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UI bumps fundraising goal to $1.7 billion

Friday, May 3, 2013
The success of a University of Iowa fundraising campaign that already has brought in more than $1 billion prompted its leaders to bump up their goal to $1.7 billion by December 2016.

UI to extend Nite Ride service hours during finals week

Friday, May 3, 2013
University of Iowa Department of Public Safety will extend Nite Ride service hours during finals week. Nite Ride will operate on a 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. schedule, starting at 10 p.m. Sunday, May 12 and ending at 6 a.m. Friday, May 17.
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UI announces 'For Iowa. Forever More.' campaign

Thursday, May 2, 2013
Comprehensive fund-raising campaign aims to raise $1.7 billion to educate students for a global society; ensure a healthier and more sustainable world through research; and enrich commerce, culture, and communities for Iowans.

Study in teamwork

Wednesday, May 1, 2013
UI President Sally Mason has worked with a lot of student government leaders. But she says there’s something special about Michael Appel and Nic Pottebaum, who just completed their respective student government presidencies.
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Candid conversation

Wednesday, May 1, 2013
University of Iowa President Sally Mason opened her doors to groups of UI undergraduate, graduate, and professional students, fielding questions on just about every topic facing a university leader.
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Students speak, leaders listen

Wednesday, May 1, 2013
This spring, the UI has a new tool to discover where students want to see improvements—Tell Us, an online survey currently open to all undergraduates.

Alumna to present Phil's Day lecture

Wednesday, May 1, 2013
As part of the second annual Phil’s Day, University of Iowa alumna Janice Ellig (1968 B.B.A.) will present a guest lecture, "Life with Phil," at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 2, in the Old Capitol Senate Chamber.

Nuclear waste expert to speak at UI

Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Rodney Ewing, an academic and longtime campaigner for a cautious, sensible approach to nuclear waste disposal, will speak at the University of Iowa at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 2. Ewing’s talk, to be held in Room W151 in the Pappajohn Business Building, comes amid conflicting views on the role of nuclear energy in a so-called green economy, balanced with the safety of reactors and the safe storage of...

Iowans who served in the Confederacy

Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Iowans who sympathized with the Confederacy during the Civil War are the subject of a free public lecture from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, in the Senate Chamber of the University of Iowa Old Capitol Museum.
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Turkish officials visit UI to strengthen Iowa ties

Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Fatih Yildiz, the Turkish consul general in Chicago, is visiting the University of Iowa campus and local community to strengthen relationships and expand trade in Iowa.
Two-dimensional video disdrometers (2DVDs) will measure the size, shape, speed, and number of raindrops.

NASA, UI Ground Measurement Campaign to improve flood forecasting

Tuesday, April 30, 2013
The Global Precipitation Measurement mission is an international satellite project that will set a new standard for precipitation measurement from space—in Iowa first, during the UI testing phase, and later, around the world—by providing estimates of rainfall and other precipitation events every three hours. The mission's Core Observatory, provided by NASA and mission partner Japan Aerospace...

Exploring the Willa Cather Archive

Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Matthew Lavin will present “Digital Biographies of Books: Death Comes for the Archbishop as a Case Study” from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 2 for the next lecture in the PDH4L series. The talk is free and open to the public.