Faculty

UI Writers' Workshop presents reading by Malech and Greer March 23

Friday, March 16, 2012
The University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop will present a free reading by two visiting faculty members—poet Dora Malech and fiction writer Andrew Sean Greer—at 8 p.m. Friday, March 23, in the Frank Conroy Reading Room of the Dey House on the UI campus.

What is the lifespan of a fact?

Nonfiction Writing Program faculty member John D'Agata's new book addresses the question: What are the limits of literary license?

Outdoor Expo and Gear Swap set for March 31

Friday, March 16, 2012
The University of Iowa's Touch the Earth Program will hold its annual Outdoor Expo and Gear Swap from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on March 31 at the Outdoor Rental Center.
Sarah Gardial stands beside her motorcycle

Business, bikes, and rock 'n' roll

Friday, March 16, 2012
While Sarah Gardial's rock 'n' roll dreams likely won't be realized, she's OK with her new reality. Gardial will become dean of the Tippie College of Business on July 1—the first woman to hold the UI business school's top post.

Spangler on solar storm: Funky readings

UI astronomer Steven Spangler says solar storms can result in "funky readings" on GPS.

Murry on the Oreo centennial

Friday, March 16, 2012
March is the Oreo centennial. "I'm not sure how many people would have predicted the Oreo cookie, something as simple as some cream between two chocolate wafers would be around 100 years later," says John Murry, UI associate professor of marketing.

Gingrich hopes for a comeback

Friday, March 16, 2012
Political scientist Tim Hagle says Gingrich is holding on in the GOP nomination race, hoping for an unlikely comeback.

Weckmann studied cancer delirium

Friday, March 16, 2012
Psychiatry and family medicine faculty member Michelle Weckmann studied the frequency of delirium in advanced cancer patients, and found that it is common due to many factors.

Robinson essay collection 'enlightening'

Iowa Writers' Workshop faculty member Marilynne Robinson's new essay collection, When I was a Child I Read Books, is reviewed and recommended: "They're enlightening and a pleasure to read."

Gordon: Eminent domain fears justified?

Enterprise zones have raised property owners' fears of eminent domain. UI's Colin Gordon says the fears are understandable, but do not flow directly from enterprise zones.

Jorge responds to Afghan rampage

UI psychiatrist Ricardo Jorge comments on the possibility that a traumatic brain injury led to a U.S. soldier's murderous rampage in Afghanistan.

Grant expands use of Ponseti Method

Thursday, March 15, 2012
A $302,400 grant from Ronald McDonald House Charities will train physicians from around the world in the pioneering clubfoot treatment developed by late University of Iowa faculty member Ignacio Ponseti.