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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
 

Nuclear waste expert to speak at UI

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2013.05.01 | By Amy Charles | 09:30 AM

Rodney Ewing, an academic and longtime campaigner for a cautious, sensible approach to nuclear waste disposal, will speak at the University of Iowa at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 2. Ewing’s talk, to be held in Room W151 in the Pappajohn Business Building, comes amid conflicting views on the role of nuclear energy in a so-called green economy, balanced with the safety of reactors and the safe storage of nuclear waste. Story

Iowans who served in the Confederacy

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2013.05.01 | By Kathrine Moermond | 09:23 AM

Iowans who sympathized with the Confederacy during the Civil War are the subject of a free public lecture from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, in the Senate Chamber of the University of Iowa Old Capitol Museum. Story

Transparency Task Force to meet in Iowa City library tonight

Published: 
2013.04.30 | By University Communication and Marketing | 11:30 AM

Because of technical difficulties, tonight’s (Tuesday, April 30) public hearing to be held by the Iowa Board of Regents Transparency Task Force is no longer accessible from Muscatine High School as previously announced. Instead, the public hearing will originate from the Iowa City Public Library, Meeting Room D, from 6-7:30 p.m. Story

Turkish officials visit UI to strengthen Iowa ties

The Daily Iowan: Turkish officials visit UI to strengthen Iowa ties
Published: 
2013.04.30
Turkish officials visit the UI campus

Fatih Yildiz, the Turkish consul general in Chicago, is visiting the University of Iowa campus and local community to strengthen relationships and expand trade in Iowa. Story from: The Daily Iowan

The Daily Iowan

Enjoy evening of fun, culture at ArtsFest May 3

Published: 
2013.04.29 | By Christopher Clair | 11:48 AM

The University of Iowa School of Art and Art History will host ArtsFest from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 3, in the Studio Arts Building at 1375 Highway 1 West in Iowa City. ArtsFest is a free, interactive art experience that will feature artwork by UI students, as well as demonstrations and hands–on opportunities in studio art and art history. Story

Second annual Jane Jacobs Walk to take place May 4

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2013.04.29 | By University Communication and Marketing | 11:00 AM

The University of Iowa School of Urban and Regional Planning, along with the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature, and the Center for the Living, will host a Jane Jacobs Walk through the emerging neighborhood north of downtown Iowa City from 3-4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 4. The walk is free and open to the public. Story

First Friday celebrates Vélo Love

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2013.04.29 | By Marianna Gunn | 10:56 AM
A close up photo of a portion of a bicycle with the words "Vélo Love" superimposed on the photo

Get some Vélo Love at the next University of Iowa Museum of Art First Friday reception from 5-7 p.m. Friday, May 3 at hotelVetro. For $5, indulge in beverages and hors d’oeuvres and get an up-close look at hand-built bicycles made by UI students. Story

Spotlight: Rivers as Bridges

International Accents: Spotlight: Rivers as Bridges
Published: 
2013.04.22
UI student Kyra Seay poses with a new friend she made in China on the Rivers as Bridges program

Two UI students, Kyra Seay and Tess Haverkamp, recently traveled to China on the Rivers as Bridges program that examines the sister-river relationship of the Mississippi River in the U.S. and the Yangtze River in China. Story from: International Accents

International Accents

Welch comments on Iowa's new reading assessments

Quad-City Times: Welch comments on Iowa's new reading assessments
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2013.04.27
Jane Addams Elementary School third-graders Carter Morrell, 9, and Kadene Tatum, 9, work on reading together. Quad-City Times photo by Larry Fisher

Cathy Welch, director of statewide testing programming for the Iowa Testing Programs at the UI College of Education, says Iowa's new reading assessment tests determine a child's ability to not just read the words on a page but comprehend them in a story that is part of a series. Story from: Quad-City Times

Quad-City Times

UI's Belin-Blank Center recognizes top Iowa high schools for AP participation

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2013.04.29 | By Maureen Marron | 07:00 AM

For the fifth consecutive year, George Washington High School in Cedar Rapids is the top Advanced Placement school in Iowa, according to the Iowa AP Index. The index was developed nine years ago by the University of Iowa College of Education's Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development. Story

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