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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 alumnus Lem Genovese is veteran folk singer, author

Veterans Today: UI alumnus Lem Genovese is veteran folk singer, author
Published: 
2013.05.23
Lem Genovese, UI alum and veteran folk singer, plays the guitar

UI alumnus Lem Genovese, who received his bachelor's degree in general studies in 1987, is now a veteran folk singer and author, his perspectives honed by four decades of songwriting and performing and his 20 years of service in the U.S. Army and National Guard. Story from: Veterans Today

Veterans Today

UI faculty learn about Native American culture in Sioux City

KCAU TV: UI faculty learn about Native American culture in Sioux City
Published: 
2013.05.23
Members of the UI Faculty Engagement Corps disembark from bus to meet with residentsn of Sioux City

Twenty faculty members visit the Four Directions Community Center in Sioux City to meet with members of the Native American community as part of the UI Faculty Engagement Corps listening tour to northwestern Iowa. Story from: KCAU TV

KCAU TV

Fermenting ad success for popular U.S. brews

Published: 
2013.05.24 | By Sara Epstein Moninger | 08:00 AM
Portrait of Lisa Weser

As head of brand communications at Anheuser-Busch, UI alumna Lisa Weser formulates PR strategies for the brewing company's U.S. brands, including Budweiser. She recently was involved in developing and promoting the Budweiser Clydesdale TV spot that aired during the 2013 Super Bowl. Story

Black says misconceptions surround shopping addictions

MSN Money: Black says misconceptions surround shopping addictions
Published: 
2013.05.21
An image of a woman's torso sitting on a chair surrounded by shopping bags in a story on compulsive shopping

Donald Black, a UI psychiatrist and professor of psychiatry who studies impulse-control disorders, says a number of misconceptions surround shopping addictions in a story on confessions of former shopaholics. Story from: MSN Money

MSN Money

Native youth to host UI faculty, staff

Sioux City Journal: Native youth to host UI faculty, staff
Published: 
2013.05.22

The group Native Youth Standing Strong is scheduled to host an event for University of Iowa staff and professors Thursday in Sioux City as part of the UI Faculty Engagement Corps tour of northwest Iowa. Story from: Sioux City Journal

Sioux City Journal

Mason-Browne shares insights on female adult learners

Academic Advising Today: Mason-Browne shares insights on female adult learners
Published: 
2013.06.01

Pat Mason-Browne, senior associate director of Academic Programs and Student Development in the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, co-authors a column on female adult learners, the special challenges they face returning to college, and the ways universities can support them. Story from: Academic Advising Today

Academic Advising Today

Cancer and Latino communities

Published: 
2013.05.22 | By Debra Venzke | 07:00 AM

A University of Iowa workshop will bring together community members and health providers to address cancer prevention, screening, and treatment for Latino communities in Iowa. Story

UI VP for Research addresses next-generation supercomputers at congressional hearing

Published: 
2013.05.21 | By Richard C. Lewis | 10:29 AM
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Daniel Reed, the University of Iowa’s vice president for research and economic development, will urge congressional lawmakers to support exascale computing, the next-generation of supercomputers designed to tackle complex societal questions, from climate change to the human mind. Reed will testify at a hearing of the House Subcommittee on Energy on Wednesday, May 22. Story

Tax limit repeal and school spending

Published: 
2013.05.21 | By John Riehl | 07:00 AM

Phuong Nguyen-Hoang, an assistant professor in the UI School of Urban and Regional Planning, provides evidence that the 1986 tax limit repeal on small city school districts in New York State had no significant impact on the spending of the school districts. Story

Cohen thanks community music educators

Iowa City Press-Citizen: Cohen thanks community music educators
Published: 
2013.05.18

Mary Cohen, UI associate professor of music education, applauds the efforts of community music educators and projects for providing opportunities for meaningful self-expression. (Note: A paid subscription may be required.) Story from: Iowa City Press-Citizen

Iowa City Press-Citizen

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