June 2017

Iowa Geological Survey ‘rock library’ full of stories

The Iowa Geological Survey’s “rock library,” housed at the University of Iowa Research Park, holds 40,000 rock samples from drilling sites across the state. Other holdings include geodes (the state stone) and fossilized remnants of Iowa’s prehistoric sea.

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E. Dale Abel to deliver 2018 Presidential Lecture

E. Dale Abel, chair and DEO of the Department of Internal Medicine in the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, will deliver the University of Iowa’s 35th annual Presidential Lecture on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018.

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UI researchers conduct largest survey yet of PCBs in schools

New research by the University of Iowa shows that polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), chemicals known to cause cancer in humans, are present in old window caulking and light ballasts still used in many schools.

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Old Gold: SUI began with a bang

Just hours after the first General Assembly of the State of Iowa voted to establish the State University of Iowa in February 1847, a meteorite crashed to the ground in rural Linn County. UI archivist David McCartney shares the story.

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UI researchers find brain region that affects drug use habits

University of Iowa researchers have identified a brain region involved in cocaine addiction. The findings could lead to targeted drugs or improved behavioral treatments for substance addiction, including opioid dependency.

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The key to virtual team leadership? Fast typing

A new study from the University of Iowa finds that to the fastest typist go the leadership spoils. The study suggests that the fleet-fingered are more likely to emerge as the leaders of virtual work teams that have members scattered among different offices.

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UI study finds food container chemical does not cause obesity

A study from the UI College of Public Health finds that chemicals used to manufacture plastic food and water containers in recent years do not cause obesity. The chemicals replaced another chemical that was found to cause a host of endocrine-health issues.

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UI study shows farmers still take own lives at a high rate

A study from the UI College of Public Health finds farmers and farmworkers in the United States continue to take their own lives at a rate higher than that of people who work in other professions and industries.

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UI-developed app lets I-Cubs fans buy food and drink without standing in concession line

A new business at Principal Park that delivers concessions to Iowa Cubs fans at their seats was developed by University of Iowa students in the Bedell Entrepreneurship Learning Laboratory, the UI’s student business incubator.

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Arts and Humanities Initiative (AHI) proposals are due September 26

The Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development (OVPRED) is accepting applications for the academic year 2017-2018 Arts & Humanities Initiative (AHI) program. This program encourages leading edge scholarship, creative activities and interdisciplinary research. The next deadline is Tuesday, September 26, 2017.

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Iowa Geological Survey ‘rock library’ full of stories

E. Dale Abel to deliver 2018 Presidential Lecture

UI researchers conduct largest survey yet of PCBs in schools

Old Gold: SUI began with a bang

UI researchers find brain region that affects drug use habits

The key to virtual team leadership? Fast typing

UI study finds food container chemical does not cause obesity

UI study shows farmers still take own lives at a high rate

UI-developed app lets I-Cubs fans buy food and drink without standing in concession line

Arts and Humanities Initiative (AHI) proposals are due September 26

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