Faculty

Recent deaths

Friday, March 1, 2013
Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.
Dr. Ravi Vemulapalli and Dr. Dale Andres, Mercy senior vice-president of medical affairs, anticipate the benefits of a new collaborative effort to diagnose and treat people with diseases of the liver and biliary tract in central and western Iowa. / Mary C

New liver center will improve patient care

Thursday, February 28, 2013
A new partnership with the UI Organ Transplant Center, Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines, and the Iowa Digestive Disease Center is improving care for patients with liver disease, especially in central and western Iowa.
Cheryl Stober works from home on Tuesdays to take care of her daughter, Hannah. Photo by SUZANNE KREITER/GLOBE STAFF

Noonan: telecommuting is a way for employers to 'suck more time out of employees'

Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Mary Noonan, a UI associate professor of sociology and co-author of the paper "The Hard Truth about Telecommuting," says that employees who work from home end up working five to seven hours more a week as part of a story on how Yahoo is requiring more face time of its employees.

African-ancestry babies get less prenatal care in Brazil

Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Babies in Brazil of African ancestry, alone or mixed, are more likely to have low birth weights and to be born prematurely than those born to parents of European-only ancestry, according to a new study from the University of Iowa. The reasons may be less use of prenatal care facilities and where non-European-only ethnic groups live. Findings appear in the "American Journal of Public Health."

Tenor's March 3 recital program to span globe

Tuesday, February 26, 2013
The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free recital by tenor Richard Fracker, associate professor of voice and Area Chair of Vocal Arts at the Michigan State University College of Music, at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 3, in the University Capitol Centre Recital Hall in downtown Iowa City.

Hancher to present dance masters in 'India Jazz Suites' at the Englert

Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Featuring two brilliant dancers and two live bands, "India Jazz Suites" is a cross-cultural celebration of fleet-footedness.
Photo of many arms and hands interlocking to demonstrate diversity on the UI campus

UI Chief Diversity Office

Monday, February 25, 2013
The University of Iowa has unveiled its new diversity website, UI Diversity@Iowa, with enhanced navigation features and a more robust platform for stories, social media, images, and a comprehensive diversity calendar.
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UI to study drinking during pregnancy

Monday, February 25, 2013
A University of Iowa research team has been awarded nearly $2 million to study the effects on unborn babies from mothers who abuse alcohol during pregnancy.
Eileen Hermiston checks Joseph Huduke's teeth at Lucas Elementary

Nowack says untreated dental problems impact student performance

Friday, February 22, 2013
Arthur Nowack, a UI professor emeritus of pediatric dentistry, says untreated dental problems can impact students' school performance. (Note: A paid subscription is required.)

Figge to display art by UI faculty

Friday, February 22, 2013
The Figge Art Museum in Davenport will present an exhibit of current works by University of Iowa Studio Art faculty, considered one of the best studio arts public offerings in the country, according to museum spokeswoman Natalie Dunlop.

UI staff, public get UI Children's Hospital sneak peek

Friday, February 22, 2013
UI staff and the general public got the first major sneak peek of the designs of the new UI Children's Hospital facility, which opens in 2016.

UI team to study alcohol's effects on unborn babies

Friday, February 22, 2013
A University of Iowa research team has won $1.7 million to study fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, a wide-ranging set of adverse effects that fetuses may face from mothers who abuse alcohol during pregnancy.