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Farmers can better prevent nutrient runoff based on land characteristics
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Doing more to keep farm runoff out of Iowa's waterways can start with a few key questions about what the land looks like, thanks to UI researchers.
Hawk Alert test set for Thursday, Feb. 19
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
The University of Iowa Department of Public Safety will test the Hawk Alert emergency notification system at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 19 as required by federal law.
Board of Regents selects search firm for UI president
Monday, February 16, 2015
The Iowa Board of Regents has selected Parker Executive Search of Atlanta, Georgia, as the search firm for the selection of the next president of the University of Iowa.
Media advisory: President Mason media availability on Feb. 19
Monday, February 16, 2015
University of Iowa President Sally Mason will meet with media representatives to share updates on the university and take questions on the record at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, at 101 Jessup Hall.
Logic a finalist for 2014-15 Senior CLASS Award
Monday, February 16, 2015
University of Iowa guard Samantha Logic is one of 10 finalists for the 2014-15 Senior CLASS Award. The Racine, Wisconsin, native is the lone finalist from the Big Ten Conference.
UI engineers find switchgrass removes PCBs from soils
Monday, February 16, 2015
University of Iowa researchers have found that PCB chemicals—once used for cooling and other purposes by industry, then banned by the U.S. Congress in 1979 due to their toxicity—can be removed from soils by switchgrass working in combination with microorganisms. Results appear in the journal Ecological Engineering.
Researchers report new figures on two muscular dystrophy disorders
Monday, February 16, 2015
Public health researchers report about 1 in 5,000 boys in the United States, between 5 and 9 years old, have Duchenne muscular dystrophy or Becker muscular dystrophy. Results appear in the journal Pediatrics.
State Hygienic Laboratory program promotes cultural awareness
Monday, February 16, 2015
A program at the State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa is helping to promote cultural understanding among the diverse staff at the lab. The program was made possible thanks to a seed grant from the UI’s Human Resources/Staff Language and Culture Services .
TIER update: Iowa Board of Regents announces academic review consultant
Friday, February 13, 2015
The Iowa Board of Regents has selected Pappas Consulting Group, Inc., to continue the review of two academic areas at the three public universities beginning in March. TIER, or the Transparent Inclusive Efficiency Review, identified several areas for review in academics.
Mason touts UI efforts to boost commercialization of biomedical research
Friday, February 13, 2015
In a meeting with state business and education leaders today, Friday, Feb. 13, University of Iowa President Sally Mason outlined steps the UI is taking to accelerate the transfer of biomedical research into the marketplace.
UI joins consortium for clinical trial fast-track pilot
Friday, February 13, 2015
University of Iowa biomedical research could reach clinical trials faster under a new pilot project.
Snetselaar to talk food, culture, community
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Linda Snetselaar’s research and scholarship is relevant to everyone’s way of life—after all, we all eat. Snetselaar, UI professor of epidemiology and associate provost of outreach and engagement, will deliver the 32nd annual UI Presidential Lecture, “Food, Culture, and Community,” Feb. 22.
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