The Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development at the University of Iowa has named two faculty to the newly created Administrative Research Fellows Program. The two chosen are Meenakshi Gigi Durham, professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and Thomas Scholz, a doctor and pediatrics professor in the Carver College of Medicine.

UI physiologist Gary Pierce has developed a new technique to measure a person's heart health with the help of their finger's pulse, which is easier to record and also works better with obese patients, whose femoral pulse can be difficult to obtain reliably.

UI vice president for research Dan Reed wants to launch IT boot camps this year to help train Iowans in information technology and address shortages in the IT field.

When you think of map-makers, you probably don't picture English professors, philosophers, or art historians. But more and more humanities scholars, especially at the University of Iowa, are using geographic information system (GIS) technology to create digital maps that answer exciting new questions and engage the public.

Decades ago, experts predicted we would all be working just 14 to 15 hours a week by now, and would have so much free time we wouldn’t even know what to do with ourselves. UI historian Benjamin Hunnicutt calls the shorter workweek the “forgotten American dream."

As the number of student veterans at the University of Iowa continues to grow, President Sally Mason said Tuesday the university is committed to expanding opportunities on campus for this diverse group.

The University of Iowa Center for Human Rights will host a special forum on the conflict in Syria titled "Intervention in Syria: Law, Ethics, and Policy" from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept.11, in Conference Room 2520D of the University Capitol Centre.

UI engineering Professor Ching-Long Lin received a five-year, $3.2 million grant in August from the National Institutes of Health to conduct analysis using a 3-D lung model to predict lung disease in both an individual and a large population range.

A University of Iowa professor has received a $3.2 million National Institutes of Health grant to develop computerized models of the human lung that are easily seen by physicians and patients.

Vicki Grassian, director of the UI Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Institute and professor of chemistry, describes her award-winning work on the role of mineral dust in the atmosphere.

UI researchers at the National Advanced Driving Simulator are working with volunteer research subjects to better understand the difference in driving abilities of someone who is sober, someone who has had a few drinks, and someone who has had a few more drinks.

Fruit flies are as susceptible to loud noise as teenagers attending rock concerts, scientists have learned. The discovery that being blasted by sound has the same effect on the tiny insects as it does on humans could open up new avenues of research into hearing loss.