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James Byrne, assistant professor of radiation oncology at UI Health Care, has been awarded the prestigious 2024 NIH Director’s New Innovator Award, recognizing his groundbreaking work aimed at improving outcomes and quality of life for cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy.
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Last fall, the UI Health Care Department of Radiology began using contrast enhanced mammography as a diagnostic tool for some patients who were recalled from a routine screening. UI Health Care is the only medical center in Iowa to offer this technology, and its care teams have spotted cancers in areas where a regular mammogram fails to detect it.
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President Barbara Wilson and Provost Kevin Kregel highlight the University of Iowa’s significant accomplishments after two years of implementing the 2022-2027 Strategic Plan, which includes reaching targets for retention and graduation rates, research expenditure growth, philanthropic support, and patient care capacity.
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The University of Iowa supports your constitutional right to express your personal opinions regarding political candidates and issues, but there are a few guidelines you need to remember as an employee of a public institution. Please review the UI’s political expression guidelines as Election Day approaches.
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Your voice is important — Take the Working at Iowa Survey
Check your email for a personalized link that invites you to take the 2024 Working at Iowa survey. UI Health Care faculty and staff have until Oct. 28 to complete the short and confidential survey, while non-health care employees have until Oct. 31. Your feedback is crucial in improving the work environment in your unit and the overall employee experience.
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Chuck Long first came to Iowa after being recruited to play football by Hayden Fry, and the All-America quarterback was part of the team that earned a Big Ten championship in 1985. Long will return to Iowa City on Oct. 25 as the grand marshal of the UI Homecoming parade. Read Long’s thoughts about this honor and his reflections about his time on campus.
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Nightbitch, the debut novel by Rachel Yoder, assistant professor in the Department of Cinematic Arts, was a critical sensation when it was released in 2021. Now, the novel has become an Amy Adams-starring film, which will be shown this weekend at the Refocus Film Festival in Iowa City and released in theaters in December. Read more about Yoder’s work, as well as her time at the UI Nonfiction Writing Program.
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South Korean author Han Kang, a 1998 participant in the University of Iowa International Writing Program, has been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature. Han’s work includes the 2007 novel The Vegetarian, which won the International Booker Prize in 2016 and was named one of the best books of the year by multiple publications. Han is the third IWP resident to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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At the October Staff Council meeting, the executive committee appointed past president James Jorris to return to the leadership role of president after Makur Jain decided to step down. Neda Barrett will continue to serve as vice president/president-elect.
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Self-compassion is a potent source of coping and resilience that greatly improves mental and physical well-being. Practicing self-compassion is shown to reduce anxiety and related depression, and it helps us relate personal experiences to others — putting our situation into a larger, more connected perspective and experience. Read about five ways you can bring self-compassion into your life.
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On Oct. 25, the University of Iowa will present its highest alumni honor to eight exemplary Hawkeyes. From musicians, to physicians, to educators, the recipients of this year’s Distinguished Alumni Awards have risen to the top of their professions while giving back to their communities and alma mater.
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Samuel G. Freedman, Columbia University journalism professor, and Norman Sherman, who served as Hubert Humphrey’s press secretary when Humphrey was vice president, will speak at the Iowa City Public Library at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 24 to mark the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act. The two will discuss how efforts in the 1940s led to the accomplishments of the 1960s.
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