Faculty
UI researcher discusses animal cognition
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Ed Wasserman, University of Iowa psychology professor, discusses animal cognition, human invention, and intelligent design.
Preventing injuries in rural communities
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
The University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center (IPRC) has received a $4.2 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to ensure the safety of people in Iowa and the Midwest will continue for at least five more years.
Hemley tells more lies
Friday, August 24, 2012
Robin Hemley, director of the University of Iowa Nonfiction Writing Program, will read from "Reply All," his new collection of short stories, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6, in Prairie Lights Books and through a live stream on the Virtual Writing University.
Bauer mines Dylan for lessons
Friday, August 24, 2012
Law School faculty member Patrick Bauer mines the lyrics of Bob Dylan for lessons.
Two mammoths are better than one
Friday, August 24, 2012
A team led by the University of Iowa has unearthed some remains of a second mammoth, a rarity for a single site located in the Midwest, scientists associated with the dig announced Friday.
Locating the 'gullibility center'
Friday, August 24, 2012
Research at the UI identified the brain's "gullibility center."
UI 'Patient R' challenges self-awareness assumptions
Friday, August 24, 2012
Psychological concepts and the theories of evolutionary development of self-awareness have been called into question by research with "Patient R" at the UI.
Jones identifies the pitfalls of database matching
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Computer scientist Doug Jones identifies the ways in which database matching could disenfranchise qualified voters.
'A garden of education'
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Chaden Djalali, the new dean of the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, talks about the appeal of the University of Iowa, the challenges of balancing the diverse aspects of a liberal arts education, and his affinity for music.
Damiano discusses child health
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Pete Damiano of the UI Public Policy Center discusses the new UI children's health and wellbeing survey.
What UI's all about
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
University of Iowa students enjoyed busting a move as part of the President's Block Party, one of many On Iowa! activities designed to introduce UI freshmen to all facets of life at UI. A paid subscription is required.
UI instrument key to NASA probe
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
UI physics and astronomy professor Craig Kletzing and a team of UI researchers have designed a cutting-edge instrument that will shed new light on the invisible radiation belts first identified by James Van Allen in 1958. A paid subscription is required.
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