Law faculty member Adrien Wing, who teaches a class about law in the Muslim world, says violence in the Middle East has drawn fresh attention to the Arab Spring.

Psychiatrist Arnold Andersen characterizes the factors in an under-recognized problem—boys' eating disorders.

New UI Vice President for Research Dan Reed will focus on creating economic growth through research: “You have to find ways to create an environment where peoples’ dreams can flourish,” he says, “because people can do amazing things given the right circumstances.”

Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.

Short-story writer Deborah Eisenberg, a former visiting faculty member in the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, will return as a guest of the workshop to present a free reading at 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, in the Frank Conroy Reading Room of the Dey House.

University of Iowa epidemiologist Jennifer Robinson describes her new lipid study investigating risk prediction of cardiovascular disease.

Family Services, a division of University of Iowa Human Resources, will host a parent/provider meet-and-greet session from 4 to 6 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 25, in the East Room (on the eighth floor, near elevator F) of University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

Hand hygiene among health care workers is critically important for preventing the spread of infections, but hectic worker schedules make manually tracking hygiene compliance difficult. A team of University of Iowa researchers has developed a remote tracking system to better monitor hand-washing habits.

The University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra, directed by William LaRue Jones, will be joined by School of Music faculty pianist Ksenia Nosikova when it opens its 2012-13 free-concert season with an all-Russian program Sept. 24.

Just because you’re really smart doesn’t mean you are supremely self-confident. That’s according to University of Iowa College of Education researchers who report that gifted children with attention deficit hyperactivity-disorder have lower self-esteem than their intellectual peers.

University of Iowa assistant provost Beth Ingram explains the UI's new multidisciplinary major in environmental planning and policy.

David D. Perlmutter, director of the University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication, offers advice for conference interviews.