A 10-member delegation from one of Russia’s premier research institutions visited the University of Iowa this past week to gather ideas to help improve its growing university. The visit was hosted primarily by the UI College of Education's Belin-Blank Center. Story
UI political science professor Tim Hagle comments on the impact of a speech delivered by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, to a Washington, D.C. think tank.
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Writers’ Workshop graduate Andy Douglas will read from his memoir, "The Curve of the World," the story of his seven-year odyssey in Asia as a yogic monk, at 7 p.m. Monday, May 6, in a free reading at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City. The reading also will be streamed live on the University of Iowa Writing University website. Story
University of Iowa School of Music faculty Nicole Esposito and Alan Huckleberry will present a program of works for flute and piano by Mozart, Griffes, Taffanel, Leroux, and Prokofiev at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 27, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus. The concert is free and open to the public.
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Facebook will soon make a home in central Iowa while Google is also adding a new data center in the state, inspiring UI experts and students to discuss what impact this will have on the economy and future employment opportunities.
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UI wrestling coach Terry Brands and UI Nonfiction Writing Program Founder Carl Klaus were among residents sharing books that were meaningful to them at the third Community Book Talk hosted by UNESCO City of Literature as part of World Book Day.
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The University of Iowa Opera Theatre will present "La clemenza di Tito" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Thursday-Sunday, May 2-5, in the Englert Theatre in downtown Iowa City. Story
Area middle and high school students’ original works of art garnered through new genres and techniques from University of Iowa art education students will be on display from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, May 2, at United Action for Youth, 355 Iowa Ave. in Iowa City. Story
2013.04.23 | By University Communication and Marketing | 11:34 AM
University staff, faculty, students, and alumni are accomplishing great things every day. See who’s making news with awards, publications, promotion and tenure, and more. Story
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David Dowling will present “Escaping the Shallows: Deep Reading’s Revival in the Digital Age” from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 25 for the Public Digital Humanities for Lunch series. Story
