Faculty

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.

Essayists write essays on the essay

Thursday, July 12, 2012
University of Iowa English alumnus Ned Stuckey-French and Carl Klaus, founder of the UI Nonfiction Writing Program, will read from 'Essayists on the Essay: Montaigne to Our Time,' the book they co-edited for the UI Press, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 25, in Prairie Lights Books.

Campus Information Center, University Box Office merge

Thursday, July 12, 2012
University of Iowa students, staff, faculty, and visitors now have a centralized location for campus information, event tickets, Iowa Memorial Union building assistance, and more.
A student works on an ipad.

UI joins global wireless network eduroam

Thursday, July 12, 2012
If you’ve traveled to other schools to visit friends, collaborate in research, or take part in a conference, you’ve probably had to track down a guest ID for wireless service. You’ll have to do that less often thanks to a recent enhancement to the University of Iowa wireless network.

Nursing's Herr earns national honor

Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Keela A. Herr, professor and associate dean for faculty at the University of Iowa College of Nursing, will receive the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Gerontological Nursing Association.
Detail of digital portrait mosaic.

McLeod on the 'Chuck Close Filter'

Wednesday, July 11, 2012
UI communication studies prof Kembrew McLeod says an artist's digital appropriation of the portraitist's images constitutes fair use.

Holden Cancer Center seed grants

Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Leaders at the University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center have announced recipients of the first round of the 2012 American Cancer Society seed grant awards.

Poe writes about the future of university presses

Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Historian Marshall Poe, editor of the New Books Network, writes about the prospects for university presses.

Diversity legacy of Audrey Qualls lives on

Tuesday, July 10, 2012
The 2012 recipients of the University of Iowa College of Education's Audrey Qualls Commitment to Diversity Award—Jan Warren and Mitchell Kelly—both say that the award is extra special to them because of the woman it’s named after.
Photo illustration showing Eric Forsythe as part of a Clue board.

Eric Forsythe, prime suspect

Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Theatre arts faculty member Eric Forsythe, artistic director of the current Iowa Summer Rep season of "Thrills and Chills" mysteries, once learned how truly dangerous theater can be when he became the prime suspect in a criminal investigation.