Parents & Families

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Beat the heat

Friday, August 30, 2013
University of Iowa Health Care emergency medicine experts warn that the current high temperatures can pose serious health risks and urge people to be on the lookout for signs of heat-related illness in themselves and others.

UI receives STARS gold rating for sustainability achievements

Tuesday, August 27, 2013
The University of Iowa has received a STARS gold rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.
Sarah Vigmostad and Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad

Socrates and technology reinvent the classroom

Monday, August 26, 2013
Sometimes everything that is old is new again. That certainly could be said about certain innovative teaching strategies that two University of Iowa College of Engineering professors are implementing in their classrooms.

Detours for residence-hall traffic

Friday, August 16, 2013
With construction on Interstate 80 exit 244 to Dubuque Street, drivers are advised to take alternate routes, especially as incoming University of Iowa students move into campus residence halls Aug. 18-25.

Dubuque Street exit closure alters UI-bound traffic

Tuesday, August 13, 2013
University of Iowa students and their parents, UI Hospitals and Clinics patients, and others traveling to the UI campus should be aware that the Iowa Department of Transportation has closed the westbound exit from I-80 to Dubuque Street (exit 244) for construction.

Our View: Challenging status quo in education for 25 years

Thursday, July 11, 2013
The Press-Citizen Editorial Board applauds the UI College of Education Belin-Blank Center's work to ensure those with high ability are identified and receive opportunities to develop through challenging and engaging curriculum.

Belin-Blank Center celebrates 25 years with open house July 10

Monday, July 1, 2013
Plan to attend the Connie Belin and Jacqueline N. Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development's 25th anniversary celebration on Wednesday, July 10, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the Blank Honors Center. Festivities include an open house and building tours in recognition of the center's leadership, advocacy, and support it provides for talented and gifted children, their...
An iExploreSTEM volunteer teaches children how to use a pipette at the festival co-produced by the State Hygienic Laboratory and the Iowa Mathematics and Science Education Partnership on Sept. 18, 2011.

STEM festival comes to Cedar Rapids

Monday, June 3, 2013
A statewide celebration of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) for children and their families comes to Cedar Rapids on Sunday, June 9 at McKinley Middle School, from 1 to 5 p.m.

University of Iowa flood FAQs

Friday, May 31, 2013
Frequently asked questions regarding the 2013 flood.

iExploreSTEM Festival comes to Muscatine

Friday, April 26, 2013
Iowa’s K-12 students are invited to experience firsthand how much fun science and math can be at the free, public iExploreSTEM Festival planned from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at the Lucille A. Carver Mississippi Riverside Environmental Research Station on the banks of the Mississippi River near Muscatine.
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Distress Signals

Monday, April 22, 2013
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.
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Fifty years of saving babies

Thursday, April 18, 2013
More than 12,000 babies born in the United States since 1963 have been saved from the devastating effects of untreated congenital conditions, thanks to a few drops of blood collected shortly after birth and the pioneering work of Robert Guthrie. In Iowa, the screening is performed by the State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa.