Parents & Families

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Hudson boy, 8, will be Kid Captain when Hawkeyes host Wisconsin Nov. 22

Thursday, November 20, 2014
"UI Children’s Hospital has really changed our lives. They brought Rylan along from a disease which he was not expected to live more than a year to being a very healthy 8-year-old boy," says Mark Mohr, Rylan's father.
Travis Perry tackling Justin Jackson on the football field

Saluting veterans hits home with Perry

Tuesday, November 11, 2014
University of Iowa junior linebacker Travis Perry had a mission to accomplish before leaving the locker room after a 48-7 victory over Northwestern University on Nov. 1.
Junior Samantha Logic during Iowa's opening round game against Marist in the 2014 NCAA tournament.

24 Hawkeyes to Watch: Sam Logic

Thursday, October 30, 2014
What sticks out about University of Iowa women's basketball senior Sam Logic? Learn more about her tenacity, toughness, and talent as the Hawkeye women's basketball team prepares for the 2014-15 season.
People walking past the Old Capitol building

Picturing You@UI

Monday, October 27, 2014
A perfect fall day greeted thousands of prospective students and family members at the first You@UI visit event, which mixed campus tours, interactive sessions on academics, and other experiences designed to show what it's like to be a University of Iowa student.
Katie Nasenbenny on the soccer field.

Nasenbenny joins elite company at NCAA forum

Monday, October 27, 2014
Katie Nasenbenny, a senior on the University of Iowa women’s soccer team, was one of 200 NCAA student-athletes across all divisions to attend the NCAA Career in Sports Forum this past summer. The event was held at the NCAA Headquarters in Indianapolis and is considered one of the most prominent, invitation-only events that a current NCAA student-athlete can attend.
two wrestlers on gold IOWA mat

Rolling out the welcome mat

Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Goodbye cross trainers, hello wrestling shoes and head gear. The University of Iowa wrestling team opened the 2014-15 season with its first official practice Oct. 10, and more than one week into training the Hawkeyes unanimously agree, it's great to get into a mat routine.
University of Iowa student Paul Smith answers a question during class at the Pappajohn Business Building in Iowa City on Friday, Sept. 26.

UI soft skills training makes students more employable

Monday, October 20, 2014
Soft skills—those that focus on things like communication and collaboration—are in greater demand by employers, and programs in the Tippie College of Business and Pomerantz Career Center are helping UI students learn those skills.
Marching band in the homecoming parade.

Gold and Black Take Me Back

Monday, October 13, 2014
University of Iowa fans and followers soaked in a tremendous atmosphere over the weekend for the 102nd edition of Homecoming on campus.
Buddy Lazier at the Indy 500

Lazier to serve as UI Homecoming Parade grand marshal

Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Buddy Lazier, the 1996 Indianapolis 500 champion and driver of the No. 91 University of Iowa Stephen A. Wynn Institute for Vision Research Dallara/Chevrolet/Firestone car, will serve as grand marshal for the 2014 UI Homecoming Parade Friday, Oct. 10, starting at 5:45 p.m. in downtown Iowa City.
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Brothers will be Kid Captains when Hawkeyes host Indiana for Homecoming

Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Researchers at UI Children’s Hospital determined three brothers in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, carried the same defective gene that would lead to arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, a condition that causes fatty tissue to build up in the heart and can worsen heart function.
Matthew McCarthy

Marion, Iowa, boy will be Kid Captain when Hawkeyes take on Purdue Sept. 27

Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Kid Captain Matthew McCarthy of Marion, Iowa, had a cold, and the virus from the cold activated his immune system, which mistakenly attacked the myelin in his spinal cord, resulting in messages not being carried to and from the brain properly. McCarthy receives all of his primary care at UI Children’s Hospital.
Andy Dahl, UI arborist, gives a tree tour to students

UI arborist, Andy Dahl, honored as a True Professional by international group

Tuesday, September 23, 2014
UI arborist Andy Dahl cares for more than 8,000 trees with his four-person crew. The collection includes more than 250 species—with seven state champion trees on site. Last month, Dahl was honored as a True Professional of Arboriculture by the International Society of Arboriculture.