Faculty
Without regret, 'Wiz' bids farewell
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
After 50 years of running in circles, University of Iowa'a director of track and field and cross country, Larry Wieczorek, has decided to "stop and see what else is going on."
BTN announces UI programming as part of 'Summer Days'
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
BTN recently announced that today, Wednesday, June 11, will be the first of this summer’s two full days of Iowa programming as a part of “School Days.”
Coming together for healing and hope
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
The Rape Victim Advocacy Program at the University of Iowa is offering a Women’s Sexual Violence Support Group beginning Wednesday, June 18 and continuing until Wednesday, Aug. 6, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the RVAP offices, located at 332 S. Linn St., Suite 100 in Iowa City.
Small colleges experience big-league research
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Now entering its sixth year, the FUTURE in Biomedicine program places faculty and students from Iowa's primarily undergraduate institutions (PUI) with research faculty in the UI Carver College of Medicine for nine weeks during the summer.
UI Children's Hospital nationally ranked by US News & World Report
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
U.S. News and World Report has ranked University of Iowa Children’s Hospital in eight out of ten specialty areas in its 2014-15 Best Children’s Hospitals listings.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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