday.

McGuire says unpopular decisions are a part of independent courts

Thursday, September 27, 2012
Linda McGuire, with the University of Iowa College of Law, says that unpopular decisions are part of an independent court. Her comments are part of an NPR story on the battle underway in Iowa over whether or not a Supreme Court justice can keep his job.
The members of the musical band Grand Funk Railroad pose for a publicity photo. The band will perform as part of the UI homecoming festivities

UI gets ready to celebrate 100 years of Homecoming

Thursday, September 27, 2012
Get ready to celebrate University of Iowa athletics and 100 years of tradition before the Hawkeyes take on Minnesota on Saturday. (Note: A paid subscription is required.)

UI study suggests rise in knee replacements boosts federal health costs

Thursday, September 27, 2012
The number of knee replacements paid for by Medicare has more than doubled over the past two decades, according to a University of Iowa study that suggests the procedure is emerging as an important driver of costs for the nation's health care system. (Note: A paid subscription is required.)

One week, two Poets Laureate

Thursday, September 27, 2012
The Oct. 8-11 readings at Prairie Lights Books and on Virtual Writing University live streams will feature two Iowa Poets Laureate, Marvin Bell and Mary Swander, and an all University of Iowa line-up.

UI offers funding, help for spin-out research

Thursday, September 27, 2012
The University of Iowa Research Foundation is making funding available for faculty interested in commercializing their research. Awards up to $70,000 are available.
Publicity photo of It Gets Better actors Sacha Sacket, Jason Currie, Tyler Houston, Mario Mosley, and Tod Macofsky (courtesy of GMCLA)

It Gets Better musical to debut at UI

Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Gay Men's Chorus of LA and the It Gets Better Project are to debut the musical It Gets Better on Oct. 19 at the University of Iowa's Hancher.
A doctor examines a patient's knee in a photo illustrating an article on the number of older Americans getting knee replacement surgeries and tied to research conducted at the University of Iowa. Photographer: BSIP/UIG via Getty Images

UI's Cram says knee replacements double, pose challenges to Medicare

Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Total knee replacement surgeries have more than doubled over the past two decades in the U.S., posing challenges to controlling spending in the Medicare program, according to research published by University of Iowa's Peter Cram.