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Did You Know?: Weather talk

A shelf cloud along the leading edge of a derecho photographed in Minnesota

What weather term was coined at the University of Iowa? Story

Did You Know?: Olympic origin

woman leaping in the air

What Olympic sport owes its origins to the University of Iowa? Story

Did You Know?: Reliving readings

Where can you find hundreds of recordings of writers like Alice Sebold, David Sedaris, Francine Prose, and Sherman Alexie? On the Iowa Digital Library’s Virtual Writing University Archive. Story

Did You Know?: Founding fathers

Two multicultural Greek-letter organizations were founded at Iowa: Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity and Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority. Story

Did You Know?: Iowa Museum Week

a scene from the UI Museum of Natural History

On June 7, Gov. Terry Branstad proclaimed June 11-17 as Iowa Museum Week. This week of awareness will recognize the important roles of museums, historical societies, and collections in all 99 counties of Iowa. Story

Did You Know?: Iowa Assessments statistics

How many students across the state and nation annually take the Iowa Assessments, formerly the Iowa Test of Basic Skills? Rather than make you fill in the appropriate oval, we'll just tell you the answer... Story

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