Faculty

NADS study finds drugged driving as dangerous as drunk driving

Tim Brown, of the UI’s National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS), says that as illicit and prescription drugs are used more commonly, so will instances of drugged driving increase.

Losing credit, losing customers

Monday, October 31, 2016
A new study from the University of Iowa finds companies lose market share when they don’t have enough access to the capital they need to compete.

UI study finds that proposed changes to tax law would increase income shifting to foreign countries, but not much

Friday, October 28, 2016
A University of Iowa study has found a common proposed change in federal law would have little impact on U.S.-based multinational companies moving income to foreign countries to avoid paying U.S. taxes.

Potential target identified for preventing long-term effects of traumatic brain injury

Friday, October 28, 2016
UI researchers believe they may have identified a potential approach for preventing the development of neurological problems associated with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Their research in mice suggests that protecting axons—the fiber-like projections that connect brain cells—prevents the long-term neuropsychiatric problems caused by blast-related TBI.
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Stand by me

Friday, October 28, 2016
Every student accepted into the University of Iowa PharmD program is assigned three mentors—peer, faculty, and professional—to provide guidance, advice, and assistance from a real-world point of view.

UI dentistry professor named president of American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Thursday, October 27, 2016
UI College of Dentistry clinical professor Richard Burton has been appointed president of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
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Writers' Workshop alum Thom Jones dies at 71

Thom Jones, who received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Writers' Workshop in 1970, burst from obscurity to become an idiosyncratic literary sensation. Jones passed away Oct. 14 at the age of 71.

Ceremony to mark 25th anniversary of campus shooting

Wednesday, October 26, 2016
A brief ceremony, titled Day of Remembrance: 25th Anniversary of the UI Campus Shooting, will take place at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1, on the north side of Old Capitol between Jessup and Macbride halls.

Howes honored for plasma physics paper

Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Gregory Howes, associate professor in physics and astronomy, has received an award for his paper published in the journal "Physics of Plasmas." Howes and collaborators were the first group to run supercomputer simulations of the kinetic turbulence in solar wind. He’ll receive the award on Nov. 2.
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Yaa Gyasi returns to Iowa City after meteoric success

Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Iowa Writers’ Workshop alumna Yaa Gyasi returns to Iowa City to read from her debut novel, “Homegoing,” which she developed while in the workshop—and which has garnered national praise.

5 GIS projects that are changing the way we understand racism

Within the fields of history and journalism, the use of geographic information systems (GIS) has greatly changed the way we visualize, understand, and analyze racial bias within the United States and around the globe. One such project, by UI history professor Colin Gordon, receives recognition in Forbes.

Reed honored for work on behalf of students with learning disabilities

Tuesday, October 25, 2016
The Learning Disabilities Association of Iowa recognized UI College of Education associate professor Deborah K. Reed as one of the leading advocates of students with learning disabilities in the state.