Faculty

Fiedorowicz wins 2012 Klerman Award

Thursday, July 19, 2012
University of Iowa vascular disease researcher Jess G. Fiedorowicz is a winner of the 2012 Klerman Award from the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation.

UI names new Carver College of Medicine dean

Thursday, July 19, 2012
University of Iowa leaders today named Debra A. Schwinn, M.D., as the next dean of the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine.

UI research connects arrhythmias and COPD

Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Research by Surya Bhatt and University of Iowa colleagues deepens the understanding of the connection between arrhythmias and COPD.
police officer contemplating

Police need sleep for health, performance

Wednesday, July 18, 2012
University of Iowa researchers have found that police officers who sleep fewer than six hours per night are more susceptible to chronic fatigue and health problems. The findings point to how sleep deprivation, especially among those working the evening and night shifts, may affect public safety and could lead to higher health costs.

Seeing through the clouds

Tuesday, July 17, 2012
University of Iowa scientists have created a technique to help weather monitoring satellites see through the clouds and better estimate concentrations of pollutants.

UI scientists expand social media use

Tuesday, July 17, 2012
University of Iowa investigators are using social media more than ever to connect the public and colleagues with new research developments.

Kantorei releases first recording of Cornish mass

Tuesday, July 17, 2012
The University of Iowa Kantorei has released the first recording of a 30-year-old mass written in the Cornish language, a performance conducted by music faculty member Timothy Stalter.

Hagle assesses changes in Iowa's 2nd District

Tuesday, July 17, 2012
University of Iowa political scientist Timothy Hagle assesses the effects of redistricting on Iowa's 2nd Congressional District. (Subscription required.)

Klein comments on cooling therapy

Monday, July 16, 2012
Jonathan Klein, medical director for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at University of Iowa Children’s Hospital, comments on the use of cooling therapy for newborns.

How battleground states see the economy

Monday, July 16, 2012
In a comparison of presidential election swing states, University of Iowa economics professor John Solow comments on the State of Iowa's economy.
Group of girls in zombie makeup. Photo by Mark Marek via Wikimedia Commons, used under Creative Commons license.

Using zombies to teach science

Monday, July 16, 2012
UI epidemiologist Tara Smith talks about using a fictional zombie outbreak to explain infectious diseases.

Riverside Drive footbridge closed July 17-19

Thursday, July 12, 2012
The Riverside Drive footbridge on the University of Iowa campus will be closed July 17 through July 19 for repairs to the sidewalk.