Faculty

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Law + chemistry = perfect career formula

Thursday, July 14, 2016
Alex Lodge, who holds a doctorate in chemistry and a juris doctor from the University of Iowa, says he’ll continue to draw on the lessons he learned from Iowa Law faculty who encouraged him to think beyond the outcome of a case.
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UI TIER: Units embrace free, user-friendly Drupal Digital Signage Service

Thursday, July 14, 2016
The Drupal Digital Signage Service was rolled out campuswide as part of the OneIT Web Hosting Project, one of 16 TIER efficiency initiatives in information technology. Expanding use of Drupal to digital signs saves time and money several ways, including convenience and ease of use.
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Humanities research and the human condition

Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Humanities scholars use unique interpretive tools to investigate topics from gerontology to genetics, criminology to cancer, women’s rights to war, race-related violence to utopian futures. Obermann Center director Teresa Mangum spotlights the humanities research happening across the UI campus.

Nominations sought for honorary degrees

Wednesday, July 13, 2016
The University of Iowa Honorary Degree Selection Committee is seeking nominations for the 2016-17 awards. Notable recipients of past honorary degrees include William “Bill” Bryson (2016), Tom Brokaw (2010), and Earl Warren (1962). Nominations are due by Aug. 12.
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Iowa Regents to consider tuition and UI budget

Wednesday, July 13, 2016
The Board of Regents will consider the University of Iowa’s proposed fiscal year 2017 budget and decide new tuition levels for fall 2016. If the proposed tuition increase is approved, UI’s general university budget is expected to grow by 4.4 percent in FY 2017 to $736 million.

Wurster assumes national institute's chair-elect post

Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Dale Wurster, professor in the UI College of Pharmacy, has been elected the next National Institute for Pharmaceutical Technology and Education (NIPTE) Faculty Committee chair-elect.
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Hawkeye hails academic access close to home

Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Bonnie Brown is a mother with a full-time job, studying social work and taking newly offered courses through the Des Moines campus of the University of Iowa.
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Cavity-fighting liquid lets kids avoid dentists' drill

Arwa Owais, associate professor of pediatric dentistry at the UI College of Dentistry, talks about a liquid called silver diamine fluoride (SDF), which is an alternative to having a cavity drilled and filled by a dentist. SDF can be brushed on cavities to stop decay painlessly.

IEM traders not fully convinced GOP will nominate Trump

A week before the start of the GOP national convention and traders on the Iowa Electronic Markets believe there's still a 10 percent chance the party will nominate someone other than Donald Trump.

A tasty tradition

Monday, July 11, 2016
A cool tradition—elementary school students inventing a new flavor of ice cream for sale at Iowa City’s Heyn’s Ice Cream—turns 20 this year.
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Charting a course

Monday, July 11, 2016
Meet the UI College of Education's new dean, Dan Clay, who combines academic chops with an entrepreneurial spirit.

Young African leaders visit Quad Cities organic farm as part of UI program

A group of 25 young African business leaders toured an organic farm near Davenport on July 8 as part of their participation in the U.S. State Department's Young African Leadership Initiative, offered through the University of Iowa.