July 2015

College of Education scholars publish paper addressing needs of military children

Frank Sories, Candice Maier, Andrew Beer, and Volker Thomas of the UI College of Education’s Department of Rehabilitation and Counselor Education published "Addressing the Needs of Military Children Through Family-Based Play Therapy" in the June 2015 issue of Contemporary Family Therapy.

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Duys receives National Career Development Association Merit Award

David Duys, a University of Iowa College of Education associate professor of Rehabilitation and Counselor Education, recently received the NCDA Merit Award at the National Career Development Association conference in Denver, Colorado.

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Wood edits 'Serving Gifted Students in Rural Settings'

Susannah M. Wood, a College of Education associate professor in Rehabilitation and Counselor Education, edited Serving Gifted Students in Rural Settings, along with Tamra Stambaugh, an assistant research professor at Vanderbilt University.

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Glory to the grass

The University of Iowa has been recognized by the Iowa governor's office for an initiative to use a locally available grass as a renewable energy source. The UI's use of the grass, called Giant Miscanthus, is part of its goal of achieving 40 percent renewable energy consumption by 2020.

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JPEC program to help UI faculty innovators take inventions to market

The University of Iowa’s John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (JPEC) will sponsor an abridged version of its Venture School program to help University of Iowa faculty innovators determine if a business market exists for their inventions.

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Cutting health care costs isn't easy

A new University of Iowa study is the first to evaluate the relationship between receiving care at federally qualified health centers and the rate of hospital stays and emergency department visits for potentially preventable conditions among individuals who receive both Medicare and Medicaid.

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Out of the box: UI students build new remote telescope in Arizona

The UI will now have a better glimpse of the galaxies, thanks to a group of students who built and commissioned a state-of-the-art telescope in Arizona.

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Pre-Crastination: Why we do some tasks before their time—and why pigeons do, too

The opposite of procrastination can also be a serious problem—a tendency UI Psychology Professor Ed Wasserman calls “pre-crastination,” an inclination to complete tasks quickly just for the sake of getting things done sooner rather than later. People answer emails immediately rather than carefully contemplating their replies.

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UI's Leslie appointed to NIH Council of Councils

University of Iowa medical faculty member and entrepreneur Kim Leslie has been elected to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Council on Councils, a body that directly advises the NIH director.

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UI's Leslie appointed to NIH Council of Councils

University of Iowa medical faculty member and entrepreneur Kim Leslie has been elected to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Council on Councils, a body that directly advises the NIH Director.

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College of Education scholars publish paper addressing needs of military children

Duys receives National Career Development Association Merit Award

Wood edits 'Serving Gifted Students in Rural Settings'

Glory to the grass

JPEC program to help UI faculty innovators take inventions to market

Cutting health care costs isn't easy

Out of the box: UI students build new remote telescope in Arizona

Pre-Crastination: Why we do some tasks before their time—and why pigeons do, too

UI's Leslie appointed to NIH Council of Councils

UI's Leslie appointed to NIH Council of Councils

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