Faculty

Further West Park Road closures

Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Beginning the week of July 11, West Park Road will be shut down between North Riverside Drive and the Upper City Park exit, effectively closing through traffic between North Dubuque Street and west campus.
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Eduroam users should accept new wireless certificate

Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Around 5:30 a.m. CST Thursday, July 7, ITS will update the wireless eduroam security certificate. This means users will need to accept the new certificate the next time they connect to the wireless network after this update.
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How can microneedles help older adults?

Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Nicole Brogden, assistant professor in the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy, researches better ways to deliver medicine through older adults’ skin. Read on to find out how microneedles could make administering medication easier.
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Uncovering ancient games, gladiators through fans' graffiti

Sarah Bond, assistant professor of Classics in the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, discusses a project documenting ancient graffiti of Pompei—etchings that provide insight into the importance of the Roman games in the lives of everyday people and indicate the types of gladiators who fought in the arena.

Doing your own homework can lead to bad grades in investing

Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Investors are supposed to do their homework before deciding where to put their money, but a new study from the University of Iowa suggests too much homework might be counterproductive.

Slusarski selected as biology DEO

Thursday, June 30, 2016
The Department of Biology has announced Diane C. Slusarski as the incoming departmental executive officer (DEO) and chair. Slusarski, the first female DEO in the history of the department, assumed the position on July 1.

Does discrimination increase drinking?

Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Researchers at the University of Iowa have found another negative health outcome linked to discrimination: alcohol abuse.
Aniket Pramanik, Hemant Aggarwal, and Mathews Jacob won Best Machine Learning Paper at the International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging recently in Venice, Italy.

Mastering health administration

Wednesday, June 29, 2016
The Master of Health Administration degree offered through the Department of Health Management and Policy in the UI College of Public Health has maintained a 100 percent job placement rating within the first three months after graduation, thanks in large part to an impressive alumni network.
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Jupiter rendezvous

Wednesday, June 29, 2016
On Independence Day, a NASA spacecraft entered Jupiter's orbit, and the University of Iowa had an instrument along for the ride. The Plasma Waves Instrument, designed and built at the UI, will sample plasma waves and learn how Jupiter's intense auroras are produced.
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Informatics cluster to open new work, office space

Wednesday, June 29, 2016
The University of Iowa’s informatics cluster has a newly renovated campus space on the fifth floor of the College of Public Health Building.

Learn how to manage stress, overcome life's challenges

The Building Resiliency @ Iowa program promotes stress management tactics to help you bounce back quickly from life’s challenges, and teaches participants about the science of happiness and positive psychology with informative video clips from current researchers. Workshops begin July 12; register by July 8.
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Genetic testing yields epilepsy cause sooner

Through genetic testing, doctors are able to not only find the cause of certain epileptic encephalopathies, but also determine the risk of the same condition occurring in future siblings.