Faculty

2 trials, 1 theme: White men taking law into their own hands

Ashley Howard, assistant professor of African American Studies, was interviewed by The Associated Press regarding the racial violence surrounding the trials of Kyle Rittenhouse and the men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery.

Whitaker named ACSM, AHA fellow

Friday, December 10, 2021
Kara Whitaker, assistant professor in the Department of Health and Human Physiology and director of the Physical Activity and Women’s Health Lab, was named a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the American Heart Association (AHA).

The U.S. Army Is Finally Close to Replacing Its 1980 Fitness Test

With help from the University of Iowa, the U.S. Army is adopting a new fitness test for the first time in 40 years, part of a larger health overhaul aimed at making soldiers stronger, less prone to injury, and better prepared for 21st century combat.
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Dates and times of fall 2021 commencement ceremonies announced

Wednesday, December 8, 2021
On Dec. 16–19, nearly 2,000 University of Iowa students will receive their degrees in a livestreamed, virtual commencement ceremonies.
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Teitle receives prestigious Council of Graduate Schools leadership award

Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Jennifer Teitle, assistant dean for student professional development in the Graduate College at the University of Iowa, was named the recipient of the 2021 Assistant and Associate Deans Leadership Award, the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) announced Dec. 2.
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JJ Neiman-Brown Academic Caretaking Fund to support Hawkeye parents, caregivers

Wednesday, December 8, 2021
The fund, in memory of J.J. Neiman-Brown, who died unexpectedly at nearly three years old, will support child care and other costs related to caregiving for University of Iowa tenured, tenure-track, and non-tenure-track faculty and postdoctoral researchers.

Publishers Weekly reviews Samantha Chang's new novel, The Family Chao

Publishers Weekly reviews the new novel by Lan Samantha Chang, director of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, calling the book "thoroughly entertaining" and a "triumphant return" for Chang.

Anthropology professor publishes book about health research participation in Mexico

Monday, December 6, 2021
An anthropology professor has published a book about the participation of men in research involving HPV occurrence in a city in Mexico.

Daria Fisher Page makes case for visual advocacy in law school

During three intensive years, law students are taught how to make clear and concise arguments. But what about communication through images? Daria Fisher Page, a professor in the UI College of Law and a Fall 2021 Obermann Fellow-in-Residence, says she believes that today’s legal professionals also need training in visual advocacy.
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Sustainability, conservation efforts on display at 3MT competition

Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Three-Minute Thesis competition winner Emily Schmitz laid out her research on a unique bacterium that could remediate agriculture-related pollution.

Local graduate lands big NASA job

The newspaper in Dyersville, Iowa, featured Andrew Carton, a University of Iowa graduate from Earlville, who upon graduation was hired to work on a major NASA mission to study the interconnection between the solar wind and the Earth's magnetic fields.

Neuroscientist Ted Abel talks about the importance of sleep

Ted Abel, neuroscientist and director of the Iowa Neuroscience Institute at the UI, talks about the importance of sleep and the impact that sleep can have on consolidating memories.