Faculty

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.
Margaret Keyes surveying the progress in the building in the early 1970s

Capping four landmark decades

Tuesday, June 28, 2016
For 40 years, Old Capitol Museum at the University of Iowa has held the designation of National Historic Landmark. As the museum celebrates this distinguished anniversary, look back at photos from the past four decades (and earlier).

Janz elected to National Academy of Kinesiology executive board

Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Kathleen Janz, professor in the Department of Health and Human Physiology, will work with fellow executive committee members to oversee the professional business of the National Academy of Kinesiology.

North Dubuque narrowing to two lanes, portions of West Park Road to close

Monday, June 27, 2016
Starting June 28, Gateway Project construction will narrow North Dubuque Street to two lanes, one for each direction, between the Mayflower Residence Hall and Brown Street. A new closure on West Park Road will begin the week of July 4.

University of Iowa ATV simulator aims to improve rider safety

University of Iowa senior Kyle Losik rode an ATV over grassy fields with a view of the mountains. Impossible in Iowa City? Not with the virtual reality simulator UI scientists created to find out why hundreds of people are injured or killed when they lose control of ATVs annually.

Durnev sees quick bounce back in European markets after Brexit vote

Art Durnev, associate professor of finance in the Tippie College of Business, thinks European financial markets will bounce back quickly after Friday's turmoil following British voters' decision to leave the European Union.

UI program explores the science of art

A program offered by the UI's Jacobson Institute for Youth Entrepreneurship brought high school business teachers to Iowa City's Lasansky Studio to learn the scientific principles behind the art of printmaking.

How the Brexit vote could impact Iowa

James Leach, university chair in public affairs and professor in the College of Law, comments on the possible impacts Iowa could feel if British voters opt out of the European Union.