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"Investors got so used to the huge rewards . . . it's not surprising that some of these companies bent the rules to produce the results (investors demanded)." Anand Vijh, professor of finance, suggesting investors bear some responsibility for current Wall Street corporate scandals (Des Moines Register, June 27).

"I don't know if any schools are in true compliance. You've got 115 men on football and basketball teams being treated like kings. By law, there should be 115 women being treated like queens. That hasn't happened." Christine Grant, associate professor in women's intercollegiate athletics, questioning the effectiveness of Title IX (Philadelphia Inquirer, June 30).

"It means we can never be leaders, we can only be collaborators at other institutions. It makes me question the future here." Mary Hendrix, head of anatomy and cell biology, referring to a law passed by the Iowa legislature that forces UI scientists to regularly leave the state to conduct stem cell research (Iowa City Press-Citizen, July 1).

"I'm not a musician, but I've spent my life studying the sounds and phenomenon of sound waves. So in a way we kind of speak the same language." Donald Gurnett, professor of physics and astronomy, discussing a project by a composer to put Gurnett's sounds to music for a piece to be performed by the Kronos Quartet this fall in Iowa City and around the country (Omaha World-Herald, July 6).

"The risk is small, but it's real." Jim Torner, professor of epidemiology, revealing findings of a national study that linked hormone replacement therapy to an increased risk of breast cancer, stroke, and heart attacks H(Omaha World-Herald, July 10).

"Many health psychologists would tell you it's been a bit of an uphill battle, but I tend to be one of the optimistic ones." Alan Christensen, associate professor of psychology, describing the challenges of convincing people that a patient's personality should be incorporated into the whole medical assessment (Dallas Morning News, July 15).

"People don't fight about oxygen. They don't fight about gravity. Because these things don't vary. But they do fight about temperature." Mark Blumberg, professor of psychology, acknowledging that few people can agree on an optimum indoor temperature, on the 100th anniversary of the invention of air-conditioning (Washington Post, July 17).

"This is a sign of the underlying strength of The University of Iowa." David Skorton, vice president for research and external relations, announcing a record $341 million in annual research funding (Iowa City Press-Citizen, July 17).

"(I) can't understand how anyone with legal training can accept that a 13-year-old boy is running a delivery service like UPS." Marc Linder, professor of law, expressing his dismay at the newspaper industry's treatment of young paper carriers as independent contractors (Wall Street Journal, July 19).