Fort Atkinson, a former fort built to serve as a buffer between warring Native American tribes in northeast Iowa, has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The listing resulted from a petition by the Office of the State Archaeologist at the University of Iowa. Story
Chuck Swanson, a Spencer native and director of Hancher at the University of Iowa, enjoys the energy exchanged between Terrance Simien and his Zydeco Experience Band, and the young children at Fairview Elementary as part of the SPOT program.
Story from: Spencer Daily Reporter
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.
Story from: The Daily Iowan
Research from the University of Iowa suggests that cancer care is more accessible in rural areas than thought, and this increased accessibility should be considered as changes are made in the health care system under the Affordable Care Act. Story
The University of Iowa College of Pharmacy has obtained a grant to evaluate medication usage by patients in central Iowa. The goal: Improve the rate at which patients take prescribed drugs. Story
Jerry Anthony, director of the UI Public Policy Center's housing and land use policy program, says that a free map was designed to make Iowa foreclosure data easily accessible and understandable.
Story from: Marion Patch
2013.02.01 | By UI Health Care Marketing and Communications | 12:08 PM
The University of Iowa has partnered with health-care organizations to create the Iowa Liver Center. The center will expand care and patient service to people with diseases of the liver and biliary tract in central and western Iowa. Story
Iowa’s three Regents universities are making faculty hires, launching studies, partnering with community colleges, and building industry partnerships—all in a $22 million effort to boost the state’s research capacity in renewable energy and energy utilization. Story from: Iowa NSF EPSCoR
The University of Iowa has created a map showing foreclosures, county by county, spanning the recession. The data are made available for the first time free to Iowans. Story
A team of researchers led by the University of Iowa says a third mammoth has been located at a dig site in southern Iowa. The mammoths—at least two of them of the woolly species—roamed Iowa some 14,000 years ago. The team—including several UI undergraduates—is cleaning the bones at the UI's Museum of Natural History and preparing to resume digging in the spring. Story
