Health Care
UI professor shares his knowledge of Indian yoga master B.K.S Iyengar
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
UI Professor Frederick Smith shares his knowledge of the Indian yoga master B.K.S Iyengar who died last week at the age of 95.
UI to honor AirCare, Emergency Department milestones
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Iowa’s only comprehensive academic medical center will celebrate 35 years of service by AirCare, the state’s first hospital-based helicopter ambulance service, during a public open house from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 7, at the AirCare hangar, 385 Ruppert Road, near the Iowa City Airport.
Media advisory: UI to hold Deeded Body Program memorial service Aug. 29
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
The Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology in the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine will hold its annual memorial service for the Deeded Body Program at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, at Oakland Cemetery, 1000 Brown St., in Iowa City.
Public invited to suicide prevention workshop Sept. 10
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
UI Professor John Westefeld will present a 90-minute workshop on the warning signs, intervention strategies, and resources available for suicide prevention in the College of Education's Teacher Leader Center on Wednesday, Sept. 10, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
UI celebrates the dedication of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles Diabetes Research Center
Monday, August 25, 2014
The University of Iowa dedicated the Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center with a weekend of opening activities. The new facility features 20,000 square feet of advanced research space with cutting-edge medical equipment. Center researchers will pursue innovative diabetes research and find treatments and cures for the epidemic that affects more than 9 percent of the American...
UI experts share unique struggles cancer survivors face
Friday, August 22, 2014
Liz Cullen, a UI College of Nursing alumna and UI nurse practitioner in radiation oncology, and Jen Adams, a social worker at the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, discuss the struggles cancer survivors face in a show on "Living Proof Exhibit: Cancer Survivor Art."
UI expert shares insights on suicide prevention
Friday, August 22, 2014
John Westefeld, a UI professor in the Counseling Psychology Program in the College of Education and a national expert in suicide prevention, provides insight into important questions to ask and steps to take to prevent suicide.
Media Advisory: UI celebrates the dedication of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles Diabetes Research Center
Friday, August 22, 2014
Members of the media are invited to cover the University of Iowa's dedication of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center on Saturday, Aug. 23, at 11 a.m. at the Coralville Marriott Convention Hall.
UI hosts emerging contaminants conference Aug. 19-22
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Scientists and engineers met at the UI College of Engineering Aug. 19-22 for EmCon 2014—an international conference on the effects of emerging contaminants, such as soap and medications, in the environment.
UI hosts emerging contaminants conference Aug. 19-22
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Scientists from around the world are gathering in Iowa City Aug. 19-22 to attend a conference about chemicals in our environment: "EmCon 2014: Fourth International Conference on Occurrence, Fate, Effects and Analysis of Emerging Contaminants in the Environment."
UI researchers present studies at American Sociological Association meeting
Monday, August 18, 2014
University of Iowa researchers share their studies on the skill levels of mid-career American workers and community characteristics that make citizens more generous during the American Sociological Association annual meeting Aug. 17 and 18 in San Francisco.
Some jobs cause working parents more stress
Saturday, August 16, 2014
Working parents whose jobs tend to be viewed as aggressive, weak, or impersonal—qualities inconsistent with parenting—are more likely to be stressed out than parents working in fields that don't imply a similar identity conflict.
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