Parents & Families

Why crocodiles are not just living fossils

Christopher Brochu, a paleontologist at the University of Iowa, weighs in on a recent study published in Paleobiology in which researchers found signs that the ancestors of the crocodile family had remarkably active metabolisms — and that the creatures evolved them far earlier than expected.

UI research highlights synergies between indoor, outdoor air pollution and increased asthma

New University of Iowa research demonstrates that interactions between indoor and outdoor air pollution contribute to increased emergency room visits for asthma in both children and adults. The research is the first nationwide study to examine children and adults co-exposed to house dust endotoxin and outdoor air pollutants.

Crooks named Pentacrest Museums director

Liz Crooks has been named University of Iowa Pentacrest Museums director, effective June 1, after a year in the role on an interim basis.
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UI art museum to build on decades of brilliance

Every Iowan, in a sense, owns masterpieces by the likes of Jackson Pollock, Pablo Picasso, Joan Mitchell, and Henri Matisse, as well as ancient artifacts from across the globe. Fifty years ago, those publicly owned works of art found a home in a new museum at the University of Iowa.

UI honored by Iowa Architectural Foundation for leadership in community enhancement through architecture and design

Friday, May 31, 2019
The University of Iowa is one of three recipients recognized by the Iowa Architectural Foundation (IAF) for embracing architectural excellence to advance its community over the past 30 years.
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Legendary UI space physicist retires

Wednesday, May 29, 2019
University of Iowa physicist Donald Gurnett retired May 31 after more than 60 years as a student, teacher, and researcher at the UI. Gurnett’s career in space research and exploration began at the dawn of the Space Age and includes seminal discoveries about Earth and other planets.
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Iowa dentistry goes to Adana, Turkey

Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Less than two years after studying together at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry, Lucas Borg and John Lorenz found themselves last fall reuniting 6,000 miles from Iowa City as they began separate, yearlong assignments at Incirlik Air Base near the city of Adana, Turkey.

New program requires suicide prevention training for all

A new part of the orientation program at the University of Iowa will require new and transfer students to be trained in how to identify suicidal tendencies in their peers.

Tippie transitions to new graduate professional education programs

As the final students in the Tippie College of Business' full-time MBA program graduate, new and expanded professional programs are proving to be successful in attracting students who want a different type of education.

Achrazoglou selected by U.S. Department of State for English language specialist assignment

Wednesday, May 22, 2019
John Achrazoglou, clinical associate professor and chief technology officer in the University of Iowa College of Education, has been selected by the U.S. Department of State for a three-week English language specialist project focusing on technology in Pakistan.
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UI Pentacrest museums give children up-close look at Iowa history

Tuesday, May 21, 2019
More than 12,000 children visit the University of Iowa campus each year to tour or participate in programs at the Old Capitol Museum and UI Museum of Natural History. There, they get an up-close, hands-on look at the history of the state.

University of Iowa PhD student talks about how free and once-captive African Americans came together in Colored Conventions during the 1800s

University of Iowa PhD student Dwain Coleman talks about how in the 1800s, free and once-captive African Americans came together in what were called Colored Conventions. Coleman is involved in the first pilot satellite partner of the acclaimed national Colored Conventions Project.