Faculty

UI's Hovenkamp says lack of consumer harm in Google antitrust battle

Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Herbert Hovenkamp, a University of Iowa professor of antitrust law, says that one of the biggest antitrust investigations of an American company ended with a slap on the wrist for Google since there was a lack of consumer harm.
UI professor Armando Duarte dressed in a Carnival costume in Brazil.

UI International Programs

Monday, January 7, 2013
UI professor Armando Duarte, a choreographer at the UI since 1993, was inspired to create a three-week study abroad program in his native Brazil to share the culture of Carnival with UI students. He is currently in Brazil with 20 UI students so they can study the unique culture firsthand.
Dealer holding chips on gambling table.

UI researcher says percentage of Iowans with gambling problem declines

Monday, January 7, 2013
University of Iowa psychiatrist and gambling researcher Donald W. Black says his latest published study on compulsive gambling has found that the percentage of gamblers who report gambling problems has dropped despite the expansion of casinos in the state.
 A fruit fly auditory organ

UI researcher learns mechanism of hearing is similar to car battery

Monday, January 7, 2013
University of Iowa biologists have advanced their knowledge of human hearing by studying a similar auditory system in fruit flies—and by making use of the fruit fly “love song.” Results featured on the cover of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
More children are surviving cardiac problems following a change in guidelines from the American Heart Association. (photo courtesy of MedPage Today)

UI study shows more hospitalized children surviving cardiac arrest

Wednesday, December 19, 2012
More children are surviving in-hospital cardiac arrest than they did one decade ago, according to a University of Iowa-led study of data from hospitals using resuscitation guidelines from the American Heart Association.
photo illustration of world map inside a test tube

The laws of global warming

Wednesday, December 19, 2012
A University of Iowa law professor believes the legal ramifications of geo-engineering need to be thought through in advance and a global governance structure put in place soon to oversee these efforts.
mother and father look over their infant

Newborn fights the odds, continues to thrive at UI Children's Hospital

Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Despite a troubled first trimester, Alicia Ames entered her second trimester finally feeling good about her pregnancy. Then her water broke at just 20 weeks and she and her baby relied on UI Hospitals and Clinics and UI Children’s Hospital to see them through.
A solar prominence erupts into the sun's atmosphere, or corona. Credit: NASA.

UI-led team confirms 'gusty winds' in space turbulence

Monday, December 17, 2012
Why is the atmosphere of the sun far hotter than the surface of the sun? The answer, scientists believe, lies in the concept of turbulence, a phenomenon directly measured in the laboratory for the first time by a research team led by the University of Iowa.
Mary Cohen smiles as Arnold Grice greets guests during the 'Look on the Bright Side' concert Thursday at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center. / David Scrivner / Iowa City Press-Citizen

Cohen unites prisoners, community members in song

Monday, December 17, 2012
Mary Cohen, a UI music education professor with appointments in both the Colleges of Education and Liberal Arts and Sciences, unites prisoners and volunteers through the Oakdale Community Choir. (Note: A paid subscription may be required.)

Nicholas Colangelo named interim dean of the College of Education

Friday, December 14, 2012
University of Iowa Executive Vice President and Provost P. Barry Butler has appointed Nicholas Colangelo as interim dean of the College of Education, effective Dec. 15.
UI psychiatrist Jess Fiedorowicz, M.D., Ph.D

UI psychiatrist explains study linking distress to stroke death in seniors

Friday, December 14, 2012
UI psychiatrist Jess Fiedorowicz, M.D., Ph.D., comments on new finding that psychosocial distress in older individuals appears to increase risk of stroke death.

Recent deaths

Friday, December 14, 2012
Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.