Qi Wu, assistant professor of pharmacology in the UI Carver College of Medicine, has been selected as a 2013 Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences.

A team of researchers led by the University of Iowa is recommending clinical guidelines that will cut post-surgical infection rate for staph bacteria (including MRSA) by 71 percent and by 59 percent for a broader class of infectious agents known as gram-positive bacteria.

Mitigation measures like flood response plans and so-called "invisible walls" aren't especially sexy; no ribbon cuttings, groundbreaking ceremonies or speeches mark their implementation. But when a flood hits, mitigation can mean the difference between a building that gets swamped and one that remains dry.

Professor Mitchell Kelly's influence on future teachers and his personal, inspiring approach to his work have earned him the 2012-13 Collegiate Teaching Award, the College of Education’s highest honor recognizing excellence in teaching.

Teachers at McKinley Middle School in Cedar Rapids are among many Iowa educators who are developing new lesson plans from the flood of 2008, partnering with the UI College of Education as part of the Living with Floods Project.

June 9, a vibrant stream of marchers took the streets of downtown Iowa City, bringing a taste of island, Latin American, and global urban tradition to the annual Iowa Arts Festival.

Joann (Jo) Eland, UI College of Nursing associate professor, took a group of 18 students to India this past academic year, where she taught a three-week course titled "Hospice, Pain, and Palliative Care."

UI International Writing Program Director Christopher Merrill was one of four American authors who recently returned from a 10-day reading tour through Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. (Note: A paid subscription may be required.)

If you’ve been on the east side of campus any time in the last month, no doubt you’ve noticed the ongoing utility construction work impacting Burlington, Madison, and Court Streets and changing normal traffic flow near the UI Campus Recreation and Wellness Center.

With fickle weather on the horizon, including a soggy system forecast for the area over the next few weeks, Johnson County officials are encouraging the University of Iowa and municipalities to keep flood protection measures in place for the foreseeable future.

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