Academics

Ernest Pascarella: a leader and scholar

Thursday, April 18, 2013
According to googlescholar.com, Pascarella’s work has been cited more than 22,000 times and the number increases daily. This makes him the third-most cited scholar at the University of Iowa and ranks him approximately 576th among all scholars with an email address ending in .edu on the site.
Classroom full of students with a man dancing in front.

Neil deGrasse Tyson visits UI campus

Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Celebrated astrophysicist and science communicator Neil deGrasse Tyson visited the University of Iowa this week. Tyson stopped by an astronomy class, held court in a casual chat with invited faculty and students, strolled the streets of Iowa City, and gave a spirited public talk at the Memorial Union.
Fundamental particles called quarks come in six different flavors. Protons are made of two up quarks and one down quark, while neutrons contain two down quarks and one up quark. CREDIT: Michael Taylor

Yi discusses new physics that may result from research with atom smashers

Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Kai Yi, research scientist in the UI Department of Physics and Astronomy, is featured in an article about the new physics and new particles that may await discovery by scientists using the world's most powerful atom smashers.

UI's Howes leads first laboratory measurement of space turbulence

Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Greg Howes, UI assistant professor of physics and astronomy, describes the so-called Alfven waves that comprise space turbulence, a key driver of space weather, and how he replicated the waves and studied them in the laboratory.

Perceptions of pain

Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Research shows that African-Americans generally have a higher pain tolerance than most people. Moreover, many are under-treated for chronic and acute pain, causing their health to decline. Staja Booker wants to find ways to help African-Americans receive better chronic pain care.
Stuit Hall exterior

Old Gold: Building sees renovation, rededication, renewal

Monday, April 15, 2013
At the heart of a newly designated historic district in Iowa City stands Stuit Hall, which once housed university hospital patients and later became home to art studies. The building now serves as a hub for the clinical psychology program in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
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Buy bonds or go broke

Wednesday, April 10, 2013
The College of Law will look at the potential impacts of the ever-increasing federal debt when it hosts a conference featuring Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Dennis Lockhart on Saturday, April 13.
Jaclyn and Michael Haugsdal celebrating in crowd at Match Day.

Iowa match

Monday, April 8, 2013
How did a fourth-grader at a football game and a fifth-grader who wanted to be a teacher end up sharing a dream to become doctors and making it come true at the University of Iowa? This married couple shares their story.

ITS launches internally built student record system

Thursday, April 4, 2013
Seven years in the making, a new homegrown student record system called MAUI (Made At the University of Iowa) manages vast amounts of data—everything from admissions and registration information to financial aid and billing.

Immigrant children's literacy

Monday, April 1, 2013
A literacy expert will describe her research on reading and immigrant children at the University of Iowa College of Education Monday, April 8. The talk, which is free and open to the public, will take place at 2:30 p.m. in Room N300 Lindquist Center.
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Learning Commons: work in progress

Wednesday, March 27, 2013
University of Iowa Libraries and Information Technology Services staff are beginning to see their vision for a new study and social space in the Main Library take shape.
newsmaker, The game BioShock Infinite brings players to the floating city of Columbia during the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. Image courtesy of Irrational Games

Moody comments on new video game, BioShock Infinite

Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Kyle Moody, who teaches a UI video-game-journalism course, says whether it's technology, interface, storytelling, themes, or all of these things, BioShock games mean a move to the future through the lens of the past.