Faculty

UI faculty publications roundup

Thursday, January 15, 2015
The University of Iowa Office of Strategic Communication will highlight publications by UI faculty of academic books and journal articles on a regular basis in Iowa Now.

Venture School coming to help entrepreneurs in Council Bluffs, Quad Cities, Iowa City

Wednesday, January 14, 2015
The University of Iowa’s Venture School business start-up program for entrepreneurs is on its way to Council Bluffs, the Quad Cities, and Iowa City.
Dignitaries gather for a UI ribbon cutting.

UI Partners expands to bring small business IT services to Sioux City

UI Partners, a University of Iowa initiative that provides IT services to small businesses in the state, has expanded to western Iowa with a new office in Sioux City.
Crow perches

Crows are no birdbrains

A study involving the University of Iowa finds crows can use analogical reasoning without being trained to do so, a skill scientists previously thought only humans and apes could master.

UI's first female vice president honored

Wednesday, January 14, 2015
The University of Iowa Committee on the Celebration of Excellence and Achievement Among Women announces that the Distinguished Achievement Award for Faculty has been renamed the May Brodbeck Distinguished Achievement Award for Faculty in honor of the UI's first female vice president.

UI's small business IT consulting service expands to western Iowa

Tuesday, January 13, 2015
A new initiative from the University of Iowa provides IT consulting services to small businesses throughout Iowa, and new offices were opened today, Tuesday, Jan. 13, in Sioux City and Council Bluffs to join the original office that opened last year in Iowa City.

Media advisory: Old Capitol flag pulley repairs scheduled Thursday

Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Workers will use a crane to inspect and repair a pulley system in the dome of the University of Iowa’s Old Capitol Museum Thursday morning, Jan. 15.

Ghadeer Thalji receives GSK award

Monday, January 12, 2015
Dr. Ghadeer Thalji received a Glaxo-Smith-Kline Prosthodontic Innovator Award, which is given to acknowledge those who advance the understanding of prosthodontics-related biological and/or material systems, human behavior, cost and care delivery, as well as economic modeling and quality of life in their investigations.

Franciscus and Murray elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Monday, January 12, 2015
Dr. Robert Franciscus, UI Department of Anthropology, with a secondary appointment in the College of Dentistry, and Dr. Jeffrey Murray, UI College of Medicine, with a joint-appointment in the College of Dentistry, have been elected as 2014 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Drs. Murray and Franciscus are being honored for their contributions to innovation...

Elangovan receives two-year exploratory (R21) NIH grant

Monday, January 12, 2015
Dr. Satheesh Elangovan, Department of Periodontics, has received a two-year NIH grant. The award amount is projected to be $406,285 and will be used for his research, “A Novel RNA-Based Biomaterial for Bone Regeneration.” Results from this study will pro- vide critical information on the feasibility and effectiveness of cmRNA-based therapeutics for bone regeneration. New knowledge gained from the...
Academic Advisor

2014 Working at Iowa results are in

Monday, January 12, 2015
The University of Iowa attracts and retains a highly effective and productive workforce. That’s according to the results of the 2014 Working at Iowa survey, administered by UI Human Resources.
A red shovel moving snow

Shovel safely with tips from UI College of Nursing expert

UI College of Nursing expert Krista Ford offer tips on how to shovel safely this winter, getting the benefits of physical activity without serious injury.