Faculty

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Matsalyn Brown keeps her Tai Dam culture alive in Iowa

Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Matsalyn Brown, executive assistant to three consecutive deans of the Tippie College of Business, came to Iowa with her family as part of former Governor Robert Ray's initiative to bring displaced people from Southeast Asia to the state. A member of the Tai Dam, Brown is keeping traditions alive.

UI researchers explain ammonia distribution in Earth’s upper atmosphere

Wednesday, June 13, 2018
A new study co-led by University of Iowa researchers helps clarify how ammonia is present in Earth’s upper atmosphere. Using computer modeling, the researchers found ammonia molecules trapped in liquid cloud droplets are released during convection, where these particles freeze and subsequently collide in the upper atmosphere.

Study finds children with autism more likely to have food allergies than children who do not

A study from the UI College of Public Health finds that children with autism spectrum disorder are more than twice as likely to have food allergies than children who do not have ASD, though it did was not able to determine if the two are linked.

Children with autism twice as likely to suffer from food allergies as children who do not have the disease

A study from the University of Iowa College of Public Health finds that children who have autism spectrum disorder are more likely to have allergies than children who do not, and are more than twice as likely to have food allergies.
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Iowa dives into the future of water research

Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Building on a century of hydroscience research, the University of Iowa enters a new era of activity aimed at solving Earth’s biggest environmental issues.

ISRC awards seven CPRDC seed grants

The Iowa Social Science Research Center, along with the UI Public Policy Center and the University of Nebraska, awarded seven seed grants that provide funding for researchers to develop a full research protocol that provides access to the restricted-use microdata available through the Central Plains Research Data Center at UNL.

PPC welcomes Summer Scholars

The Public Policy Center is welcoming four Summer Scholars-in-Residence: Aislinn Conrad-Hiebner, Armeda Wojciak, Megan Gilster, Jessica Welburn.

UI study links food allergy to autism spectrum disorder in children

Friday, June 8, 2018
A new study from the University of Iowa finds that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are more than twice as likely to suffer from a food allergy than children who do not have ASD, suggesting immunological dysfunction as a possible risk factor for the development of the disease.

UI participating in national program to build personal medicine database

The UI College of Public Health, Roy J. and Licille A. Carver College of Medicine, and Hardin Library for the Health Sciences are part of a federal program that seeks to build a DNA database of more than 1 million Americans that would be used to develop precision medicine.

More adults trying e-cigarettes, fewer keep using them

A study led by Wei Bao of the UI College of Public Health finds 1 in 7 adult Americans have tried e-cigarettes, but fewer people are continuing to use the devices.

UI student hopes tractor simulation study makes roads safer for farmers

Kayla Faust, a graduate student in the UI College of Public Health, is using the university's National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS) for a research study that hopes to reduce the number of crashes involving agricultural vehicles on rural roads.