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IWP events span the globe

Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Free events on Sept. 7 and 9 presented by the University of Iowa International Writing Program (IWP) will span the globe of literature.
wristbands that say stop the bully

Stopping the bully

Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Bullying is broadcast like a spectator sport these days and our kids, the ones we’re trying so hard to protect, are getting more beat up than ever. It's time to stop the bully.

No Iowa impact

Friday, August 31, 2012
A decision by a United States District Court on Thursday invalidating a Texas law requiring voters have photo identification is unlikely to have much impact in Iowa, according to a University of Iowa College of Law legal scholar.
woman holding mammoth bone

'The perfect storm of organic preservation'

Friday, August 31, 2012
Geoscientist Art Bettis explains why Mahaska County mammoth site is “the perfect storm of organic preservation.”
men loading a medical bed into an airplane

A critical collaboration

Thursday, August 30, 2012
Iowa was a key destination on U.S. Marine Cpl. Michael Meyer's road to recovery from severe respiratory failure that nearly took his life. How he ultimately came to the UI is a story of personal strength, family devotion, and the collaboration between UI Heart and Vascular Center specialists and medical personnel from the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force.
Photo of a car's odometer as visual for gas tax story

Sick of the gas tax? Mileage-based tax might be a better option

Thursday, August 30, 2012
A recent national field study conducted by the University of Iowa suggests that a vehicle miles traveled tax could be a possible alternative to the gas tax for funding roads, highways, and bridges.

Iowa City students utilize 'brain breaks'

Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Karla McGregor, a University of Iowa professor of communication sciences and disorders, comments on "brain breaks," opportunities for students to temporarily step away from class work and get active so they can return with greater energy and focus.

UI Research Foundation increases funding efforts to promote economic growth

Tuesday, August 28, 2012
The University of Iowa Research Foundation created the 2012 ICE Commercialization Gap Fund. The fund will help support critical research that could potentially lead to the creation of companies or licensing of technologies for the university.

Neural path to self-awareness more complex than once thought

Tuesday, August 28, 2012
University of Iowa researchers have found that self-awareness is a product of a patchwork of pathways in the brain. The research challenges an accepted theory that three regions in the brain are critical in self-awareness.
Setting up balloon drop in an arena. Photo by Kathleen Flynn, Tampa Bay Times, from linked story.

Do political conventions still matter?

Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Tim Hagle, a University of Iowa associate professor of political science, comments on national political conventions. Hagle says there are benefits to having them, even if the outcome of the nominating process is a foregone conclusion.

UI instrument on NASA spacecraft and media culture in Turkey

Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Craig Kletzing, University of Iowa professor of astronomy, talks about how UI researchers were involved with a recent NASA mission. David Perlmutter, director of the UI School of Journalism and Mass Communication, discusses a recent trip to Turkey.

Exploring the nature of terror

Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Christopher Merrill, director of the University of Iowa International Writing Program (IWP), discusses his latest book as well as IWP. Merrill's book, The Tree of Doves: Ceremony, Expedition, War, explores the nature of terror.