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T.C Boyle is still effortlessly cool

Monday, September 10, 2012
UI English and Writers' Workshop alumnus T.C. Boyle is still "effortlessly cool."

Perlmutter offers interview advice

Monday, September 10, 2012
David D. Perlmutter, director of the University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication, offers advice for conference interviews.

UI seeks to reduce cost of medical education

Friday, September 7, 2012
The University of Iowa is instituting an innovative plan to reduce the cost of medical school.

Flood center seeks to deploy more sensors

Friday, September 7, 2012
The Iowa Flood Center has launched a Fund-a-Sensor campaign to finance an additional 100 sensors on Iowa waterways. A paid subscription is required.

UI Press book wins Washington Book Award

Friday, September 7, 2012
In Earshot of Water: Notes from the Columbia Plateau by Paul Lindholdt, published by the University of Iowa Press, is the winner of the Washington State Book Award for biography/memoir.

Neumann wins Equity for Women Award

Friday, September 7, 2012
Retired Iowa Supreme Court Justice Linda K. Neuman, who teaches in the University of Iowa College of Law, is the winner of the first Equity for Women Award.

Saftlas responds to abortion/abuse study

Thursday, September 6, 2012
University of Iowa epidemiologist Audrey Saftlas talks about her study showing that women seeking abortions report more abuse.

Alumna Savage knows her sports

Thursday, September 6, 2012
University of Iowa alumna Jill Savage, host of a sports radio talk show in Oregon, says callers try to test her knowledge. "You have to be confident, especially as a female in the industry," she says.

Demolition uncovers '70s mural

Thursday, September 6, 2012
Demolition in downtown Iowa City uncovered part of a mural painted in the 1970s by UI art students during urban renewal. A paid subscription is required.

Gurnett celebrates Voyager's birthday

Thursday, September 6, 2012
Don Gurnett of the University of Iowa, who has worked on the Voyager mission since the mid 1970s, celebrates the space probe's 35th anniversary.