Faculty

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Department of Athletics alcohol sales pilot program receives positive feedback

Thursday, June 9, 2022
The University of Iowa Department of Athletics’ 2021-22 pilot program to expand beer and wine sales at UI athletics facilities generated more than $3 million.

University of Iowa Distinguished Chairs named

Thursday, May 26, 2022
Peter Thorne, professor of occupational and environmental health in the College of Public Health, and Lea VanderVelde, professor of law and the Josephine R. Witte Chair, have been named recipients of the 2022 University of Iowa Distinguished Chair.

Cedar Rapids Museum of Art To Exhibit University Art Collection This Summer, Eve Drewelowe: Painting Her Way

Wednesday, May 25, 2022
The University of Iowa has loaned 23 works of art by Eve Drewelowe to the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art for the first significant exhibition of the artist’s work since 1988. The exhibition is open now through Aug. 28.

Whitaker receives alumni award from South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health

Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Selected from a pool of nominations of alumni who graduated in the past 10 years ago, Kara Whitaker has been awarded the Gerry Sue Arnold Alumni Award from the University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health.

Inside a college counseling center struggling with the student mental health crisis

On college campuses nationwide, the number of students seeking mental health services increased by an average of 30 percent between 2009 and 2015 and has continued to climb since then. The University of Iowa doubled the size of its counseling staff between 2016 and 2019, but it’s not nearly keeping up with demand.

The Feminist Case for Breast Reduction

Melissa Febos, associate professor in Iowa's Nonfiction Writing Program, writes a personal essay about breast reduction surgery.

UI researcher wins funding to study regional air quality

Wednesday, May 18, 2022
A University of Iowa researcher has been awarded $1.55 million to improve regional air quality monitoring from space.
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Physicists explain how type of aurora on Mars is formed

Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Researchers led by the University of Iowa have learned how a type of aurora on Mars is formed. In a new study, the physicists report discrete aurora form through the interaction of the solar wind and the crust at Mars’ southern hemisphere.
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2022 spring graduates celebrate accomplishments

The University of Iowa Class of 2022 celebrated the culmination of years of hard work during commencement ceremonies that began May 12 and will conclude with the College of Dentistry’s ceremony June 4.

Foley Nicpon named director of Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development

Megan Foley Nicpon, an internationally recognized expert in counseling psychology and twice-exceptionality, has been named the new director of the College of Education’s Connie Belin and Jacqueline N. Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development.

9 UI students, recent alumni awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Nine University of Iowa students and recent graduates were named recipients of the highly competitive Graduate Research Fellowship Program funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

5 UI faculty receive Iowa Mid-Career Faculty Scholar Awards

Thursday, May 5, 2022
Five University of Iowa faculty members have been selected to receive the inaugural Iowa Mid-Career Faculty Scholar Awards.