Iowa native David Thoreson will open his photographic exhibit at the UI's Old Capitol Museum during a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23. His exhibit, “The Northwest Passage and Oceans Beyond: An Iowan Sails into History,” will be on display Jan. 23 through May 25.

Tonya Peeples, UI professor of chemical and biochemical engineering, was appointed in 2013 as the College of Engineering's first associate dean for diversity and outreach. In that role, she is organizing the college's efforts to attract more women and minorities to engineering.

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Johna Leddy, associate professor of chemistry, explored improving electrochemical systems such as batteries and fuels to make them more efficient energy sources as a Fall 2013 Obermann Fellow-in-Residence.

Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.

UI psychiatrist Robert Robinson offers comments and analysis of a new study that shows people who suffer traumatic brain injuries face an elevated risk of death from suicide or accidents for years to come.

Cedar Rapids is expecting a significant expansion in the number of specialty food stores in the next year, which UI marketing professor John Murry notes, "reflects the changing demand...customers want an increase in products that are tailored to specific needs.”

By this time next winter, the federal government aims to have better recommendations about when seasonal flu sufferers should return to school or work thanks to an international study that includes the University of Iowa.

Producers of ABC-TV's "20/20" have decided that the story about NASA-funded University of Iowa pilot research will not air Friday, Jan. 17, on "20/20. However, the story may be scheduled to air at a future date on "ABC World News with Diane Sawyer."

The University of Iowa Faculty Senate invites nominations for the Michael J. Brody Award for Faculty Excellence in Service to the university and the state of Iowa.

This year’s UI Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration of Human Rights includes a Day of Service focused on hunger and homelessness, a unity walk and tribute on the Pentacrest, and a lecture by journalist, documentarian, and TV news producer Soledad O’Brien.

The governor’s optimistic State of the State speech may well boost the stocks of Iowa-based companies and lead to an increase in capital investments within the state, according to a new study co-authored by Art Durnev, UI associate professor of finance.