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?
Friday, March 16, 2012
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.
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
Friday, March 16, 2012
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'
Friday, March 16, 2012
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?
Friday, March 16, 2012
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
Friday, March 16, 2012
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.
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