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Match Day: 137 med students learn their fates

Iowa City Press-Citizen: Match Day: 137 med students learn their fates
Published: 
2013.03.15
Natalya Hutchinson tags herself on a map where she will begin her medical residency during University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Match Day at the Medical Education and Biomedical Research Facility atrium on Friday, March 15, 2013. David Scrivner / Iowa City Press-Citizen

Natalya Hutchinson was among the 137 medical students in the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine who found out where they will serve their residencies during Match Day 2013. Story from: Iowa City Press-Citizen

Iowa City Press-Citizen

UI students break tradition with service-oriented spring breaks

Iowa City Press-Citizen: UI students break tradition with service-oriented spring breaks
Published: 
2013.03.16

Some University of Iowa students are opting for alternative, or service-learning, spring breaks including public health work in Memphis, Tenn., according to Paul Mintner with the UI Center for Student Involvement and Leadership. (Note: A paid subscription may be required.) Story from: Iowa City Press-Citizen

Iowa City Press-Citizen

UI among colleges trying to make summer school more viable

USA Today: UI among colleges trying to make summer school more viable
Published: 
2013.03.14
A UI student strolls on the Pentacrest in Autumn

The University of Iowa is among a growing number of colleges nationally that are trying to make summer school more viable. UI officials recently announced that this fall's freshman class will be able to take summer classes for free starting in 2014. Story from: USA Today

USA Today

UI senior ranks No. 16 cadet in the nation

The Daily Iowan: UI senior ranks No. 16 cadet in the nation
Published: 
2013.03.15
UI senior and Army cadet Ryan Wilson ranked No. 16 in nation

Cadet Ryan Wilson, a UI senior, was recently ranked as the No. 16 cadet among 5,600 in the country by the U.S. Army Cadet Command. Wilson is the battalion commander of the UI Reserve Officers' Training Corps, the highest position in the program. Story from: The Daily Iowan

The Daily Iowan

Weismann says international immigrants attracted to Midwest

The Gazette: Weismann says international immigrants attracted to Midwest
Published: 
2013.03.15
George Chen (left) from Taiwan and his brother Henry Chen stand and place their hands as they swear the Oath of Allegiance to the United States during a naturalization ceremony at the Federal Courthouse for the Northern District of Iowa on Nov. 16, 2012, in southeast Cedar Rapids.

International immigrants are attracted to the Midwest, and Iowa specifically, for its low unemployment rate and cost of living, diverse economic sectors, and educational opportunities, says Amy Weismann, associate director for the UI Center for Human Rights. Story from: The Gazette

The Gazette

UI's Schoenbaum shares social history of the violin

Violinist: UI's Schoenbaum shares social history of the violin
Published: 
2013.03.13
Partial image of book jacket of "The Violin: A Social History of the World's Most Versatile Instrument"

David Schoenbaum, UI history professor emeritus, has been researching his book, The Violin: A Social History of the World's Most Versatile Instrument, ever since he started playing the violin, as a child. Story from: Violinist

Violinist

Even with a female dean, most MBAs are still men

Bloomberg Business Week: Even with a female dean, most MBAs are still men
Published: 
2013.03.13
Male business students watching a presentation

Sarah Gardial, dean of the UI Tippie College of Business, says role models are important for underrepresented groups so organizations attract more diversity as part of a story on how despite more business schools having female deans, most MBAs are still men. Story from: Bloomberg Business Week

Bloomberg Business Week

McGehee says cameras make impact on motorists' behaviors

Des Moines Register: McGehee says cameras make impact on motorists' behaviors
Published: 
2013.03.11

Daniel McGehee, director of the University of Iowa’s Human Factors and Vehicle Safety Research Division, comments on the impact of surveillance cameras in vehicles in a story on how Des Moines will soon install such cameras in city vehicles. Story from: Des Moines Register

Des Moines Register

UI students, alumni run nearly naked for clothing drive

KCRG: UI students, alumni run nearly naked for clothing drive
Published: 
2013.03.09
Students run nearly naked as part of the Near Naked Mile

About 350 University of Iowa students and alumni ran a mile with barely any clothes on. It's the fifth annual Nearly Naked Mile in Iowa City spearheaded by UI Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow (STAT). And despite the rainy, chilly weather, hundreds ran for a local youth organization. Story from: KCRG

KCRG

UI's Grinstead shares story of helping other veterans transition to citizens

Storm Lake Pilot Tribune: UI's Grinstead shares story of helping other veterans transition to citizens
Published: 
2013.03.11

Dan Grinstead, a UI social work specialist, will share his personal story of enlisting in the Iowa Army National Guard at age 59, being deployed to Afghanistan, and returning home to help soldiers become citizens again at the Spencer Hospital as part of a continuing education program. Story from: Storm Lake Pilot Tribune

Storm Lake Pilot Tribune

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