Two Esteemed UI Faculty Members Elected To Prestigious National Organizations  

Linda K. Kerber, professor and chair of the Department of History in the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has been elected to the American Philosophical Society, the oldest learned society in the United States, while Kevin Campbell, UI researcher and renowned muscular dystrophy expert in the Carver College of Medicine, has been elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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UI Law Student Group Buys One Ton of Pollution
 
A student group at the UI College of Law is now the proud owner of one ton of sulfur dioxide emissions. They plan to keep the ton, but fortunately don't need to find a closet big enough to store it. More >>

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UI Photo-Essay Contest Seeks Submissions by June 1
 
All Iowans are invited to participate in a University of Iowa project, "The Animals Among Us" by submitting a photograph and short essay exploring the relationship between Iowa's people and animals. The photos and essays will be judged in two separate competitions, one for K-12 students and another for adults. The winning entries will tour throughout the state of Iowa in 2007.
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UI Libraries Brings Irving Weber To The Internet
 
Irving Weber is going online. A collection of stories written by Iowa City's beloved historian and Iowa City Press-Citizen columnist is being digitized by the University of Iowa Libraries' Preservation Department. More >>

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Business Week Ranks Tippie College Among Top 50 Undergraduate Programs
 
In its first ranking of undergraduate business programs, Business Week magazine has placed the Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa 39th among the top programs in the United States. More >>

Tippie College of Business: http://www.biz.uiowa.edu/

Neonatal Research Network Selects Children's Hospital Of Iowa NICU
 
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the Children's Hospital of Iowa at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics was one of 16 centers chosen from a large pool of applicants to be a part of the Neonatal Research Network of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), a branch of the National Institutes of Health. The selection includes a five-year, $1.37 million award from the NICHD. More >>

Children’s Hospital of Iowa: http://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/childrenshospitalofiowa/index.html

Deans Call For Smoke-Free Health Campus
 
The deans of the five health colleges at the University of Iowa are calling for a ban on smoking on the health campus by the end of the calendar year. The call comes just months before the July 1 implementation of a no-smoking
policy on the grounds of UI Hospitals and Clinics. More >>

UI Research Improves Health Care Delivery For Children
 
UI researchers have figured out the cause of a surprising and troublesome patient scheduling problem, and have determined and implemented a solution that has improved delivery of health care for pediatric patients at UI Hospitals and Clinics. More >>

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Virginia Myers Chronicles 40 Years Of Intimacy With Nature In Museum Show
 
"The Ghost Elm and Other Views from Tenacre," an exhibition of more than 50 prints, drawings and paintings by Virginia A. Myers, a printmaking faculty member in the University of Iowa School of Art and Art History, will be on display in the Carver Gallery of the University of Iowa Museum of Art (UIMA) April 22 through July 9, 2006. More >>

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IWP 'New Symposium' In Greece Will Be Catalyst For Intercultural Exchange

The International Writing Program (IWP) at the University of Iowa has organized a symposium that will convene writers, artists and thinkers from America, Greece and around the world May 17-24 on the Greek island of Paros. More >>

International Writing Program: http://www.uiowa.edu/~iwp/

McCain Campaign Staff Includes Two UI Alumni
(Chicago Tribune, April 12)
 
On the eve of his first campaign visit to Iowa, Sen. John McCain has reeled in one of the state's best-known Republicans to join his 2008 team. Chuck Larson, the former chairman of the Republican Party of Iowa and a state senator from Cedar Rapids, has jumped aboard the McCain bandwagon. He will be at his side Thursday as the Arizona Republican travels to four Iowa cities, launching his effort to win over GOP activists in a state that kicks off the road to the White House. Last month, McCain hired a new top political strategist: Iowa native Terry Nelson, the political director for the Bush campaign in 2004. In the small world department, Nelson and Larson were college roommates at the UNIVERSITY OF IOWA. More >>

Skorton, Jones Coauthor Article On Science Funding
(The Hill, April 26)
 
DAVID J. SKORTON, president of the University of Iowa and president-elect of Cornell University, and Clay Jones, CEO of Rockwell Collins Inc., are coauthors of an article titled "Funding for science research pays off in jobs, competitiveness." The pair urges Congress to "consider the impact of the nation's investment in science research upon job creation in the future." The Hill is based in Washington D.C. and includes news "for and about the U.S. Congress." More >>

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Bowlsby Career Highlighted
(San Francisco Chronicle, April 26)
 
Three weeks ago, BOB BOWLSBY had no intention of leaving the University of Iowa and no desire to leave the state in which he was born, spent the majority of his life and raised his family. Now Bowlsby is bound for Stanford, hired as the university's athletic director. Bowlsby, a 54-year-old native of Waterloo, Iowa, will begin work in July, overseeing the nation's largest and most successful collegiate athletic department. Bowlsby, a college wrestler and longtime proponent of the nonrevenue sports that do so well at Stanford, has also made his mark with the marquee sports. Bowlsby hired both Iowa basketball coach STEVE ALFORD, whose team won the Big Ten Tournament last March, and football coach KIRK FERENTZ, who has turned the Hawkeyes' program into a national power. More >>

Athletics: http://www.uiowa.edu/homepage/sports/index.html

Hageman Is Pioneer In Gene Treatment For AMD
(Science Magazine, March 24)
 
Until recently, researchers had few clues to what causes age-related macular degeneration (AMD). But a series of recent gene discoveries has gone a long way toward solving the mystery. The new links between AMD and the complement genes suggest that excessive inflammation resulting from uncontrolled complement activity underlies the vision-destroying changes that particularly strike the macula, the central region of the retina. The causes of AMD have been hard to pin down partly because the disease develops late in life, usually after age 60. In addition, AMD is a complex disease, caused by an interaction between multiple genes and environmental factors such as diet and smoking. That's made it hard to do studies aimed at tying particular gene variants to the disease. "Until last year, we just didn't have a clue about the etiology [of AMD]. It's been very frustrating," says GREGORY HAGEMAN of the University of Iowa in Iowa City, one of the field's pioneers. More >>

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It's Showtime

Whether they're transporting performers, ushering patrons to their seats, buying diapers, or telling guests to turn off their cell phones, the student employees at Hancher Auditorium enjoy a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the performing arts industry. More >>

Ritmo en Azul by Orquesta Alto Maiz

Listen to a track from their recording and see if you don't agree that Iowa's Tall Corn Orchestra (Orquesta Alto Maiz) captures the sultry sounds of Cuba's clubs and cafés, putting listeners in a salsa mood. More >>

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