Faculty

MBA student receives national recognition for achievement

Kyle Wehr, a full-time MBA student from Davenport, was named one of the 100 Best and Brightest MBA graduates nationally in the class of 2016.

Marketing students work with BTN, Fox Sports to broaden online audience

Marketing students in the Tippie College of Business learned real-world business lessons during a semester-long class project working with the Big Ten Network and Fox Sports to expand BTN's millennial audience online.

Traveling orthopedic surgeons improve rural care

Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Most rural hospitals lack full-time orthopedists, but a new study from the University of Iowa finds that visiting consultant clinics (VCCs) staffed by visiting orthopedic surgeons from larger communities can improve patient access to orthopedic care by up to 50 percent.
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‘Star Trek’ filmmaker loves making voyage home

Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Nicholas Meyer will make an appearance May 20 at Shambaugh Auditorium in the Main Library in conjunction with the UI Libraries exhibition “50 Years of ‘Star Trek.’” Get some backstory before the event with this interview Meyer sat for in 2009.

Inaugural winners of the Student Supervisor of the Year announced

Wednesday, May 18, 2016
The University of Iowa Office of Student Employment and the UI Student to Employed Professional (STEP) program have named the first-ever Student Supervisor of the Year: Jessica Waldschmidt.
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A nod to Quad

Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Despite a rich and varied existence that has involved academic scholarship, military training, and strawberry pie, Quadrangle Residence Hall will soon be no more. View historical photos of the UI's second-oldest residence hall, which will be razed over the summer to make way for a new pharmacy building.
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'I love Iowa'

Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Best-selling author Bill Bryson returned to his home state to receive an honorary degree from the University of Iowa. Bryson offered advice and commentary during a campus tour.
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Financial status affects success of students with learning disabilities

Tuesday, May 17, 2016
A new University of Iowa study found that only one third of undergraduates from 11 universities who reported having a learning disability were receiving accommodations.
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Old Gold: The course catalog, or UI's 'wish book'

Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Through the years, the General Catalog has offered a wealth of information about the university: awards and scholarships offered, campus maps, enrollment data, names of faculty and staff, graduation requirements, and more.

'Iowa universities see more graduates, high achievers'

The University of Iowa announced a record 14 students and alumni have landed Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants to conduct research, attend graduate school, pursue creative work, or serve as English teaching assistants overseas in the 2016–17 season. That total tops last year’s record-breaking tally of 13 UI Fulbright placements.
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'Shared toilets increase diarrhea risk for children'

Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Children under five face an increased risk of contracting diarrhea when they share a toilet with just one or two other households, a University of Iowa study has found. The study shows private toilets are still the best option in the global battle to improve sanitation facilities in developing countries.

'Who Needs Males? Self-Cloning Females Heal Faster'

UI biology professor Maurine Neiman offers insight into a study about a species of salamander that thrives without males. The research mirrors her own study of asexual snails.