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Experience the grace of the Gala

Monday, November 30, 2015
The University of Iowa Department of Dance will present Dance Gala 2015 for one week only, in December this year. Audience members will experience the powerful energy, graceful flight, and electrifying performances led by acclaimed UI faculty.
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UI Symphony Orchestra and Choirs live stream, Dec. 2, 2015

Monday, November 30, 2015
The University of Iowa School of Music will live stream the Dec. 2 performance by the UI Symphony Orchestra and Choirs, beginning at 7:25 p.m. CST.

UI TIER: Dell purchasing agreement saves UI more than $90,000

Monday, November 30, 2015
As the UI moves forward with the Iowa Board of Regents' TIER project, campus leaders are committed to keeping colleagues informed. Here's one example of how TIER is already at work on campus.

Life balance beats World Series rings for UI lecturer Dan Matheson

You can’t look at Dan Matheson's résumé and not be a little curious—four World Series rings with the New York Yankees, his name on the entry sign at Wrigley Field in Chicago, and an investigator with the NCAA.

Knowledge Bowl team lights up scoreboard

Tuesday, November 24, 2015
For the second straight year, a University of Iowa immunology team took home the Knowledge Bowl championship title at the American College of Rheumatology’s Annual Meeting, held this year Nov. 6–11 in San Francisco.
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UI senior named Rhodes scholar

Monday, November 23, 2015
Jeffrey Ding, a senior from Iowa City, was selected as one of 32 American Rhodes scholars on Nov. 22 from a field of 869 applicants; 90 are named worldwide.

With help from pharmacists, better blood pressure costs $22

A pharmacist-physician collaborative effort to control blood pressure among a diverse group of patients was considered cost-effective, with a $22 price tag to increase the hypertension control rate by 1 percent, according to new research from the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy.

Geyer, Kohen named 2015 AAAS Fellows

Monday, November 23, 2015
Two University of Iowa faculty members have been named fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Pamela Geyer, in biochemistry and obstetrics and gynecology, and Amnon Kohen, in chemistry, will be honored at the AAAS annual meeting in February.
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Hedrick girl, 16, to serve as honorary Kid Captain for Heroes Game

Monday, November 23, 2015
Reagen Kopsieker is a spunky, spirited 16-year-old who loves to spend her time shopping and on social media, a sharp contrast to the days after her birth, when her parents worried she wouldn’t live to see her first birthday.
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UI celebrates global giving with Gold Tuesday

Monday, November 23, 2015
UI faculty, staff, friends, and alumni can support the UI on Gold Tuesday (Dec. 1) a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities, and organizations to encourage philanthropy and to celebrate generosity worldwide.
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Never mind the sugar—how much fat?

Friday, November 20, 2015
For most women, deciding if a food is healthy is much more about fat than sugar. University of Iowa researchers found that even when women know a food is high in sugar, they don’t rely much on that information.
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Pigeons as cancer detectors

A new study has found that pigeons are nearly as good as people at distinguishing cancerous breast tissue from normal breast tissue. The findings add to previous research into pigeons’ remarkable ability to discriminate between complex visual images and may lead to the birds being trained as medical image observers.