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Gary Barta, the University of Iowa’s director of athletics, sat down earlier this month with staff of hawkeyesports.com.  Photo by Darren Miller

One-on-one with Gary Barta

Friday, February 1, 2013
Gary Barta, the University of Iowa’s director of athletics, sat down with staff of hawkeyesports.com to discuss everything from academic excellence in the classroom to facility improvements.

Rynes encourages embrace of change by businesses in Presidential Lecture

Friday, February 1, 2013
Sara Rynes, professor of management sciences in the Tippie College of Business, will discuss the need for businesses to embrace change when she delivers the university’s 30th annual Presidential Lecture on Sunday, Feb. 24 at 3:30 p.m. in the Levitt Center for University Advancement.

Folk recognized for memoir, 'Science on the Far Horizon'

Thursday, January 31, 2013
Edgar Folk, Ph.D., UI professor emeritus of molecular physiology and biophysics, has published his memoir, "Science on the Far Horizon," which chronicles his more than seven decade scientific career. Folk pineered the field of environmental physiology and has been an influential member of the UI Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics since 1953.

Iowa's universities build up renewable energy research

Thursday, January 31, 2013
Iowa’s three Regents universities are making faculty hires, launching studies, partnering with community colleges, and building industry partnerships—all in a $22 million effort to boost the state’s research capacity in renewable energy and energy utilization. The benefits to Iowa could be many: research grants, new technologies, startup companies, educational opportunities and workforce...

African American Museum curator to speak at Old Capitol

Thursday, January 31, 2013
Lynn Koos, a curator from the African American Museum of Iowa, will speak about African Americans during the Civil War and the Underground Railroad at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, at the University of Iowa Old Capitol Museum.
John Hosp participates in roundtable discussion on mental health care in Iowa

UI experts discuss mental health care in Iowa

Thursday, January 31, 2013
James Potash, head of the Department of Psychiatry in UI Hospitals and Clinics, and John Hosp, chair of the Department of Teaching and Learning in the UI's College of Education, were two of more than a dozen experts who participated in a recent mental health roundtable discussion.

UI creates free, online foreclosure map for Iowa

Thursday, January 31, 2013
The University of Iowa has created a map showing foreclosures, county by county, spanning the recession. The data are made available for the first time free to Iowans.

Hancher to present Dailey & Vincent at Englert

Thursday, January 31, 2013
Dailey & Vincent has quickly become one of the most popular and honored bands in bluegrass. On Feb. 16, the band brings that winning sound to the Englert in a concert presented by Hancher.

Teens likely to drink if their BFFs do

Wednesday, January 30, 2013
A study led by UI researchers discovered that best friends might play the biggest role in influencing when teens have their first sip of alcohol.
Workers dismantle a parking ramp

Big changes in parking at UI Hospitals and Clinics

Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Taking down one of four parking ramps in preparation for a new Children's Hospital has meant many changes in parking for both patients and staff at UI Hospitals and Clinics.
The Turkey River runs through Elkader, beneath the Keystone Arch Bridge, on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. The river has flooded several times in recent decades, including a high water level more than 15 feet over flood stage in 2008. The bridge is the longest

Iowa flood planning goes high tech

Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Innovative research on northeast Iowa's Turkey River may herald a breakthrough in state efforts to mitigate future flood damage, thanks to the Iowa Flood Center collaborating with the Turkey River Watershed Management Authority.

Pentacrest Museums Movies@MNH returns Feb. 3

Tuesday, January 29, 2013
The University of Iowa Museum of Natural History will begin its spring Movies@MNH series at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3, with the free, public screening of "Magic of the Snowy Owl" in Macbride Auditorium.