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Community invited to UI College of Education's brand launch party May 3

Thursday, April 25, 2013
The University of Iowa College of Education is celebrating its new brand, "Leaders. Scholars. Innovators," with a launch party from 3-4 p.m. Friday, May 3, at the Lindquist Center Courtyard.
Conservatives need to start making a better case for what they stand for, Sen. Mike Lee said Monday in a speech to a Washington, D.C., think tank.

UI's Hagle comments on Sen. Lee's speech

Thursday, April 25, 2013
UI political science professor Tim Hagle comments on the impact of a speech delivered by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, to a Washington, D.C. think tank.

Nominate colleagues for Staff Council awards

Thursday, April 25, 2013
Know a University of Iowa staff member who's done something really great for the university, the community, or the state? Now's your chance to nominate her or him for some of the university's top staff honors.

UICHR announces 2013 Weston essay contest

Thursday, April 25, 2013
The UI Center for Human Rights announces the opening of its annual Burns H. Weston International Human Rights Essay Prize, which honors the work of UI students and the lifetime work of Professor Burns H. Weston of the College of Law.

'Where the Yellowstone Goes' to be screened April 30 at UI

Thursday, April 25, 2013
University of Iowa Earth Month activities will conclude with a free screening of "Where the Yellowstone Goes," at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 30 in the Illinois Room of the Iowa Memorial Union.

Public engagement in higher education

Tuesday, April 23, 2013
University of Iowa faculty, staff, and graduate students are invited to participate in a workshop, Public Engagement in Higher Education, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 26 at the UI College of Public Health.

UI featured in Princeton Review's 'Guide to 322 Green Colleges'

Tuesday, April 23, 2013
The University of Iowa is one of the 322 most environmentally responsible colleges in the United States and Canada, according to The Princeton Review. This is the fourth year in a row that the UI has been listed in the guide.

Achievements

Tuesday, April 23, 2013
University staff, faculty, students, and alumni are accomplishing great things every day. See who’s making news with awards, publications, promotion and tenure, and more.

UI Mock Trial competes in national tournament

Tuesday, April 23, 2013
The University of Iowa Mock Trial (UIMT) team competed at the National Championship Tournament in Washington, D.C., April 12-14.

Escaping the Shallows

Tuesday, April 23, 2013
David Dowling will present “Escaping the Shallows: Deep Reading’s Revival in the Digital Age” from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 25 for the Public Digital Humanities for Lunch series.
Dr. Chris Buresh cuddles a a Haitian youngster, Wendly Steven, 13 months old, who has severe scar tissue on his hand from grabbing a piece of firewood/

UI health experts among Iowans who volunteered in Haiti

Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Chris Buresh and Casey Panko, a UI Hospitals and Clinics emergency-medicine physician and emergency department nurse respectively, served as team leaders when traveling to Haiti in March along with other Community Health Initiative volunteers, bringing health care to rural villages in Haiti.

Free head and neck cancer screening offered at UI

Tuesday, April 23, 2013
As a part of Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week, free screenings for oral, head and neck cancer are available from 8 a.m. to noon on Monday, April 29, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.