Mary Cohen, UI associate professor of music education, applauds the efforts of community music educators and projects for providing opportunities for meaningful self-expression. (Note: A paid subscription may be required.)
Story from: Iowa City Press-Citizen
2013.05.20 | By Bill Adams and Tom Jorgensen | 11:49 AM
Some 5,000 new graduates receive University of Iowa degrees this spring, and many marked the achievement in May 16-18 commencement ceremonies. Photo Feature
Deborah Taffa, a Master of Fine Arts candidate in nonfiction writing, who is among the nearly 5,200 UI students graduating this weekend, is writing a book about growing up on a reservation and her complicated views on her ancestry. (Note: A paid subscription may be required.)
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Jacqueline Victoria Brookes, an actress and UI alumna who earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a major in dramatic art in 1951, died at the age of 82 after appearing in numerous films, television shows, and in New York Off Broadway productions.
Story from: The New York Times
2013.05.17 | By University Communication and Marketing | 09:33 AM
When you exercise, how loud is the music piping through your iPod earbuds? Do you know? The campus organization UI SAFE can test your device's volume levels (courtesy of Johnny, a specially equipped mannequin) and let you know if your exercise soundtrack is being played at a safe level.
Hearing conservation is the auditory equivalent of brushing to protect your teeth or putting on sunscreen to protect your skin. The campus organization UI SAFE offers advice and programming that helps guard against hearing loss in the future. Video
Ellen Lewin, UI professor of gender, women, and sexuality studies and anthropology, writes about lesbian and gay parenthood, and how society is taking baby steps toward marriage equality.
Story from: Huffington Post
Michael Flatté, Sarah Larsen, Ann Marie McCarthy, Gary Rosenthal, Sara Rynes, and Curt Sigmund recognized by the Iowa Board of Regents for advancing public higher education. Story
Top high-school musicians from throughout the Midwest and other parts of the United States are converging on the University of Iowa for the 2013 Iowa Summer Music Camps. The camps, which run June 9-28, will include nine free concerts. Story
The University of Iowa School of Art and Art History will hold a two-week intensive program called Foil Workshop in Printmaking from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, June 3-7 and June 10-14, in Studio Arts Building in Iowa City. Story
