UI researchers turn exercise into a game and see encouraging results
July 12, 2018
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UI faculty and students have designed a web-based game that can be played by anyone with a smartphone and a Fitbit.
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UI pharmacy researchers help rural doctors improve care with innovative virtual service
July 2, 2018
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UI College of Pharmacy researchers have created a virtual, web-based pharmacy service that offers Iowa primary-care providers in small towns and rural areas additional help in managing chronic health conditions such as hypertension and diabetes. The team is looking to expand the service in Iowa and...
Aiming for nationwide buzz
June 28, 2018
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As a third class of Mandela Fellows attends the Young African Leaders Initiative held at the University of Iowa, 2017 YALI attendee Isaac Quaidoo is building on his experience in Iowa, taking a new, more ambitious view of his honey and bee product business in Ghana.
University of Iowa seeks volunteers for State Fair booth
June 22, 2018
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The University of Iowa’s State Fair Working Group seeks volunteers for the UI booth at the Iowa State Fair Aug. 9–19 in Des Moines.
UI pharmacy student promotes public health in his native Nigeria
June 18, 2018
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UI student Ishaya David is pursuing a doctorate in pharmacy and a master’s degree in public health as part of a long-term goal to provide sex education and substance use disorder services to youth in his native Nigeria.
Iowa dives into the future of water research
June 12, 2018
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Building on a century of hydroscience research, the University of Iowa enters a new era of activity aimed at solving Earth’s biggest environmental issues.
UI students, faculty make a difference in Mason City
June 5, 2018
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The Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities is working with Mason City on roughly 20 projects throughout the community, ranging from updating the comprehensive plan to designing murals to developing an aging-in-place campaign. Several UI groups are focused exclusively on the North End, aiming...
UI study finds black Americans face education, income barriers to healthy behaviors
May 23, 2018
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A new University of Iowa–led study reports educational opportunities and higher incomes may be key to closing the health gap between most black and white Americans. Researchers say socioeconomic factors, mainly wealth and education, influenced the differences in health behaviors between the groups...
University of Iowa Students, Faculty, and Community Partners Recognized for Outstanding Community Engagement Work
May 22, 2018
Student, actor, director, teacher, and singer Tempestt Farrar confidently stepped up to the podium Wednesday, May 9, at the 2017-18 Annual Year-End Celebration for the Office of Outreach & Engagement to accept her award for Student Excellence and Service. She looked upward and sang out the...
UI College of Education brings advanced science education to rural areas
May 18, 2018
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The Belin-Blank Center’s STEM Excellence and Leadership program brings hands-on science and technology education to rural Iowa schools. Funded in part through a $1.9 million National Science Foundation grant, the program provides talented middle school students with extra hours of STEM instruction...