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When The University of Iowa and the University of Nebraska meet on the gridiron this fall as Big Ten Conference rivals for the first time, the game will take place on Friday, Nov. 25, the day after Thanksgiving. More

PODCAST

Burn unit provides skillful, compassionate care

Burns occur year-round, during events both remarkable and routine. Barbara Latenser of the UI Burn Treatment Center describes treatment techniques and educational efforts in this month’s Iowa Insights podcast. More

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

Margaret Crocco to lead UI College of Education as new dean

Margaret Crocco, professor and chair of the Department of Arts and Humanities at Teachers College, Columbia University, has been named the 15th dean of the UI College of Education. More

CAMPUS

Stuit Hall reopens after green renovation

In a 14-month, $3.7 million project, The University of Iowa restored the 96-year-old Stuit Hall--formerly known as Old Music Building--to serve as a hub for the clinical psychology program. The building now boasts daylighting, a rain garden to capture storm water from the roof, occupancy sensors to control electric lights, and other green features. More

GENETICS

UI team identifies new form of muscular dystrophy

A strong international collaboration and a single patient with mild muscle disease and severe cognitive impairment have allowed UI researchers to identify a new gene mutation that causes muscular dystrophy. More

LITERARY ARTS

Elizabeth Berg to headline Iowa City Book Festival in July

Novelists Elizabeth Berg and Jane Hamilton, journalist and historian Adam Goodheart, and poets Camille Dungy and Robyn Schiff are among a rich lineup of writers who will take part in the Iowa City Book Festival this summer, organized by the University of Iowa Libraries. More

DISTANCE EDUCATION

New online business degree offered to students across Iowa

The University of Iowa will begin a new online program next fall that offers a bachelor’s degree in business management to students across the state who are unable to attend classes in Iowa City, thanks to the Tippie College of Business and the UI Division of Continuing Education. More

FLOOD IMPACT

Iowa Flood Center develops web-based flood map for Des Moines

A new flood-prediction tool developed by the University’s Iowa Flood Center can now help Des Moines residents better understand their flood risks and anticipate the impact of any future projected floods. More

DIABETES

Fraternal Order of Eagles, University dedicate new diabetes research center

Leaders of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, The University of Iowa, and the UI Foundation recently dedicated the Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center, which was funded by a $25 million gift commitment by the international Eagles membership. More

MUSIC

New ‘Music IC’ festival debuts this June in downtown Iowa City

A new summer chamber music festival taking its inspiration from works of poetry and prose will debut in downtown Iowa City June 24–26. “Music IC: Where Literature and Music Meet” will feature three free concerts by the Maia Quartet, the University’s faculty string quartet, and guest artists Conor Hanick, Jay Campbell, Sean Rice, and Nathalie Cruden. More

BOOKS

UI Press releases two new volumes of literary scholarship

The University of Iowa Press has released two new volumes of literary scholarship: Walt Whitman’s Songs of Male Intimacy and Love: “Live Oak, with Moss” and “Calamus”, edited by Betsy Erkkila, and Postliterary America: From Bagel Shop Jazz to Micropoetries by Maria Damon. More

ATHLETICS

Six Iowa swimmers and divers garner All-America recognition

Since taking over the reins as the head coach for Hawkeye swimming and diving, Marc Long has strived to build a program that can consistently qualify and score at the NCAA championships. The Hawkeyes took a step forward in that direction in 2010–11, as six student-athletes garnered All-America honors. More

MENTAL HEALTH

UI study: Depression and anxiety differentially influence physical symptom reporting

Researchers have for decades hypothesized that negative emotions lead to inflated reports of common physical symptoms, like headaches or an upset stomach. But a new UI study suggests that two negative emotions--depression and anxiety--influence symptom reporting in different ways. More

“It’s become a classic TV series much in the way of The Cosby Show or I Love Lucy.”

Mark Andrejevic, associate professor of communication studies in the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, in an article about the staying power of MTV’s reality show Real World (Lost Angeles Times, March 9).

More UI national news

“In one of my classes, the professor stressed that you should do what you love. I decided that ice cream was something I really liked and I decided to pursue the idea of opening a shop.”

Kim Elam, an alumna of both the Tippie College of Business and “Ice Cream University,” discussing her business, Kimmer’s Ice Cream, in St. Charles, Ill. (Daily Herald, March 11).