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A large crane drops the NPOL antenna into place.A large crane drops the NPOL antenna into place. The NPOL radar is located in eastern Iowa near Waterloo for the IFloodS campaign (May 1-June 15). Photo by Aneta Goska, Iowa Flood Center.
Flood center projects benefit Iowa
Published: 2013.06.11 | By Gary Galluzzo | 8:03 AM
Published: 2013.06.11
By Gary Galluzzo
8:03 AM
Ranging from online maps about stream and rainfall information to collaborating with NASA to improve satellite measurements of rainfall, virtually all Iowa Flood Center projects are aimed at giving Iowans the information they need to anticipate and live safely with floods. Story
 

Campus projects, renovations remain on track despite recent floods

The Daily Iowan: Campus projects, renovations remain on track despite recent floods
Published: 
2013.06.18
Image of UI campus renovations

Although the Iowa River’s recently spilled-over banks prompted quick defensive action by the University of Iowa to prevent a repeat of the 2008 flood, officials say the flooding has not slowed the progress of three prominent campus projects. Story from: The Daily Iowan

The Daily Iowan

Old Gold: Donation of phonograph records features Simon Estes

Published: 
2013.06.18 | By David McCartney | 10:33 AM
Old Gold Singers at the UI Field House in 1960

University Archives recently acquired a gem of a donation: the earliest-known recording of a young singer at the dawn of a remarkable and distinguished career, UI graduate Simon Estes. Story

New drug could help AMD sufferers

Published: 
2013.06.18 | By Richard C. Lewis | 10:05 AM
macular degeneration

University of Iowa ophthalmologists have tested a new drug to treat age-related macular degeneration in older patients. The researchers report that half of the eyes treated responded to the new drug, Eylea, with reduced fluid in the eyes, while one in three had improved vision after six months. Results appear in the American Journal of Ophthalmology. Story

Kids to help break ground on new UI Children's Hospital

Published: 
2013.06.18 | By Tom Moore | 09:34 AM
UICH rendering

Former pediatric patients will play a leading role in the groundbreaking ceremony for the new UI Children’s Hospital, which will begin at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, June 21, on the patio of the John Colloton Pavilion at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Story

Dubuque Street reopens to two-way traffic as dry weather continues

Published: 
2013.06.17 | By Stephen Pradarelli | 03:27 PM

With little rainfall over the weekend, and no substantial precipitation forecast for at least the first part of the week ahead, the Iowa River continues to recede. Story

Cultural diplomacy's 'strange truths'

Published: 
2013.06.17 | By Christopher Merrill | 11:19 AM
Chris Merill

Who could guess that in the heart of the Karakum Desert we would be introduced to a romance writer from our own country? Such is the beauty of cultural diplomacy: we learn strange truths; dispel stereotypes and correct misimpressions; meet one another on common ground, this time in a library. Story

Spotlight: Freedom to change

Iowa Alumni Magazine: Spotlight: Freedom to change
Published: 
2013.06.01
A silhouette of a pereson with their arms raised above their heads who is part of a prison choir

Thanks to UI associate music education professor Mary Cohen and many volunteers, hope and joy bloom in dark places through the Oakdale Community Choir. Story from: Iowa Alumni Magazine

Iowa Alumni Magazine

Columbus High graduate's business opens up bright future

Waterloo Courier: Columbus High graduate's business opens up bright future
Published: 
2013.06.08

Dawn Bowlus of the University of Iowa's John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (JPEC) comments on Brianna Farley's Christmas tree lighting business, which took top prizes in a statewide youth entrepreneur conference co-sponsored byJPEC. Story from: Waterloo Courier

Waterloo Courier

Arts & Minds: Building on Iowa's Creative Legacy aims to help rebuild arts campus

Published: 
2013.06.17 | By Jacob Cummer | 07:00 AM
arts and minds graphic

The University of Iowa, the University of Iowa Foundation, and the UI arts community hosted the Celebration of Partnership on Friday, June 14—an event that honored shared efforts to rebuild UI arts facilities following the historic flood of 2008. Story

Gratitude, teamwork, opportunity

Published: 
2013.06.14 | By Bill Adams and Lin Larson | 06:52 PM
Woman on stage.

University of Iowa President Sally Mason’s message was clear. “I can say thank you over and over again to each and every one of you,” she said, “and it wouldn’t be enough.” She addressed government leaders, faculty, staff, students, and community members at a June 14 event marking the start of construction on new UI arts facilities. Photo Feature

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