Dafna Lemish, a leading scholar on children and the media, will present a lecture Friday, March 15, at 3 p.m. titled, “Communicating with Children: Principles and Practices to Nurture, Inspire, Excite, Educate, and Heal.” The talk is free and open to the public. Story
2013.03.12 | By University Communication and Marketing | 09:42 AM
The University of Iowa has named 35 Presidential Scholars for 2013, offering them the most prestigious honor for first-year students planning to attend the university. Story
University of Iowa paleontologist Christopher Brochu comments on the latest fossils discovered in a massive expansion project, skulls of crocodilians, which are ancient relatives of alligators, though he was not involved with this new work.
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The maxillary sinuses, those pouches on either side of the human nose, have a purpose after all: They act as cushions to allow noses to assume different shapes. The study by a University of Iowa-led research team explains the relationship for the first time. Results appear in the journal "Anatomical Record." Story
Iowa Writers’ Workshop alumna Michelle Herman will read from her new book, "Stories We Tell Ourselves," at 7 p.m. Monday, March 25, in a free reading at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City. The reading also will be streamed live on the University of Iowa Writing University website. Story
2013.03.11 | By University Communication and Marketing | 11:40 AM
A review of the annual report tops the agenda for the bi-monthly meeting of the Partnership for Alcohol Safety, to be held at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, in Room 203 of the Johnson County Health and Human Services Building, 855 South Dubuque St., Iowa City. Story
Researchers at the Advanced Manufacturing Technology group at the University of Iowa College of Engineering's Center for Computer Aided Design are working on 3D bioprinters to create replacement parts for damaged and failing human organs and tissue.
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The University of Iowa and Iowa State University have teamed up to change licensing terms for companies to engage with research at the universities. Story from: Des Moines Register
With more Chinese students showing up on University of Iowa class rolls than ever before, the Henry B. Tippie College of Business last month invited its faculty and staff to a workshop to learn how to pronounce the students' names.
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