Lucas Mann, who received his Master of Fine Arts from the UI in 2012, discusses his first book, Class A: Baseball in the Middle of Everywhere.
Story from: The New York Times
2013.05.24 | By University Communication and Marketing | 10:54 AM
University staff, faculty, students, and alumni are accomplishing great things every day. See who’s making news with awards, publications, promotion and tenure, and more. Story
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
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
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
Maureen Marron, an associate research scientist at the UI College of Education's Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development, sees grade-skipping as just one option in an academic tool kit known as "acceleration." Story from: GreatSchools
The Primary Stroke Center at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is among first to achieve a new designation of Advanced Certification Comprehensive Stroke Center. Story
The Year End University of Iowa Donation Drive is an example of a successful student project done with the help of community partnerships, says Liz Christiansen, director of the UI Office of Sustainability.
Story from: The Daily Iowan
A new study reveals that adults who played a video game helped their mental agility more than adults who did crossword puzzles. Your Health columnist Sumathi Reddy and University of Iowa public health professor Fred Wolinsky join Lunch Break with details.
Story from: The Wall Street Journal
