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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
 

UI's Brands, Klaus share book titles at UNESCO event

Iowa City Press-Citizen: UI's Brands, Klaus share book titles at UNESCO event
Published: 
2013.04.23
University of Iowa wrestling coach Terry Brands discusses 'American Sniper' by Chris Kyle on Tuesday at Sycamore Mall. The book talk was hosted by the UNESCO City of Literature. / David Scrivner / Iowa City Press-Citizen

UI wrestling coach Terry Brands and UI Nonfiction Writing Program Founder Carl Klaus were among residents sharing books that were meaningful to them at the third Community Book Talk hosted by UNESCO City of Literature as part of World Book Day. Story from: Iowa City Press-Citizen

Iowa City Press-Citizen

Helping children, adolescents find artistic voice

Published: 
2013.04.24 | By Heather Spangler | 09:36 AM
young woman drawing

Area middle and high school students’ original works of art garnered through new genres and techniques from University of Iowa art education students will be on display from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, May 2, at United Action for Youth, 355 Iowa Ave. in Iowa City. Story

Public engagement in higher education

Published: 
2013.04.23 | By University Communication and Marketing | 03:00 PM

University of Iowa faculty, staff, and graduate students are invited to participate in a workshop, Public Engagement in Higher Education, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 26 at the UI College of Public Health. Story

UI health experts among Iowans who volunteered in Haiti

Des Moines Register: UI health experts among Iowans who volunteered in Haiti
Published: 
2013.04.21
Dr. Chris Buresh cuddles a a Haitian youngster, Wendly Steven, 13 months old, who has severe scar tissue on his hand from grabbing a piece of firewood/

Chris Buresh and Casey Panko, a UI Hospitals and Clinics emergency-medicine physician and emergency department nurse respectively, served as team leaders when traveling to Haiti in March along with other Community Health Initiative volunteers, bringing health care to rural villages in Haiti. Story from: Des Moines Register

Des Moines Register

School of Social Work announces poetry contest winners

Published: 
2013.04.23 | By University Communication and Marketing | 09:15 AM

The University of Iowa School of Social Work in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences announced the winners of the first annual National Poetry Contest for Social Workers. The purpose of the contest was to acknowledge the creative talent of social workers and to draw attention to social work as a profession. Story

Free head and neck cancer screening offered at UI

Published: 
2013.04.23 | By Tom Moore | 07:00 AM

As a part of Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week, free screenings for oral, head and neck cancer are available from 8 a.m. to noon on Monday, April 29, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Story

Grad student, alum share reactions after Boston Marathon bombing arrest

Des Moines Register: Grad student, alum share reactions after Boston Marathon bombing arrest
Published: 
2013.04.20
People react while watching police respond to reported gunfire on Friday in Watertown, Mass. / Mario Tama/Getty Images

University of Iowa alumus Aaron Schaechterle and UI graduate student Duncan Mackie, who was part of a College of Pharmacy delegation in Boston for a conference, were among those sharing their reactions in a story about the arrest of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect. Story from: Des Moines Register

Des Moines Register

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

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