Faculty

Steam blows slated for March 15 at Burlington-Riverside intersection

Thursday, March 10, 2016
University of Iowa Facilities Management will conduct a series of steam blows near the northwest intersection of Burlington Street and Riverside Drive beginning at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 15, and ending by noon.
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Teaching community outreach

Wednesday, March 9, 2016
UI faculty and students will partner with Mason City and a five-county region in east-central Iowa on community-betterment projects ranging from art to urban revitalization. The Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities will lead the effort, which will take place during the 2016–17 academic year.

Unplug before you unplug

Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Playing your part by reducing power use during spring break (or anytime, really) makes campus operations more affordable, and it’s environmentally beneficial.
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Celebrating women in engineering

Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Consistently above the national average for female engineering student enrollment, the UI engineering program's unique small-college atmosphere at a Big Ten university, research opportunities in the health sciences, and emphasis on collaboration over competition are among the top reasons administrators and students say women choose to study here.

Abstracts sought for patient safety symposium

Wednesday, March 9, 2016
UI Health Care faculty and staff are encouraged to share innovations in patient safety and quality improvement, education, and research at the Fourth Annual Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Symposium. Works in progress are also welcome.
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UI reaches 'For Iowa. Forever More.' $1.7 billion campaign goal

Wednesday, March 9, 2016
The University of Iowa and the University of Iowa Foundation announced March 9 that 194,541 UI alumni and friends have contributed $1.7 billion to "For Iowa. Forever More: The Campaign for the University of Iowa," reaching the campaign’s goal.

TIER Excellence Award nominations sought

Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Nominate staff or faculty members for one of three awards recognizing their commitment and progress toward greater innovation, efficiency, and progress through the Annual TIER Excellence Awards.
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Domestic violence 'doubles risk of premature birth'

Domestic violence during pregnancy doubles the risk of pre-term birth and low birth weight, according to a study. UI Researchers also found that domestic violence, which includes physical, sexual, financial, psychological, or emotional abuse, slightly increased the risk of a baby being small for gestational age.

Small amount potentially mighty in effect

Wednesday, March 9, 2016
The Daily Nonpareil editorial board calls the University of Iowa's new scholarship program, Raise.me, "laudable for a couple reasons," including preparing high schoolers for college and not precluding enrollment at a community college.

'Mural' is part of Pollock's comeback

Tuesday, March 8, 2016
The popularity of the University of Iowa's Jackson Pollock masterpiece Mural is an example of the continuing resurgence in popularity of the mercurial and groundbreaking 20th-century American artist.

How weight affects 'wait!'

Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Researchers at the University of Iowa have found that overweight and obese children are at greater risk for pedestrian injury.
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All signs point toward growth

Monday, March 7, 2016
When Grinnell's ASI Signage wanted to expand its market and start selling its products around the world, the UI's Institute for International Business was ready to help.