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University of Iowa working with Apple on health app

Tuesday, June 3, 2014
During Apple's WWDC conference Monday, Senior Vice President of Software Craig Federighi named the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics as one of the hospitals it was working with to develop its new health app, which will be available in the company's next operating system iOS 8.
HazMat team members begin the decontamination process following a preparedness drill held on April 23 at Davenport’s Modern Woodmen Park. Members of the Hygienic Laboratory’s Emergency Preparedness team participated in the exercise to maintain readine

Drill sharpens response skills

Monday, June 2, 2014
The chemical attack, gunmen, and panicked spectators at an Iowa ballpark were part of a staged scenario, but the response was real—experts from across the state, including members of the State Hygienic Laboratory at the UI—used full-scale exercises as real life training this spring.

Gurnett shares firsthand account of Voyager's interstellar journey

Monday, June 2, 2014
Thirty-six years after launch, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft reached interstellar space in 2013. Renowned space scientist Don Gurnett will offer firsthand perspective on Voyager’s incredible journey during a June 16 Hawkeye Lunch and Learn lecture.

UI Mobile Museum travels to Des Moines June 17; noon lecture offers additional insights on exhibits

Monday, June 2, 2014
The University of Iowa Mobile Museum will roll into downtown Des Moines on Tuesday, June 17, where it will be open to the public from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. UI curators Sarah Horgen, Elizabeth Reetz, and Julia DeSpain will present a noon lecture about the museum exhibits and mission.

Achievements: UI faculty, staff, students, and alumni making news

Monday, June 2, 2014
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 Theatre announces 2014-15 Mainstage season

Monday, June 2, 2014
The University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts has announced its 2014-15 Mainstage Season, a run that will feature one of the Western world's greatest comedies, a piece inspired by a work by Hans Christian Andersen, and a party incident gone wrong in the modern age of social networks and viral content.
Chet Rzonca at Lakeside Laboratory

Lakeside Laboratory more than a field station

Monday, June 2, 2014
In addition to natural science, Iowa Lakeside Laboratory offers a summer Entrepreneurship Institute and an Artist in Residence program, says educational coordinator Jane Shuttleworth.

Media advisory: Nation's top young mathematicians compete at UI May 30-31

Friday, May 30, 2014
Members of the media are invited to the 39th annual meeting of the American Regions Mathematics League, described as the "World Series of mathematics competitions," taking place simultaneously on the University of Iowa campus and three other locations around the country, Friday and Saturday. May 30 and 31.
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New Celebrating Cultural Diversity Festival website unveiled

Friday, May 30, 2014
The University of Iowa Celebrating Cultural Diversity Festival has a new website, which features a "Save the Date" message for this year's festival on Oct. 5 in Hubbard Park on the UI campus.
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Scientists find the part of the brain that lets us recognize music

Friday, May 30, 2014
UI researchers have now discovered that the same part of the brain responsible for remembering names and landmarks, the left temporal lobe, also deals with music.
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UI adds business analytics major in response to job market for big data

Friday, May 30, 2014
The increasing importance of data analysis in business decision making has boosted demand for employees with analytical skill sets, leading the UI to begin offering a big data focused undergraduate major called Business Analytics and Information Systems in 2013.
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New look for 'Review'

Thursday, May 29, 2014
The Iowa Review, edited by faculty, students, and staff from the renowned writing and literature programs at the University of Iowa, has a new look to its online presence. Check out selections from the latest issue, numerous blog entries, and visit the web store.