Faculty
The Claudettes will perform free Club Hancher at the Mill concert on Sept. 16
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
The Claudettes (pianist Johnny Iguana and drummer Michael Caskey) will perform music from "No Hotel," the duo’s latest album, at the Mill.
Keeping older muscles strong
Monday, September 7, 2015
A UI study identifies the first known cause of age-related muscle weakness and atrophy (the transcription factor ATF4), as well as two natural compounds (ursolic acid, found in apple peel, and tomatidine, from green tomatoes) that blunt ATF4 activity in aged skeletal muscle, leading to increased strength and muscle mass.
Autism advocate
Monday, September 7, 2015
A combination of curiosity and compassion led Liz Delsandro to her career of helping kids and young adults with autism in one of the top-ranked speech-language pathology programs in the nation, earning her the moniker "Autism Whisperer."
As good as gold
Saturday, September 5, 2015
Fans of the University of Iowa football team came to historic Kinnick Stadium donning gold and left with happy hearts, as their beloved Hawkeyes stifled Illinois State University for much of the game en route to a 31-14 season-opening victory.
Hub for innovation
Friday, September 4, 2015
Incoming President Bruce Harreld made the Main Library Learning Commons one of his first campus stops, getting an up close look at how the UI is changing teaching, research, and the academic experience.
UI student to represent U.S. in world judo championships
Friday, September 4, 2015
University of Iowa sophomore Melissa Myers is training with the UI Judo Club as she prepares to represent the United States in the world junior judo championships in October in Abu Dhabi.
Gasland: HBO documentary key driver of opposition to fracking, study finds
Friday, September 4, 2015
A researcher at the University of Iowa is the first to use the Internet and social media to systematically show how a documentary film shaped public perception and ultimately led to municipal bans on hydraulic fracking.
Bruce Harreld named 21st president
Thursday, September 3, 2015
Bruce Harreld, a former Harvard Business School faculty member and corporate executive who helped save a foundering IBM in the 1990s, will become the 21st president of the University of Iowa. The Board of Regents, State of Iowa, announced Harreld, 64, as its unanimous selection to replace Sally Mason.
Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center awards research grants
Thursday, September 3, 2015
Carver College of Medicine faculty members Kin Fai Au and Kenneth Nepple have received American Cancer Society seed grants to explore new ideas related to the cause, prevention, and therapy of cancer.
Shared governance groups issue statement on Harreld forum
Thursday, September 3, 2015
UI Faculty Council, Staff Council, Student Government, and Graduate and Professional Student Government issued a joint statement regarding the town hall forum for UI presidential candidate Bruce Harreld.
The power of film
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Researcher at the University of Iowa is the first to use the Internet and social media to systematically show how a documentary film shaped public perception and ultimately led to municipal bans on hydraulic fracking.
Board of Regents to meet Sept. 3 to interview finalists, select new president
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
The Board of Regents, State of Iowa, will meet at 8 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, in the Iowa Memorial Union at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. The purpose of the meeting is to interview finalists and select a new president for the University of Iowa.
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