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No more flash cards

Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Frustrated with flash cards and textbooks, these then-UI students designed an app to help dental and nursing students study for the most important test of their professional lives.

UI physical therapy research recognized by Physiotherapy Evidence Database

Tuesday, December 2, 2014
The Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) has selected 15 of the most significant randomized controlled trials that influence the practice of physical therapy to ever be published.One of the trials was conducted by Gregory Schmidt, MD, professor of internal medicine, and Rhonda Barr, DPT, CCS, clinical specialist in the Department of Rehabilitation Therapies.Schmidt and Barr were co-authors of...
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UI study: Cookie Monster teaches self-control

Tuesday, December 2, 2014
A University of Iowa study found preschoolers had more self-control after watching videos of Cookie Monster practicing ways to resist eating a bowl of cookies.

Three UI scientists elected 2014 AAAS Fellows

Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Three University of Iowa faculty members have been awarded the distinction of 2014 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science.
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UI Laptop Orchestra turns music on its head

Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Whether clicking on a mouse pad, typing on a keyboard, rocking an instrument, or using “percussion toys,” the University of Iowa’s laptop musicians consider their ensemble to be just like any other, except for one key difference: their instruments.

NASA's Van Allen Belt Spacecraft detects 'Star Trek-Like' invisible shield

Monday, December 1, 2014
Researchers have discovered that satellites and astronauts are protected from "killer electrons" by an "invisible shield" within the Van Allen radiation belts, discovered by University of Iowa Space Physicist James A. Van Allen in 1958.

Construction-related road closures Dec. 2 and 3

Monday, December 1, 2014
A portion of Burlington Street in Iowa City will be closed on Tuesday, Dec. 2, and the North-South section of Front Street will be closed from 8 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2 until mid-morning Wednesday, Dec. 3.
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Iowa City's New Horizons Band celebrates 20 years

Monday, December 1, 2014
Iowa City’s New Horizons Band is celebrating its 20th anniversary. The band, a joint effort between the Iowa City community and the University of Iowa College of Education, provides adults ages 55 and older the opportunity to learn a musical instrument and play in a band or ensemble.

Digital arts and humanities

Monday, December 1, 2014
Studio director Jon Winet and UI history student Ethan DeGross will share their work in, “A Field Report from the ‘Studio:’ Public Digital Arts and Humanities Research at the University of Iowa,” from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16, at the UI John and Mary Pappajohn Education Center in Des Moines.

The Student Experience: Tyler Hackman

Monday, December 1, 2014
"The Student Experience" showcases University of Iowa students who excel academically—inside and outside the classroom. This installment features Tyler Hackman, a first-generation college student from Lawler, Iowa, who is pursuing a double major in marketing and management.
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Tips for a healthy winter

Wednesday, November 26, 2014
It’s not technically winter yet, but it is sure starting to feel like it. As the temperature begins to drop and the snow flurries fly, UI College of Nursing experts offer steps people can take to maintain good health, even in the harsh Iowa winter.

Advancing tissue engineering: The state of 3D bioprinting

Wednesday, November 26, 2014
A University of Iowa College of Engineering researcher is using 3D printing to advance the process of bioprinting everything from simple tissues to entire organs.