Faculty
Traffic changes near residence halls Aug 12-16
Thursday, August 2, 2012
An estimated 4,000 University of Iowa students will move into residence halls Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 15 and 16, creating changes in traffic flow and access around the main residence halls.
UI Council on Disability Awareness announces new officers
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
The University of Iowa Council on Disability Awareness (CDA) recently announced its new officers for 2012-13—Carly Armour, Teresa Kout, Kathy Ford, and Deanna Carter.
Hubbard honored in hall of fame
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
The late Philip G. Hubbard, University of Iowa emeritus vice president and emeritus professor of mechanical engineering, will be honored posthumously Friday, Aug. 3 with an induction into the Iowa African-American Hall of Fame at The Meadows Event Center, Altoona, Iowa.
Kumar comments on remote-monitoring
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Remote monitoring of intensive care patients—a strategy to maximize scarce medical expertise—can cost hospitals from $50,000 to $100,000 per bed in the first year of operation, according to a study by lead author and UI fellow Gaurav Kumar.
Coming home, moving on
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Workers for big multinational companies who spend time on a foreign assignment have a higher than normal turnover rate when they come back home, and a new study suggests that’s because they don’t feel fully appreciated for their global experience.
Cystic fibrosis discovery
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Researchers at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine have discovered a genetic process that can restore function to a defective protein, which is the most common cause of cystic fibrosis (CF).
Miller: No Peregrine silver bullet
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Robert Miller, who joins the University of Iowa law faculty this fall, says there is no silver bullet for Peregrine Financial Group investors.
UI writers attend African book fair
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Five award-winning writers are representing the University of Iowa International Writing Program at the Zimbabwe International Book Fair.
Gardial explains business curriculum changes
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
University of Iowa Tippie College of Business Dean Sarah Gardial explains recent changes in the curricula of business schools.
Hygienic Lab promotes awareness of newborn screening
Monday, July 30, 2012
State Hygienic Laboratory at the UI has launched Putting Babies First, focusing on public awareness of the screening of newborns to identify and treat disorders.
Bills talks problematic higher ed model
Friday, July 27, 2012
David Bills, a professor of sociology of education at the University of Iowa, highlights some of the problems with the current higher education model.
UI collaborates on Italian excavation
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
UI Professor Glenn Storey is collaborating with European archeologists on excavations at a Benedictine Abbey in Italy (in Italiano).
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