Faculty

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RVAP’s executive director talks expanding services, importance of being involved

Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Adam Robinson, executive director of the University of Iowa’s Rape Victim Advocacy Program, sits down with “Iowa Now” to talk about RVAP’s objective, its new team members, and its plans for the future.

UI TIER: OneIT End User Support model helps units manage periods of peak demand

Wednesday, January 25, 2017
The goal of the OneIT End User Support project is to make end-user support more efficient by using the new shared-service model while maintaining or improving the quality of service for customers. Read on to find out how the OneIT EUS project has helped University Housing and Dining.
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‘I went for a walk...and I liked it’

Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Deone Pedersen loves to travel, and oftentimes an upcoming trip would spark a fitness goal for her, but it was a recent visit to Croatia that truly awakened Pedersen’s inner walker. The longtime liveWELL participant discusses the benefits she’s seen from her walking routine.
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An optimist’s guide to changing course on global air pollution

Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Gregory Carmichael, Karl Kammermeyer Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at the University of Iowa, will deliver the 34th annual UI Presidential Lecture “What Goes Around, Comes Around: The Global Reach of Air Pollution” on Sunday, Feb. 19. “Iowa Now” recently sat down with Carmichael to talk about his work.

UI thanks Henry Tippie for his generosity on 90th birthday

The university is thanking Henry Tippie, namesake of the university’s Tippie College of Business, on his 90th birthday for his many decades of generosity.

Dance group builds confidence, character

Monday, January 23, 2017
UI Breakers, a University of Iowa student organization dedicated to breakdancing and hip-hop culture, creates camaraderie among its members—even as they “battle” against one another—and boosts their confidence in the process.

Longevity Awards, December 2016

Friday, January 20, 2017
University of Iowa Staff Council’s service-recognition program acknowledges all professional and scientific and merit staff who have reached 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 years of continuous service. Longevity Award winners receive a certificate and letter of appreciation from the Office of the President.

Longevity Awards, November 2016

Friday, January 20, 2017
University of Iowa Staff Council’s service-recognition program acknowledges all professional and scientific and merit staff who have reached 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 years of continuous service. Longevity Award winners receive a certificate and letter of appreciation from the Office of the President.

UI biologists identify reproductive traffic cop

Friday, January 20, 2017
University of Iowa researchers have found a protein that regulates how chromosomes pair up and pass genetic information. FDK-6 dictates the speed at which maternal and paternal chromosome strands move and join in roundworms. The findings were published online this month in “The Journal of Cell Biology.”

Longevity Awards, October 2016

Friday, January 20, 2017
University of Iowa Staff Council’s service-recognition program acknowledges all professional and scientific and merit staff who have reached 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 years of continuous service. Longevity Award winners receive a certificate and letter of appreciation from the Office of the President.
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Presidential message: A call to action

Thursday, January 19, 2017
UI President Bruce Harreld addresses the recently announced reduction in state funding and asks the campus community for its support.

UI announces new Campus Inclusion Team

Wednesday, January 18, 2017
The University of Iowa is launching a new Campus Inclusion Team to help students deal with bias concerns on campus.