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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.

Two recent NASA grants received by the University of Iowa College of Engineering illustrate the agency’s Earth-based scientific interests, as well as its desire to improve lives not just in the U.S., but around the world. The grants also reflect the college’s diverse research strengths and some surprising “only in Iowa” capabilities.

"Love Lasts Forever" is a journal created by two members of UI Children's Hospital's palliative care team for parents who have lost a child but still have memories, joys, and thoughts to express.

The planets aligned fortunately for UI adjunct professor and playwright Janet Schlapkohl, who used her family history, her own background as a special education teacher, and the knowledge of identical twin sisters who were excellent actresses to create My Sister.

UI emergency medicine specialist Hans House says severity is a sign of influenza: "When you have that high fever (102 degrees or more), and your whole body aches, and you can't even get off the couch because you're so miserable, that's probably the flu."