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Study finds swine farming is a risk factor for drug-resistant staph infections

Monday, April 27, 2015
A new study led by the University of Iowa shows swine farmers are six times more likely to be carriers of staph bacteria, including the MRSA strain, than others. Results appear online in the journal "Clinical Infectious Diseases."
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UI opens doors for distance education student in Bettendorf

Monday, April 27, 2015
Bettendorf resident Ellonyia Yenney, who will obtain a Bachelor of Applied Studies (BAS) and a Certificate in Entrepreneurial Management from the UI, says that obtaining a bachelor's degree will help bring credibility to her years in the working world and open more doors professionally.
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Turns out satellites work great for mapping earthquakes

Researchers at the University of Iowa and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) have shown a faster way to use data to assess fault lines, turning over reports in as little as a day to help guide rapid responses to catastrophic quakes, such as the recent disaster in Nepal.

Preeclampsia research launches UI into new national network

Monday, April 27, 2015
The University of Iowa has been working for years to find a cure for preeclampsia. That ongoing research has led the university to a spot in a four-center Strategically Focused Network on Hypertension created by the American Heart Association (AHA).

Courtney Stanford and Anthony Lucio awarded NSF fellowships

Monday, April 27, 2015
Anthony Lucio and Courtney Stanford, graduate students in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Iowa, were recently awarded fellowships by the National Science Foundation East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students.

UI real estate research benefits Johnson County

Friday, April 24, 2015
A team of University of Iowa students has written the first commercial real estate market analysis for Johnson County in four years, and the report finds the local market to be healthy and thriving.
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Celebrating 25 years of Hubble: researchers share notable space photos

Friday, April 24, 2015
Hubble turns 25, and University of Iowa researchers share some of the pictures they've been able to snap in the telescope's lifetime.

Learning about the Arab Spring in a global context

Friday, April 24, 2015
The University of Iowa is set to host experts and researchers from around the world as part of the 2015 Provost’s Global Forum, “The Arab Spring in a Global Context.”

UI students earn National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships

Friday, April 24, 2015
Six University of Iowa students earned National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships for the 2015-16 academic year.

In search of tinnitus, that phantom ringing in the ears

Thursday, April 23, 2015
Tapping the highly specialized expertise of a brain research lab at the University of Iowa, researchers have taken advantage of a rare opportunity to record directly from the brain of a person with tinnitus in order to find the brain networks responsible for this often debilitating condition.

Iowa Board of Regents April 23 roundup

Thursday, April 23, 2015
Following are highlights from the Iowa Board of Regents meeting Thursday, April 23, at the School for the Deaf in Council Bluffs.
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Phil’s Day’s 'Senior Year'

Thursday, April 23, 2015
There’s no other day during the school year when philanthropy is more visible on the University of Iowa campus than on Phil’s Day, Thursday, April 30. The fourth annual Phil's Day marks—literally—the impact of private gifts on UI facilities, programs, and people.