Faculty
Little girl, big journey
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Bedica Ermilus may never know of all of the people who came together and worked hard to bring her to University of Iowa Children’s Hospital for a surgery that would save her life but it’s a sure bet they’ll never forget her.
Educators learning from each other
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
The University of Iowa is one of two institutions a delegation of Russian educators is visiting for an in-depth look at different facets of higher education, hosted by the UI College of Education's Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development.
Giving veterans a helping hand
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
The University of Iowa wants to do more than help military veterans enroll in college; it wants to make sure they succeed once they’re here by providing financial, academic, and even moral support.
Christian inscription? Skeptics say they're random squiggles
Monday, April 23, 2012
Robert Cargill, University of Iowa assistant professor of classics and religious studies, challenges recent interpretations of markings on the "Jonah ossuary."
Silent-film era's illustrated songs come back to life at Cinematheque
Monday, April 23, 2012
Rick Altman, a University of Iowa professor of cinema and comparative literature, discusses the history of "illustrated songs," which introduced pop songs into silent films during the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Is television the new secondhand smoke?
Monday, April 23, 2012
University of Iowa College of Education professor Deborah L. Linebarger's collaborative research study reveals that children ages 8 months to 8 years old are exposed to nearly four hours of television playing in the background each day.
Journalism adds video-game writing
Monday, April 23, 2012
The University of Iowa School of Journalism is adding video-game writing to its curriculum.
Hand and Schendel perform May 8
Friday, April 20, 2012
Organist Gregory Hand will be joined by trumpeter Amy Schendel to present a University of Iowa School of Music faculty recital at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, in Iowa City’s Zion Lutheran Church.
Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center awards research grants
Friday, April 20, 2012
Leaders of Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Iowa today announced the recipients of the 2012 Oberley Seed Grant Program Awards.
Improve your financial literacy through UI services, programs
Thursday, April 19, 2012
April isn’t just Earth Month and Riverfest—it’s also Financial Literacy Awareness Month. Activities and resources for increasing one's financial literacy are available on campus for students, faculty, and staff.
Workshop faculty read April 25 and 27
Thursday, April 19, 2012
The University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop will present free readings by four of its faculty members in events at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, and Friday, April 27, in the Frank Conroy Reading Room of the Dey House. The Wednesday reading will feature fiction writer Kevin Brockmeier and poet Jonathan Thirkield.
Brazilian pianist visits the UI April 28
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Brazilian pianist Cristina Capparelli Gerling, a guest of the University of Iowa School of Music, will present a free lecture-recital, "In search of creative performance: a study of Chopin's Barcarolle op. 60," at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 28, in the Riverside Recital Hall.
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