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A young man poses for his photo outdoors on a sunny day.Anthony Ferguson started a community organization, Young, Black, and Educated. Photo by Bill Adams.
Young, Black, and Educated
Published: 2013.05.15 | By Betsy Bates | 7:00 AM
Published: 2013.05.15
By Betsy Bates
7:00 AM
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
 

Preventing student suicide

Published: 
2013.04.22 | By Heather Spangler | 10:49 AM

University Counseling Service Director Sam Cochran says the University of Iowa community suffers an average of two to three student suicides annually. To bring the campus and local community together to prevent future student suicides, Cochran is leading the three-year $270,970 grant, “Leveraging Campus-Community Collaborations to Enhance Suicide Prevention at the University of Iowa.” Story

Distress Signals

Published: 
2013.04.22 | By Sam V. Cochran | 10:17 AM
young man sitting in shadowy room

You might be able to save a life if you learn to recognize the warning signs of suicide and know how to steer a student exhibiting these signs to appropriate resources for help. Story

Design It, Build It, Ride It

Published: 
2013.04.22 | By Marianna Gunn | 10:13 AM

University of Iowa art professor Steve McGuire will talk about bikes when the University of Iowa Museum of Art presents the second Elliott Society Lecture of the semester on Thursday, May 2 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Art Building West (ABW), Room 240. Story

Legal and social science race scholars to be introduced at UI conference

Published: 
2013.04.19 | By Tom Snee | 11:20 AM

A conference at the University of Iowa College of Law later this month hopes to properly introduce scholars in the law and social sciences who study race, but not with each other. Story

From practice field to elementary classroom

Published: 
2013.04.19 | By Aaron Blau and Matt Jansen | 09:52 AM
Hawkeye football players read to local elementary school studentsVideo by Matt Jansen

The University of Iowa football team views spring practice as a time for development. Members of the team have taken that view to the community this month, sharing the message of literature with Iowa City youth. Video

The Rise of the Mammals

Published: 
2013.04.19 | By Rebecca Pope | 07:00 AM
children listening to the fossil guy framed by the teeth of a dinosaur

What were mammals eating during the Age of Dinosaurs and what can we learn about their diets from studying fossils of their teeth? Those and other questions will be answered as the "The Fossil Guy" series continues Saturday, April 27, at 2 p.m. at the UI Museum of Natural History. Story

Iowa Flood Center reminds Iowans about Web tool

Published: 
2013.04.18 | By Sara Steussy | 12:02 PM
The Iowa Flood Information System (IFIS) shows flood warnings across Eastern Iowa on April 18, 2013. IFIS users can click on a location to view the current stream stage at that gauge and a graph of stream levels over the past week.

With the recent heavy rains the Iowa Flood Center (IFC) at the University of Iowa reminds Iowans about an online tool, the Iowa Flood Information System (IFIS), which provides information about community-specific flood conditions including current stream and river levels at nearly 275 U.S. Geological Survey and IFC gauges across the state. Story

Hancher celebrates physically integrated dance with AXIS Dance Company

Published: 
2013.04.18 | By Erin Donohue | 11:30 AM
AXIS Dance Company

AXIS Dance Company grew out of a movement class into a jewel of contemporary dance, featuring work by leading choreographers performed by brilliant—and diverse—dancers. Story

Fifty years of saving babies

Published: 
2013.04.18 | By Pat Blake | 10:56 AM
blood sample being taken from an infant foot

More than 12,000 babies born in the United States since 1963 have been saved from the devastating effects of untreated congential conditions, thanks to a few drops of blood collected shortly after birth and the pioneering work of Robert Guthrie. In Iowa, the screening is performed by the State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa. Story

Opening doors to Cuba

Published: 
2013.04.18 | By Shelbi Thomas | 10:23 AM
A historic building in Cuba.

Through federally approved tours, the UI Alumni Association helps travelers explore the cultural, literary, artistic, and historic riches of Cuba. Story

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