Faculty

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M.B.A. students consult with Iowa businesses to help them grow

Wednesday, February 18, 2015
A spring semester course required of all first-year students in the Tippie School of Management’s full-time M.B.A. program givens them an opportunity to gain experience by working with real-life clients on real-life business challenges.
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Home concerts kick off Dancers in Company tour

Wednesday, February 18, 2015
The University of Iowa’s premier touring repertory company, Dancers in Company, splashes onto campus with its hugely popular home concert at 8 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 26-28, in Space Place Theater.

Steering teens safe

Wednesday, February 18, 2015
How do we best prepare the next generation of drivers? That topic will be the focus of the upcoming Hawkeye Lunch and Learn event, as Corinne Peek-Asa presents “Steering Teens Safe: How Research Has Informed Best Practices for New Drivers.” The event will be held at noon, Wednesday, March 4, in the Iowa Memorial Union Iowa Theater.
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West Virginia oil train derailment renews concerns about aging rails

Commenting on a West Virginia oil train derailment and fire, Albert Ratner, University of Iowa associate professor of mechanical and industrial engineering, says that trains carrying oil through populated areas pose a high risk of disaster.

The story of a modern masterpiece

Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Jackson Pollock’s Mural, considered by many to be the most important modern American painting ever made, is trying out a new medium: motion pictures.

UI College of Education reaches fundraising goal of $30 million

Tuesday, February 17, 2015
The University of Iowa College of Education recently celebrated a major fundraising milestone, reaching its goal of raising $30 million. The fundraising campaign, part of the university-wide campaign "For Iowa. Forever More," started in 2008 and will end in December 2016.
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Fixes for VA hospitals (and patients) a major health victory

University of Iowa infectious disease specialists Dan Diekema and Eli Perencevich discuss programs and methods being used to prevent hospital-acquired infections.
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Our amazingly plastic brains

A University of Iowa study on the benefit of exercise on mild to moderate Parkinson's disease is cited in an article about neuroplasticity.
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UI's Bowlus helps develop newest American Girl doll

Dawn Bowlus, director of the UI John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center's Jacobson Institute for Youth Entrepreneurship, helped American Girl develop support materials for its latest doll, an entrepreneur.

Farmers can better prevent nutrient runoff based on land characteristics

Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Doing more to keep farm runoff out of Iowa's waterways can start with a few key questions about what the land looks like, thanks to UI researchers.

Hawk Alert test set for Thursday, Feb. 19

Tuesday, February 17, 2015
The University of Iowa Department of Public Safety will test the Hawk Alert emergency notification system at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 19 as required by federal law.
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Old Gold: UI football player in 1890s one of first in the sport to break color barrier

Monday, February 16, 2015
As a black man, Frank Holbrook was at times a target of opposing players on account of his race. This ugly reality was perhaps no more stark than on Nov. 9, 1896, when the Hawkeyes traveled to the University of Missouri.