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Tippie business student Alex Cullen helps bring
Mad Money tour to UI

Mad Money, the nightly CNBC show known for button-pounding, bobblehead-decapitating, steadicam-baiting, boo-yah shouting host Jim Cramer, will air from the University of Iowa on Wednesday, Nov. 12. The show will be taped in the afternoon from the Main Lounge of the Iowa Memorial Union for broadcast on CNBC later that evening. More>>
Henry B. Tippie College of Business: http://www.biz.uiowa.edu/

UI law professor says Obama election moves us closer
to racial equality

Barack Obama's election as president is a huge and historic moment in America's racial history, but one that needs to be tempered by real world considerations, says Angela Onwuachi-Willig, a University of Iowa law professor and expert on race in the United States. More>>

Related:
University of Iowa Hawkeye Poll examines attributes of early voters
http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2008/november/110308hawkeye_poll_voters.html
University of Iowa College of Law: http://www.law.uiowa.edu/

UI researcher receives $333,348 Navy grant to improve
ship design

A University of Iowa researcher recently received a three-year, $333,348 grant from the U.S. Office of Naval Research to enhance ship design by further improving the use of computer code to simulate fluid flow with air bubbles around ships. More>>
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering: http://www.mie.engineering.uiowa.edu/

Portions of the Iowa Memorial Union reopen

The first through third floors of the Iowa Memorial Union reopened to the public Saturday, Nov. 1. Limited services are available, but the building may be used for events, meetings and studying. More>>

Related: UI names flood mitigation task force to advise on campus changes
http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2008/october/100808flood-taskforce.html
Iowa Memorial Union: http://imu.uiowa.edu/wordpress/

Iowa DNR deputy Christiansen named director of
UI Sustainability Office

University of Iowa President Sally Mason has named Liz Christiansen, currently deputy director of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, director of the new UI Office of Sustainability effective Dec. 8. More>>
Facilities Management: http://energy.uiowa.edu/

'Reflections' book depicts the UI campus through the seasons

The University of Iowa Alumni Association has published a book titled "Reflections: A Seasonal Journey Through the Campus," featuring 160 photos by Richard Sjolund and showcasing the UI through the seasons. More>>
University of Iowa Alumni Association: http://www.iowalum.com

University of Iowa Museum of Art works return to campus

Nearly 250 works of art from the University of Iowa Museum of Art permanent collection are now available for viewing by appointment thanks to a collaboration between the Museum of Art and University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections. More>>

Related: University to proceed with recovery of Art Building West
http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2008/november/110408art_building.html
The University of Iowa Museum of Art: http://www.uiowa.edu/uima/

Predatory bacterial swarm uses rippling motion to reach prey

Like something from a horror movie, the swarm of bacteria ripples purposefully toward their prey, devours it and moves on. This coordinated behavior, used by Myxococcus xanthus (M. xanthus) to prey on other bacteria, is the subject of a new study by University of Iowa researchers. More>>
http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2008/october/102908bacterial-swarm.html
Carver College of Medicine: http://www.medicine.uiowa.edu/CCOM/index.html

Lung airway cells activate vitamin D and increase
immune response

Vitamin D is essential to good health, but it needs to be activated to function properly in the human body. Until recently, this activation was thought to happen primarily in the kidneys, but a new University of Iowa study finds that the activation step can also occur in lung airway cells. The study also links the vitamin D locally produced in the lung airway cells to activation of two genes that help fight infection. More>>
Department of Internal Medicine: http://www.int-med.uiowa.edu/

4-D radiation therapy adds fourth dimension -- and survival

A new form of radiation therapy being used at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics may increase the odds of cancer survival. Now, 4-D imaging reveals how organs and a tumor move during breathing. More>>
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics: http://www.uihealthcare.com/index.html

$2.3 million McCord Research gift supports UI biomedical research

The McCord Research Foundation of Iowa City has made a gift commitment of $2.3 million to the University of Iowa Foundation to support UI biomedical research into the role of free radicals in the mechanisms of aging and wound healing, and to provide fellowship support for students in the Biosciences Program of the UI Graduate College. More>>
University of Iowa Foundation: http://www.uifoundation.org/

