Health Care

New UI Press book details wounds and healing

Tuesday, September 11, 2012
"Detailing Trauma: A Poetic Anatomy," by Arianne Zwartjes, will become available Sept. 15 from the Sightline Books series of the University of Iowa Press.

Ingram explains new environmental major

Tuesday, September 11, 2012
University of Iowa assistant provost Beth Ingram explains the UI's new multidisciplinary major in environmental planning and policy.
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Med student gets unique Obama autograph

Tuesday, September 11, 2012
University of Iowa medical student Shadee Giurgius got a unique autograph when he attended the Obama/Biden campaign event.
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UI seeks to reduce cost of medical education

Friday, September 7, 2012
The University of Iowa is instituting an innovative plan to reduce the cost of medical school.
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Saftlas responds to abortion/abuse study

Thursday, September 6, 2012
University of Iowa epidemiologist Audrey Saftlas talks about her study showing that women seeking abortions report more abuse.
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Shining bright beyond the spotlight

Thursday, September 6, 2012
Three years ago, the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital and the Iowa Hawkeyes started the Kid Captain program, designed to tell the stories of determination, strength, and hope of the children cared for at UI Children’s Hospital. For many, their work with the hospital is ongoing as they continue to heal. We caught up with a handful of former Kid Captains to see how they’re doing now.

PAS to meet Sept. 15 in University Capitol Centre

Thursday, September 6, 2012
The regular bi-monthly meeting of the Partnership for Alcohol Safety will be held Wednesday, Sept. 12, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Room 2390 of the University Capitol Centre.
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UI data fueled decision-making study

Wednesday, September 5, 2012
A study that reveals how the brain makes decisions used data collected over more than 30 years by neurologists at the University of Iowa, which has the world’s largest lesion registry.

Wassink explains new schizophrenia study

Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Thomas H. Wassink describes the findings of a new UI schizophrenia study, just published in the Archives of General Psychiatry.
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Atkins promotes CPR

Tuesday, September 4, 2012
University of Iowa pediatrician Dianne Atkins hails the advances in response to cardiac arrest in young people, and advocates learning CPR.

College of Education takes on bullying

Tuesday, September 4, 2012
The University of Iowa College of Education’s Teacher Leader Center is taking on bullying in a year-long series of workshops and other learning opportunities for future teachers as well as community members.
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Stopping the bully

Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Bullying is broadcast like a spectator sport these days and our kids, the ones we’re trying so hard to protect, are getting more beat up than ever. It's time to stop the bully.