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Hagle is interviewed about House race

Thursday, September 20, 2012
CNN
University of Iowa political scientist Timothy Hagle is interviewed about election prospects in the new southeast Iowa district.

Alumnus Lorenz makes directoral debut with Eastwood feature

Thursday, September 20, 2012
Daily Iowan
University of Iowa film alumnus Robert Lorenz makes his directoral debut with the new Clint Eastwood feature.

Nurse Zimmerman promotes cancer awareness

Thursday, September 20, 2012
Iowa Public Television's Iowa Press
University of Iowa nursing alumna Julie Zimmerman, president of the Iowa Breast Cancer Action Foundation, writes to promote breast cancer awareness.

Kletzing describes 'chorus' from space

Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Seattle Times
Astrophysicist Craig Kletzing describes the "chorus" from outer space recorded by NASA probe.

Senior Olympian shows it's never too late

Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Des Moines Register
UI alumna Nancy Paddock Baker signed up for the first Iowa Senior Olympics 25 years ago. She's since racked up more than 150 medals.

Maibaum gave James Bond his wit

Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Iowa City Press-Citizen
Richard Maibaum, a University of Iowa theater alumnus, was the writer who gave James Bond his wit in the celebrated series of hit films. Maibaum's papers are in the UI collection.

UI/ISU game yields more than 2 tons of recycling

Monday, September 17, 2012
Register-Guard
A mass of volunteers descended upon Kinnick Stadium after the UI/ISU football game, collecting more than 2 tons of recycling.

UI business school now requires a résumé

Monday, September 17, 2012
Iowa City Press-Citizen
The UI Tippie College of Business now will require applicants to document their experience in a résumé format.

Arts Iowa spotlight shows the arts are still afloat

Monday, September 17, 2012
Life News
The new Arts Iowa website spotlights the arts, which have soldiered on after the flood of 2008.

Wing discusses Middle East violence

Monday, September 17, 2012
NPR
Law faculty member Adrien Wing, who teaches a class about law in the Muslim world, says violence in the Middle East has drawn fresh attention to the Arab Spring.