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“There’s always talk, but it doesn’t seem to get far.” Carolyn Colvin, former Faculty Senate president, assessing the chances of the UI faculty unionizing in light of this year’s low salary increases (Des Moines Register, July 4).

“If people can’t understand the information, they could be misinformed. If that was acted on, it could have dire consequences.” Donna D’Alessandro, associate professor of general pediatrics, warning of the potential hazards of parents who may read at an 8th-grade level seeking out information on children’s health from web sites that are often written at a 12th-grade level (The [Toronto] Globe & Mail, July 13).

“It is one way to measure quality but not necessarily the only way.” R. Edward Howell, director of University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, taking a philosophic view of the hospital’s high rankings in U.S. News & World Report (Iowa City Press-Citizen, July 14).

“She was the first, but not the last.” Ellen Heywood, assistant to the registrar, registering her approval of the late Ursula Delworth, the first woman hired at The University of Iowa with tenured status, being inducted into the Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame (Iowa City Gazette, July 18).

“Six fingers are not uncommon.” Ronald Bergman, professor emeritus of anatomy, identifying one of the more frequently found extra parts in the human body (Los Angeles Times, July 30).

“It’s a more stable industry for a town than a manufacturing plant. The wage level is a problem, but these prisons are being located where people don’t have much of a choice.” Thomas F. Pogue, professor of economics, seeing new prisons as an economic boon for depressed rural communities (The New York Times, Aug. 1).

“It’s a powerful example of how our underlying assumptions may not fit with the actual evidence if simply looked at through the glasses of common sense and hypothetical testing.” Christopher Brochu, assistant professor of geoscience, taking a second look at the location of dinosaurs’ nostrils, long thought to be toward the top of their heads and now believed to be on the end of their snouts (Yahoo! News, Aug. 2).

“One of the main selling points is that you’re protecting your 17 inches.” Pete Van Elswyk, athletic facilities mechanic, pointing out an extra advantage to the new cushioned seats that are being installed for those reserve seating season ticket holders who chose to pay for them (Iowa City Gazette, Aug. 14).

“You see women who are troubled by not going back to work and those troubled by going back. Or they go back, but they find the work not as satisfying.” Michael O’Hara, professor of psychology, listing a few common triggers for postpartum depression (MSNBC.com).