Iowa study finds some state laws linked to lower e-cigarette usage
A new study from the University of Iowa published by “JAMA” suggests that state laws regulating the sale and use of e-cigarettes does lower the likelihood of their use.
Feb. 3 survey kicks off quest for major research questions
Bridge-building isn’t just about making connections, growing relationships, and finding common goals (though it’s all of those things). It’s also about taking action through hard and coordinated work, sweat equity, and a shared vision to close the gap between one thing and another.
Social media campaign seeks to inspire more undergraduate researchers
Several University of Iowa groups are coming together in February to encourage more undergraduate students to get hands-on experience conducting research and scholarship.
Rosanne Cash will give free talk at Hancher on Feb. 7
Singer-songwriter and four-time GRAMMY award winner Rosanne Cash will host a Creative Matters event at Hancher Auditorium on the University of Iowa campus at 7 p.m. on Feb. 7. The event is free and open to the public.
Popular TED speaker Melissa Marshall to deliver workshops for UI researchers
Communications expert Melissa Marshall will visit the University of Iowa to lead three workshops for faculty, staff, postdocs, and students, on February 12, 2020.
IEM is the granddaddy of political prediction markets
Political prediction markets are valuable as an election forecasting tool, and the first such market was the Iowa Electronic Market, developed by faculty at the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business.
Study links common pesticides to cardiovascular death
A new study from the University of Iowa College of Public Health finds people who have had greater exposure to a chemical commonly found in consumer pesticides have a higher likelihood of dying from cardiovascular disease.
Study links pesticides to cardiovascular disease death
A new study from the University of Iowa College of Public Health finds that people who have had greater exposure to pyrethroids–chemicals found in commonly-used pesticides–have a higher likelihood of dying from cardiovascular disease.
UI research is at the cutting edge of automated vehicle research
Dan McGehee, director of the National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS), discusses the university’s research that improves driving safety and explains the difference between autonomous and automated vehicles in this news podcast.
Downtown banners showcase University of Iowa student researchers
From investigating the dark side of the global art market, to launching rockets into space, to discovering new fossil species previously unknown to science, University of Iowa students are engaged in diverse and ground-breaking research and scholarly activities. Fifty-two of these student researchers are featured in the Dare to Discover downtown banner campaign starting Jan. 1.