UI receives $10 million in leadership gifts for
football facilities project

A pair of prominent native Iowans and Iowa business leaders, Bruce Rastetter of Alden and Richard O. Jacobson of Des Moines, have each made a gift commitment of $5 million to the University of Iowa Foundation to support the renovation and expansion of administrative space and training facilities used by staff and student-athletes of the football program at the University of Iowa. More>>
University of Iowa Athletics: http://www.hawkeyesports.com

University of Iowa resumes Beckwith Boathouse construction

Construction is set to resume on the new Beckwith Boathouse -- featuring a more flood-resistant design -- after a nearly four-month delay. The building project was suspended in June due to widespread flooding. More>>
Hawkeye Women’s Rowing: http://hawkeyesports.cstv.com/sports/w-rowing/iowa-w-rowing-body.html

Osborn comments on Palin's future in politics
(Chicago Tribune, Oct. 30)

TRACY OSBORN, who studies women in politics at the University of Iowa, is quoted about Sarah Palin's future in politics. "In many ways her future is about the future of the party itself," Osborn said. "Do they highlight limited government? Do they strengthen the social conservatism? It could end up so many different ways." If Palin seeks a presidential bid in 2012, Osborn said she should use the next four years to become more familiar with national issues. "She needs to bulk up on policy," Osborn said. The story also appeared in the ARIZONA REPUBLIC. More>>
Department of Political Science: http://www.polisci.uiowa.edu/

Researchers study reasons for Neanderthal's big noses
(Economic Times, Oct. 28)

Anthropologists have suggested that Neanderthals had big noses because of the degree to which their face used to jut forward, indicating that the odd feature was a fluke of evolution, not some grand adaptation. The traditional answer has been that Neanderthals have a big nose because they have a big mouth and a wide jaw, useful for ripping apart tough food, according to NATHAN HOLTON, a paleoanthropologist at the University of Iowa. "People have tried to explain the Neanderthal face as designed to produce high levels of bite force and trying to explain the rest of a wide nasal breath as part of a larger tend," he said. According to a report in New Scientist, to put this theory to the test, he and University of Iowa colleague ROBERT FRANCISCUS measured facial dimensions in dozens of Neanderthals and humans, ancient and modern. By correlating changes in the size of nose width, the distance between canine teeth, and other features, the researchers could determine whether or not big mouths went with big noses. Holton and Franciscus found a slight link between nose and mouth, but not enough to explain Neanderthal noses. The Economic Times is published in India. More>>
Department of Anthropology: http://www.uiowa.edu/~anthro/index.shtml

UI alumna helps homeowners
(Philadelphia Inquirer, Oct. 12)

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA social work alumna Emily Carlson is on the front lines of a program to prevent financially struggling homeowners from losing their homes. More>>
School of Social Work: http://www.uiowa.edu/~socialwk/

Airliner popular with UI students for six decades
(USA Today, Oct. 9)

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA students have been patronizing The Airliner for more than six decades, so it's no wonder the bar/restaurant has one of the best atmospheres for college football in the Midwest. If location is everything, The Airliner scores extra points with its prime spot across the street from the Pentacrest, the heart of the Iowa campus. The bar's window seats face the golden dome of the Old Capitol, which housed the state government before the capital moved to Des Moines. More>>

Remarkable People: David Jackson

When David Jackson describes his work to colleagues from across the country, he sometimes surprises them with a simple fact: established African American communities exist in Iowa. That's one reason why telling their stories has become so important to him. "I hope I can help put Iowa's African American history on the map and encourage others to look at these communities," says Jackson, a University of Iowa alumnus who's now a visiting faculty member at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. "There's a lot of research to be done." More>>

Q&A: Schoen sheds light on eugenic sterilization programs

As a graduate student conducting research at the University of North Carolina, Johanna Schoen was granted access to records that revealed the disturbing details of North Carolina's eugenic sterilization program. She shared her discovery with the media to bring the issue into the public eye. The result was an apology from the state's governor, increased awareness of the tragedy, and a stronger case for restitution for the victims. More>>

Online 'LabSpaces' connects researchers, students, public

University of Iowa graduate student Alok Shah spends many hours in the lab studying the genetic causes of developmental defects and cystic fibrosis. In his free time, he takes part in what he calls a "wonderful nerd-fest" at "LabSpaces," one of a growing number of Web-based, social-networking sites aimed at individuals with a specific interest or career focus, such as biomedical research. More>>

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