Ann Campbell, professor of management sciences, discusses the transportation logistics needed to bring relief supplies to Haiti and to rebuild the country’s infrastructure; international programs professor Maureen McCue discusses a class she is teaching that will visit Haiti at the end of the semester and provide earthquake relief; and history professor Leslie Schwalm talks about her new book, “Emancipation’s Diaspora,” explaining how the end of slavery in the South changed Iowa and the Midwest.

UI Pentacrest Museums Director Pam White talks about the UI Museum of Art’s post-flood partnership with the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, the museum’s presence on campus, and the process of envisioning a new art museum. Jon Kuhl, of the Public Policy Center and professor of electrical and computer engineering, speaks about his federally-funded study of a mileage-based system that might one day replace the current motor fuel tax; and Internal Medicine Professor Beverly Davidson talks about her research to develop treatments for neurodegenerative diseases.

Leisure Studies Professor Ben Hunnicutt explains how work-sharing arrangements have been used to preserve jobs during past recessions, Counseling Psychology Professor John Westefeld discusses suicide prevention and Dietician Denise Albert of University of Iowa Health Care provides tips for weight management during the holidays.

Rachel Marie-Crane Williams, an associate professor of art, talks about how she uses art classes to inspire incarcerated women and teens; Pam Hoogerwerf of the University of Iowa Children's Hospital discusses the Safety Store, a hospital resource that offers low-cost child safety products and guidance on how to use them; and associate professor of urban and regional planning Paul Hanley talks about his graduate students, who bring sustainability to small-town Iowa through an educational outreach project.

Iowa Writers’ Workshop student Benjamin Nugent discusses his book “American Nerd: The Story of My People;” Law Professor Randy Bezanson explains his new book, “Art and Freedom of Speech;” and Beth Hochstedler of the University Hygienic Laboratory describes a new game that highlights the many professions in public health.

David Perlmutter, the new director of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, chats with Nicole Riehl about how the school is responding to major changes in the media industry; Dr. Judith Crossett, a geriatric psychiatrist with University of Iowa Health Care, speaks with Becky Soglin about maintaining emotional wellbeing later in life; and Jim Elmborg, director of the School of Library and Information Science, talks with John Riehl about a grant that will help address a shortage of teacher-librarians in schools across Iowa.

Hancher Executive Director Chuck Swanson explains how the Joffrey Ballet is raising money to help Hancher Auditorium and the School of Music recover from the 2008 flood. He tells the story behind the university's extraordinary relationship with the Joffrey.

Linda J. Cooper-Brown with the University of Iowa Children's Hospital tells parents how to reduce the chance for tears and tantrums on the first day of school; Malik Henfield, assistant professor in the UI College of Education, discusses how to identify and effectively deal with bullying; and Ned Amendola, director of UI Sports Medicine, talks about sports physicals for student athletes.

Liz Christiansen, director of the Office of Sustainability, describes Iowa’s current conservation efforts and how the university is bringing the issue of sustainability into the classroom; Nonfiction Writing Program director Robin Hemley discusses his book “Do-Over!” which chronicles his present-day recreations of humiliating experiences from his childhood; and College of Engineering Dean Barry Butler explains the college’s leadership role in the Iowa Alliance for Wind Innovation and Novel Development, or IAWIND.

University of Iowa campus planning director Rod Lehnertz explains how the university plans to live with the Iowa River one year after the historic flooding of 2008. English professor Stephen Kuusisto describes new disability studies courses he's teaching. And engineering professor Craig Just talks about a handheld device invented at the UI that costs less than $10 and turns unpotable water into safe drinking water.