Faculty
Presidential search committee to meet March 5
Thursday, February 25, 2021
The next meeting of the University of Iowa presidential search committee will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday, March 5.
Reimagining Campus Safety Action Committee seeking feedback
Thursday, February 25, 2021
The University of Iowa is asking community members for feedback on three campus safety prototypes developed by the Reimagining Campus Safety Action Committee.
Researchers report advance in quantum processing
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Researchers in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Iowa report how defects in diamonds may be used at the quantum level to process information more efficiently than ordinary computer bits.
Researchers detect cold gas pipelines feeding early, massive galaxies
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Researchers led by the University of Iowa have detected cosmic pipelines supplying the cold gases necessary for the formation of massive galaxies and the creation of stars. It is the first direct observational evidence of the phenomenon in the early universe.
UI professor separates fact from fiction in ‘Judas And The Black Messiah’
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Simon Balto, assistant professor of history and African American studies at the University of Iowa, who’s currently working on a biography of Fred Hampton, says as beautifully as the film was shot and acted, “We didn’t really get a movie that had a lot to say coherently about what the Panthers were doing and why that was important.”
Study: employer reviews of job applicants’ social media fraught with problems
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
A new study from a University of Iowa researcher suggests that social media content can hurt a job applicant's chances, but also that reviewing job applicants’ social media sites may not be an effective way to assess the candidates, and may also conflict with federal employment law.
Study: fading memories make childhood trauma research a challenge in adults
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
A new study from the University of Iowa finds that the limitations of human memory make it difficult for researchers to link adverse childhood experiences to physical health issues later in life.
UI approves certificate in Urban Studies program
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
The University of Iowa has approved a new undergraduate certificate in Urban Studies.
Campus can submit letters of intent to apply for P3 Year 1 funding
Thursday, February 18, 2021
The University of Iowa is now accepting letters of intent from faculty and staff who plan to submit proposals for P3 Year 1 funding for initiatives that support strategic priorities of student, faculty, and staff success; research and discovery; and diversity, equity, inclusion, and engagement.
Wise and Valiant: Ana Rodríguez-Rodríguez celebrates forgotten women authors
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
University of Iowa Associate Professor Ana Rodríguez-Rodríguez created an exhibit about forgotten and overlooked Spanish female authors, Wise and Valiant: Women and Writing in the Spanish Golden Age (Tan sabia como valerosa: Mujeres y escritura en los Siglos de Oro), at Spain's Cervantes Institute. In December, the Smithsonian named Wise and Valiant one of the top 10 online exhibitions of the year...
The Daily Iowan Named 2021 Newspaper of the Year in Iowa
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
For the second consecutive year, The Daily Iowan was named the Iowa Newspaper Association’s (INA) 2021 Newspaper of the Year, the INA announced Feb. 11.
Researchers untangle elusive radioactive element
Monday, February 15, 2021
Researchers including a chemist at the University of Iowa have untangled the elusive, highly radioactive element einsteinium. The researchers report in the journal Nature that they have worked out the basic chemical properties of the element, which was discovered in the explosive debris of the first hydrogen bomb in 1952. Korey Carter, assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, is co...
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