Impact

A Family Affair: Daniels Give Back

For John and Margo Daniel, pharmacy is truly a family affair. John Daniel, '55 BSPh, opened the Daniel Pharmacy in Fort Dodge, Iowa, in 1963 with his parents. Now owned and operated by John and his wife, Margo, many of their children are involved at the pharmacy in some capacity.
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UI mobile app used around the world for speech learning

Wednesday, April 10, 2019
In 2001, Professor Jerald Moon partnered with ITS to create Sounds of Speech, a website for his students that taught the pronunciation of English language sounds. Now a mobile app and a website, Sounds of Speech is used by English language learners around the world.
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Barry Greenberg: Award-winning University of Iowa chef

Tuesday, April 9, 2019
University of Iowa Executive Chef Barry Greenberg racks up wins in local and national competitions while staying true to his goal of serving the highest-quality food possible on campus.
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Scholar, musician, disability advocate, comedian

Wednesday, March 27, 2019
University of Iowa graduate student Andrew Tubbs uses personal experiences and his passion for the arts to support and advocate for people with disabilities on campus and in the community.
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Branding the great outdoors

Monday, March 25, 2019
University of Iowa marketing students are helping three counties in north central Iowa brand the outdoor recreational activities in their area.

Gilbertson-White helps patients navigate cancer care, management

Cancer patients in rural communities may not have access to renowned treatment centers or evidence-based symptom management. Using a web-based program called Oncology Associated Symptoms & Individualized Strategies (OASIS), College of Nursing Assistant Professor Stephanie Gilbertson-White is helping patients learn more about their symptoms and apply evidenced-based symptom self-management...

UI Team Involved in Ancient DNA Research on Iberia

University of Iowa anthropology professor Katina Lillios and UI archeologists were involved in the largest study to date of ancient DNA from the Iberian Peninsula (modern-day Portugal and Spain). The study offers new insights into the populations that lived in this region over the last 8,000 years.

UI professor gifts Shawnee Tribe with extensive archive

University of Iowa Professor of History and American Studies Stephen Warren donated his extensive archive to the Shawnee Tribe Cultural Center in Miami, Oklahoma. The cultural center is a community space where the Shawnee Tribe can tell their story and share their history with fellow tribal citizens and the public.
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UI researcher earns NSF CAREER award

Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Gregory LeFevre, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering and a researcher at the UI’s IIHR—Hydroscience & Engineering research center, recently received the National Science Foundation’s prestigious CAREER award for his stormwater research.
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LiveWELL: Tippie professor Kenneth Brown leads (a healthy lifestyle) by example

Monday, March 11, 2019
Kenneth Brown, assoc. dean of undergraduate programs in the Tippie College of Business, is not only accomplished in his academic work but also in his health and fitness. He recently climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro along with Endure to Cure, a pediatric cancer foundation founded by Tippie alum Jason Sissel.
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Online master’s program minting Hawkeye social workers across the state

Wednesday, March 6, 2019
With the demand for more Master of Social Work programs growing but resources for in-person programs around the state unavailable, the University of Iowa School of Social Work stepped in and created an online MSW program.

State Health Registry of Iowa issues Cancer in Iowa 2019 report, highlights HPV-related cancers

Tuesday, March 5, 2019
While the overall number of new cases for most types of cancer in Iowa remains mostly unchanged, the number of cancers related to the human papillomavirus (HPV) is on the rise, according to the 2019 Cancer in Iowa report issued today by the State Health Registry of Iowa.