Donald Black, professor of psychiatry at the UI’s Carver College of Medicine, says that most compulsive shoppers are not famous or wealthy, just ordinary people with an unusual problem, in a shopping addiction story, featuring Buzz Bissinger, who recently checked into rehab.
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The University of Iowa School of Music will present “Music Through the Centuries,” a free concert of music for organ, harpsichord, and voice, at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 13, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus. Students will sing a variety of solo vocal music from composers Monteverdi, Purcell, Handel, Bach, Boulanger, Faure, and Davidson.
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The University of Iowa’s Hancher is co-presenting a concert by Mucca Pazza during the Mission Creek Festival. The unique band will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 6, at The Englert Theatre, brining a unique sensibility to the stage—and beyond the stage—with a marching band meets rock band vibe. Story
'The Broken Chord' project was designed to collect, archive, and present the personal stories of those working on the front lines of memory and aging research and patient care, as well as those who are suffering from memory-related diseases. Story
The University of Iowa’s Hancher is collaborating with Iowa City’s Working Group Theatre on an ambitious community engagement project that will culminate in the presentation of The Broken Chord, a new play that explores issues of memory. Story
The performing arts component of University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Project Art will present a performance of works by Felix Mendelssohn, P.I. Tchaikovsky, and Mikhail Glinka in the atrium of the John Colloton Pavilion at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics at noon Monday, April 8. The performance is free and open to the public. Story
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Leaders of University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics will present a special national award to faculty and staff on Tuesday, April 9, in recognition of their success in making organ and tissue donation possible. Story
Jeff Schott, director of the UI's Institute of Public Affairs, says that communities that welcome Hispanics and other immigrants reap economic benefits and that communities should see this as an opportunity to address work force shortages.
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Women leaders from across campus—including UI faculty, staff, and students—will be honored at the UI Celebration of Excellence and Achievement Among Women at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, in the Iowa Memorial Union Second Floor Ballroom. The event is free and open to the public. Story
The UI Foundation’s Student Philanthropy Group is inviting members of the UI campus community to participate in a social media event to celebrate the impact of philanthropy on campus. Story