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UI Foundation's new fundraising campaign supports student entrepreneurs

Published
2013.05.08

In recent years, entrepreneurship centers and programs at the University of Iowa have obtained funding to keep services alive. And the UI Foundation's new fundraising campaign aims to continue contributing to those resources serving student entrepreneurs. Story from: The Daily Iowan

The Daily Iowan

Free art museum admission on May 18

A wide angle photograph of works of art in a museum

Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) Art Museum Day is Saturday, May 18. To celebrate, the University of Iowa Museum of Art is offering free admission at its temporary locations on that date, including the Figge Art Museum in Davenport. Story

PCBs are everywhere

large tube in water

Despite the expectation of a large environmental exposure difference, UI researchers report that mothers and children in East Chicago, Ind., and Columbus Junction, Iowa, had similar concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in their blood. Story

Spotlight: College of Education unveils new brand initiative

Published
2013.05.03
An image of the College of Education's new brand initiative

The UI College of Education recently unveiled its new brand initiative: "Leaders. Scholars. Innovators." Story from: College of Education Alumni Magazine

College of Education Alumni Magazine

Seeking nominations for first UI Information Technology Leadership Award by May 19

Do you work with an information technology (IT) staffer who exhibits excellent leadership through engagement, impact, initiative, or personal growth? If so, nominate them now for the first University of Iowa IT Leadership Award. Story

All in a day on Saturn

Science Daily: All in a day on Saturn
Published
2013.05.03

UI undergraduate student Tim Kennelly has discovered that a process occurring in Saturn's magnetosphere is linked to the planet's seasons and changes with them, a finding that helps clarify the length of a Saturn day and could alter our understanding of Earth's magnetosphere. Story from: Science Daily

Science Daily

UI expert investigates decline in screenings for expectant moms

Published
2013.05.07
a close up of a newborn baby wrapped in a blanket

Sandy Daack-Hirsch, an assistant professor in the UI College of Nursing, is investigating the decline in parents not choosing an elective screening for expectant moms that can detect a host of health problems their baby may face. Story from: KCCI

KCCI

Lifelong Learning series presents string quartet events

ardore string quartet

The University of Iowa Alumni Association’s Lifelong Learning series will present “The Magic Behind the Ardore Quartet,” an exclusive, behind-the-scenes experience with Elizabeth Oakes, University of Iowa String Quartet Residency Program Coordinator, and the Ardore String Quartet. Story

Fiegel's research aims to assist those with respiratory infections

Jennifer Fiegel, assistant professor in the Colleges of Pharmacy and Engineering, has received a $405,652 two-year R21 research award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Story

Hancher to present free Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience concert

Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience

The University of Iowa’s Hancher will present Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience on Friday, May 17, at 6:30 p.m. in the Iowa City Pedestrian Mall, next to the Sheraton Hotel. The concert will kick off the 2013 edition of the Summer of the Arts Friday Night Concert Series. Story

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