Published: 2013.05.17 | By University Communication and Marketing | 9:33 AM
Published: 2013.05.17 By University Communication and Marketing 9:33 AM
Hearing conservation is the auditory equivalent of brushing to protect your teeth or putting on sunscreen to protect your skin. The campus organization UI SAFE offers advice and programming that helps guard against hearing loss in the future.Video
Junior Anthony Ferguson initially came to the University of Iowa in the fall of 2011 to play for the Hawkeye football team. However, after one season, he felt a calling to something greater. He left the team and created a community organization, Young, Black, and Educated. Story
2013.05.14 | By Bill Adams and Tom Snee | 11:37 AM
Video by Bill Adams, interview and text by Tom Snee
If you've been to a Hawkeye athletic event over the last four years, chances are good that you've seen Nils Thorson perform. Not as an athlete, but as the guy who sings the national anthem before the start of the game. Video
Nearly 30 percent of adults drink more alcohol than is considered healthy, and there are serious consequences for them, their families, and their communities, says U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Member Sue Curry, dean of the UI College of Public Health.
Story from: Time Magazine
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program has just announced that University of Iowa graduate student Briana Smith has received a Fulbright award for 2013-14 to conduct research in Germany. Story
When people ask the dean of the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy about the state of the college’s building, he usually invites them to come on down and see for themselves. (Note: A paid subscription may be required.)
Story from: Iowa City Press-Citizen
The UI’s Chicago Alumni Association offered a $250 prize in 1916 for best original song about the University of Iowa. “On, Iowa,” a fan favorite now performed at every football and basketball game, did not make the final cut. Story
2013.05.13 | By University Communication and Marketing | 08:22 PM
The Iowa City Fire Department will be practicing high-angle rescue drills on the water tower near University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and Kinnick Stadium from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesday, May 14.Story
Chuck Swanson, a Spencer native and director of Hancher at the University of Iowa, enjoys the energy exchanged between Terrance Simien and his Zydeco Experience Band, and the young children at Fairview Elementary as part of the SPOT program.
Story from: Spencer Daily Reporter
UI Geography Professor Gerald Rushton is retiring after 44 years of teaching and conducting research that created awareness of the privacy policies of cancer patients' health records, just to mention one of his many achievements and contributions.
Story from: The Daily Iowan
