Faculty

Budget update: Decline in state funding pushes Regents to increase tuition

Thursday, June 8, 2017
The Board of Regents, State of Iowa, voted to raise tuition at the UI by 3 percent for resident undergraduates.

Semifinalist interviews for UI’s VP for medical affairs will take place in July

Thursday, June 8, 2017
Semifinalist candidates for the UI’s VP for medical affairs will interview in July.
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Building virtual worlds to prep for the real one

Wednesday, June 7, 2017
At the University of Iowa, undergraduate students work side by side with researchers to create a digital human being, design virtual car trips for an advanced driving simulator, and more. Hands-on tech experiences like these allow students to grow intellectually and prepare for their career after college.
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Two-Step Login expands to MAUI, ICON, and MyUI

Wednesday, June 7, 2017
The University of Iowa has expanded Two-Step Login to web-based applications, including MAUI, ICON, and MyUI, and campus cyber-security experts advise all UI faculty, staff, and students to enable the feature for these applications.
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UI study explores why cell phone use leads to distracted driving

Monday, June 5, 2017
Even simple cell phone conversations can cause distracted driving. Researchers have found listening on the phone while driving creates a lag in the mind as it extracts itself from one task before fixing attention on another.

Beautiful, rare miniature books held in UI Libraries’ Special Collections

Colleen Theisen, outreach and engagement librarian at the University of Iowa, talks about the collection of rare miniature books held in the UI Libraries’ Special Collections. Some of these books measure less than 0.25 inches, and many date back to the 1800s.
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Committee named to begin external review process

Thursday, June 1, 2017
University of Iowa Shared Governance leaders have chosen 14 representatives to serve on a committee charged with selecting one or more outside consulting firms to conduct an external review of university employment practices.

Stewart, Colbert appointed to Tippie research chairs

Thursday, June 1, 2017
Greg Stewart and Amy Colbert, professors of management and organizations in the UI Tippie College of Business, have been appointed to new chairs in the college. Stewart has been appointed to the Mary H. Bell Chair in Leadership, and Colbert to the Leonard A. Hadley Chair in Leadership.
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CEO Lori Pedelty: Always a Hawkeye

Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Lori Pedelty, UI alumna and CEO of Pedelty Enterprises, recently led a workshop at the University of Iowa’s 2017 Tippie Women Summit. “Iowa Now” sat down with Pedelty to talk about how her experience at the UI influenced her and what the phrase “Always a Hawkeye” means to her.
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Beatles aficionados on UI faculty reflect on 50 years of ‘Sgt. Pepper’

Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Fifty years ago, the Beatles released “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” which many consider the greatest rock and roll album. UI faculty members Donna Parsons and Kembrew McLeod discuss the landmark work, one they both use in their courses.

Recent deaths

Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.

UI works to make roads safer for bicycles

Research from Cara Hamann, associate professor in the College of Public Health, and the university’s National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS) help make America’s roads safer for bicyclists.