Faculty
Minor shift, major improvement
Thursday, May 24, 2012
University of Iowa faculty member Vinit Mahajan discusses how a modified procedure for retinal surgery on infants and young children can be safer, reduce the possibility of injury, and shorten recovery time.
Weinstein studies scoliosis treatment
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Dr. Stuart Weinstein's Bracing in Adolescent Scoliosis Trial aims to discover reliable factors to predict the technique's usefulness.
Covington predicts political impact of NATO summit
Thursday, May 24, 2012
University of Iowa political scientist Cary Covington said the outcomes of the G-8 and NATO summits will probably have a “negligible impact” on the 2012 U.S. election.
Field, O'Hara, and Williams receive Brody Award for Faculty Excellence
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
University of Iowa professors Bill Field, Michael O’Hara, and Rachel Williams have been honored for their service to the university and the state of Iowa.
Fiercely intelligent, innovative educator
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Susannah Wood’s students describe her teaching style as “enthusiastic, informative, passionate, reflective, and encouraging.” Those qualities have earned Wood, a University of Iowa associate professor, the UI College of Education’s 2011-12 Collegiate Teaching Award.
Kerber discusses birthright citizenship
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
University of Iowa historian Linda Kerber explains the positive impact of U.S. birthright citizenship.
Perlmutter writes about proscastination
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
University of Iowa Journalism and Mass Communication director David Perlmutter writes about the varieties of procrastination.
Jing Wang research shows effect of customer expertise
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Research by University of Iowa marketing faculty member Jing Wang showed that companies should research their customer’s experience and expertise when developing marketing strategies.
Ponseti transformed athlete's life
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
The life of Regina High School athlete Chris Nepola was transformed by the Ponseti method of clubfoot treatment, pioneered at the University of Iowa.
Fethke writes about rising tuition
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Gary C. Fethke, former dean of the Tippie College of Business and former interim president of the University of Iowa, writes a contrarian analysis on rising tuition.
Honoring Voxman's legacy
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
More than 300 people gathered to honor the memory of longtime University of Iowa School of Music director Himie Voxman.
Coming to terms
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Parents of young children often stock up on educational products like Baby Einstein videos, but a recent UI study has found that applying "spatial consistency" may be the best way help toddlers build their vocabularies—and it's free and easy.
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