Faculty

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Club Hancher to present Lynne Arriale, Carla Cook, and Grace Kelly at the Mill

Tuesday, October 20, 2015
A powerhouse pianist, a vocal jazz diva, and a gifted saxophone prodigy come together to pay homage to three legends in a Club Hancher at The Mill performance.

UI radiologists, engineers receive NIH grant

Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Dr. John Buattti, chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology, is lead investigator as study enters its sixth year.

Abel elected to National Academy of Medicine

Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Dr. E. Dale Abel, the John B. Stokes III professor in diabetes research, professor of internal medicine and biochemistry, and director of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine.

Reed commends 'Hieroglyph'

Tuesday, October 20, 2015
University of Iowa Vice President for Research and Economic Development Daniel Reed finds science fiction solace in "Hieroglyph: Stories and Visions for a Better Future," published by Arizona State University’s Center for Science and the Imagination.
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Working to make a difference

Monday, October 19, 2015
Karen Villeda, a poet from Mexico who published her first book as a teenager, is this year's Outreach Fellow for UI's International Writing Program. She has earned several awards, including the 2014 National Fine Arts Prize for Children’s Fiction and the 2013 Elías Nandino National Award for Youth Poetry.

Promise and Progress: Support and stewardship

Monday, October 19, 2015
As of today, 188,111 donors have lent their support to the University of Iowa Foundation's For Iowa. Forever More campaign, giving $1.57 billion or 92 percent of the campaign's goal.
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Carbon canopy

Friday, October 16, 2015
A new study documents that trees play a minor role in offsetting carbon emissions in urban areas. Researchers examined carbon emissions and trees' carbon storage in the Twin Cities (Minnesota) and found hotspots where more trees could yield benefits.
Each student received an envelope containing a $10 bill, and was encouraged to become "Phil For A Day" by donating the $10 to a UI program of their choice.

Pappajohn makes students 'Phil for a Day'

Friday, October 16, 2015
On Oct. 9, John Pappajohn visited campus for the first in a new series of fall “Life With Phil” lectures centered on philanthropy. As a special surprise, he gave each student in attendance $10 to donate to the University of Iowa program of their choosing.

Weber says people must back Mississippi River improvements

Friday, October 16, 2015
Larry Weber, Edwin B. Green Chair in Hydraulics, professor of civil and environmental engineering and director of IIHR—Hydroscience & Engineering, was featured in a Washington Post story about a first-of-its-kind study by the American Watershed Initiative that gave the Mississippi River basin, the fourth-largest in the world, a poor grade.

UI TIER: Large Scale Storage now more affordable for faculty, staff

Friday, October 16, 2015
As the UI moves forward with the Iowa Board of Regents’ TIER project, campus leaders are committed to keeping colleagues informed. Here's one example of how TIER is already at work on campus.

TIER Update: October 15

Friday, October 16, 2015
As the UI moves forward with the Iowa Board of Regents’ TIER project, campus leaders are committed to keeping colleagues informed. Here are the latest developments across academic and business cases.
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Get to Know...Danelle Stipes

Thursday, October 15, 2015
The Get to Know series asks University of Iowa faculty, staff, and students a few questions about their work and their outside interests. Today, we visit with Danelle Stipes, program coordinator for the Hawkeye Community Rowing program.