Faculty

Jones questions voting machines

Friday, June 22, 2012
University of Iowa computer scientist Doug Jones identifies the vulnerabilities of machine voting.
Emily Mikels shows off a clay mask to Toni Cilek.

Valuable real-world experience

Friday, June 22, 2012
UI SPEAKS is comprised of two summer programs—one for elementary school children, and another for teens who stutter. Both give kids who stutter a safe and supportive place in which to “let stuttering out.”

Recent deaths

Friday, June 22, 2012
Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.

ITS seeks courses for e-textbook pilot project

Thursday, June 21, 2012
This fall, UI students in participating courses will have a chance to try out electronic textbooks free of charge as part of a pilot project to examine the effectiveness of e-texts. Participation is limited; instructors should express interest by July 1.

UI sleep doctor Eric Dyken on what keeps us up at night

Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Eric Dyken, a neurologist with the University of Iowa Sleep Disorder Center, talks about what keeps us up at night, including restless leg syndrome, sleep apnea, and smartphones.

It's called health insurance—but it isn't really

Wednesday, June 20, 2012
The Supreme Court will hand down its decision about health care reform soon, perhaps sealing the fate of the law's health insurance plan. But a University of Iowa insurance researcher says health insurance really isn't insurance at all.

Adaptable decision making in the brain

Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Researchers at the University of Iowa, together with colleagues from the California Institute of Technology and New York University, have discovered how a part of the brain helps predict future events from past experiences.
Nurse in scrubs takes a man's blood pressure

Cram describes changes in nursing careers

Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Ellen Cram, assistant dean for undergraduate and pre-licensure programs at the University of Iowa College of Nursing, explained changes in nursing careers.

Background TV harmful to kids

Tuesday, June 19, 2012
University of Iowa College of Education faculty member Deborah Linebarger will soon publish a study showing the average American child is exposed to almost four hours of background TV daily.

McGlauchlin was studio glass pioneer

Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Tom McGlauchlin was a pioneer in studio glass art at the University of Iowa, which created only the second program of its kind in the country.
Perlmutter

Perlmutter gives job-hunting advice

Tuesday, June 19, 2012
University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication Director David Perlmutter writes, "Show them that you really want the job."

Gallo assesses plans for Westdale revival

Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Finance faculty member John Gallo assesses plans for the revival of Cedar Rapids' Westdale Mall.