News

Charles Connerly

Monday, July 11, 2011
Connerly emphasizes the importance of community outreach in the graduate students' education.
Dan Berkowitz looks into the camera

eBooks in the academy

Tuesday, June 28, 2011
UI faculty and staff talk about the university's responsibility to prepare students to deal with the rapidly emerging eBook technology.

The future of the book

Monday, June 27, 2011
UI Press director sees the eBook climate as a great opportunity for small presses.
Book of Hours Valencia, c. 1460 from the Collection of the Koninklijke Bibliotheek

Lost in Translation

Friday, June 24, 2011
UI Press understands that some books, such as poetry and photography aren't the best candidates for digitizing.

Andre Brock

Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Brock decided to study race and how it shapes peoples' opinions about another person.

Honoring a visionary: Duane Caryl (Sprie) Spriestersbach

Thursday, April 28, 2011
Remembering Spriestersbach and his amazing contributions to the University of Iowa.

Preparing Latino students for success in higher education

Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Untapped talent in Latino communities could be rich recruitment grounds for colleges and universities. Elle Victoria-Vasquez and Matthew Vasquez, graduate students in the UI's School of Social Work, share their thoughts on ways to maximize recruitment efforts among Latinos.

Fear discovery could lead to new PTSD interventions

Tuesday, January 11, 2011
This study confirms for the first time that the amygdala is also required for triggering a state of fear in humans.

Fear discovery could lead to new interventions for PTSD

Thursday, December 16, 2010
UI study investigates how the emotion of fear depends on an almond-shaped brain region called the amygdala.

UI to offer Master of Fine Arts in book arts

Friday, December 10, 2010
A new Master of Fine Arts (MFA) program in book arts will be offered by the University of Iowa Graduate College and the UI Center for the Book, starting in fall 2011.