2013.01.17 | By University Communication and Marketing | 12:43 PM
Outdoor warning system sirens in the Iowa City area, including on the University of Iowa campus, will sound twice over the noon hour Friday, Jan. 18, as part of a test. Johnson County's countywide radio system software was recently upgraded and the test is intended to make sure it's working properly.
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A gift of more than $1 million to the University of Iowa Foundation from UI graduates Dale E. and Linda R. Baker will benefit students and alumni. Story
Hawkeye women's basketball coach Lisa Bluder goes for career win 600 tonight at Michigan State. All of her wins have come from coaching for universities in the state of Iowa. Story
2013.01.17 | By University Communication and Marketing | 09:37 AM
Guest pianist Oni Buchanan and author/poet Jon Woodward will perform "Uncanny Valley," a piano/poetry/electronics concert-length work by composer John Gibson, at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, in Riverside Recital Hall on the University of Iowa campus. Story
The University of Iowa will host the Honor Choir Festival at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, in the Main Lounge of the Iowa Memorial Union on the UI campus. One hundred students from Iowa high schools, nominated by their schools’ conductors, will compose the Festival Choir. Story
2013.01.16 | By University Communication and Marketing | 12:53 PM
The University of Iowa College of Pharmacy’s residency site in Dubuque was recently recognized as “a model of excellence” by the American Pharmacist Association. Story
2013.01.16 | By University Communication and Marketing | 12:44 PM
Last year the University of Iowa's College of Dentistry established a community partnership with Allamakee County in an effort to bring dental hygiene and education to the county. With this partnership in mind, the College of Dentistry joined with the College of Education to create an outreach effort called Project SEALED (Service, Engagement and LifeCareer Education in Dentistry). Recently, Project SEALED made its first dental outreach visit to children in Allamakee County. Story
With 70 years of association with the University of Iowa—as an undergraduate student, a graduate student, a faculty member, an administrator, and a volunteer—the late communication studies professor Sam Becker more than earned the unofficial, honorary title of Mr. University of Iowa. Story
Adam Keune, Alec Whitters, and Ben O'Connor co-founded the new Coralville-based startup, Higher Learning Technologies, located in the UI's Oakdale Research Park.
Story from: The Gazette
An anonymous person paid the bill and wrote a note of thanks to members of the UI AirCare team who were dining at a restaurant after attending a memorial service for three members of the Mercy Air Medical Team killed in a medical helicopter crash.
Story from: CNN
