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Quad-Cities businesswoman Ginny Wilson-Peters will teach her UI MBA leadership development class in Italy this summer: "The good thing about the leadership model I use is it really is relative around the globe."

Researchers at the University of Iowa say that damage to a region of the brain, the left temporal pole, may be associated with difficulty recalling auditory stimuli, such as the title to a song. The finding supports the theory that the left temporal pole is important for naming unique items, from landmarks to song names. Results published in the journal Neuropsychology.

Buddy Lazier's positive attitude is the exact reason why he is a perfect person to represent the Wynn Institute for Vision Research at the University of Iowa.

University of Iowa researchers show that the hippocampus is involved in language processing, possibly providing additional insight into how to treat people with Alzheimer’s disease. Results appear in the Journal of Experimental Psychology.

From penning award-winning television scripts to developing alternative energy solutions for third-world countries, UI alumni are making their marks across the spectrum.

The University of Iowa Athletics Department will be holding a Norm Parker Celebration of Life service on Saturday, May 31 at Kinnick Stadium. The service, which is open to the public, will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. in the south end zone of Kinnick Stadium.

Buddy Lazier's positive attitude is the exact reason why he is a perfect person to represent the Wynn Institute for Vision Research at the University of Iowa.

By acquiring DirecTV, AT&T will get the scale to compete more effectively against a combined Comcast-Time Warner Cable, making that transaction appear less threatening to regulators, says UI law professor Herb Hovenkamp.

Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.

Experience the sights and sounds from the Hancher construction site as artists perform during a break for construction workers with a performance that will be a part of the new facility in the fall of 2016.

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