Faculty

Media Advisory: UI College of Education to host statewide discussion of school leadership

Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Superintendents from across Iowa will gather on the the University of Iowa campus with faculty from the College of Education and Tippie College of Business Thursday, June 12, to discuss the current and future state of school leadership, as well as how to connect Iowa's schools with the business world.

Bio-printing technology may bring new organ that generates electricity inside the body

Tuesday, June 10, 2014
As 3D printing technology matures, scientists can foresee the day when we "bio-print" replacement human organs—ending transplant waiting lists, but science may push the technology even farther, says UI Advanced Manufacturing Technology Group's Ibrahim Ozbolat.

UI College of Public Health measures impact of play

Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Iowa City's Working Group Theatre and the UI College of Public Health teamed up in an effort to measure the impact of an anti-bullying play on its junior high audiences earlier this year.
A car crash

NADS study finds marijuana playing larger role in fatal crashes

Tuesday, June 10, 2014
A study by Columbia University using the University of Iowa's National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS) finds an increase in the number of fatal car crashes involving marijuana.
Exterior of Humboldt High School

UI rates Humboldt high in AP courses

Monday, June 9, 2014
Humboldt High School in Humboldt, Iowa, was ranked among the top 50 schools in Iowa for offering Advancement Placement courses, earning this honor through the UI College of Education Belin-Blank Center's AP index.

Experience the magic of the state fair at Old Capitol Museum

Monday, June 9, 2014
Experience the magic of the Iowa State Fair through a photo exhibit by Kurt Ullrich opening Thursday, June 12, at the University of Iowa Old Capitol Museum.
infograph depicting high variability in prostatectomy quoted costs

Surgery prices are elusive

Monday, June 9, 2014
Patients who want to compare prices for prostate-cancer surgery may find it rough going: A University of Iowa study found a 13-fold difference in prices quoted by 100 hospitals nationwide. Moreover, most provided little more than broad estimates, and only three gave a hard copy of the charges. Results appear in the journal Urology.

Regents approve UI salary policy for fiscal '15

Friday, June 6, 2014
The Board of Regents, State of Iowa, approved the fiscal year 2015 (FY15) salary policies for Iowa’s public universities and special schools during its meeting in Ames Wednesday, June 4.
Portrait of President Sally Mason

Progress and points of pride

Friday, June 6, 2014
University of Iowa President Sally Mason shares a letter with the campus community, highlighting progress and points of pride from the past year and thanking everyone for their contributions, dedication, and hard work.
Lie with student

Options expert Erik Lie participating in backdating investigation

Friday, June 6, 2014
A financial puzzle went unsolved for about 10 years before UI finance professor Erik Lie came along in the middle of the past decade and spent months sorting out how thousands of U.S. executives ended up with favorably priced stock options; now Canadian companies are in his crosshairs.
The magnet is lowered into place.

Mammoth magnet

Friday, June 6, 2014
Signed, sealed, and delivered: The University of Iowa welcomed a new magnetic resonance imaging instrument, one of the world's most sophisticated models to date, that will advance research into the human brain and body.

Recent deaths

Friday, June 6, 2014
Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.