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What UI's all about

Tuesday, August 21, 2012
University of Iowa students enjoyed busting a move as part of the President's Block Party, one of many On Iowa! activities designed to introduce UI freshmen to all facets of life at UI. A paid subscription is required.

UI instrument key to NASA probe

Tuesday, August 21, 2012
UI physics and astronomy professor Craig Kletzing and a team of UI researchers have designed a cutting-edge instrument that will shed new light on the invisible radiation belts first identified by James Van Allen in 1958. A paid subscription is required.

Kernels' clubby Whalen goes from war to professional baseball

Monday, August 20, 2012
University of Iowa student and Iraq war vet Greg Whalen is the clubhouse manager for the Cedar Rapids Kernels' baseball team.

Biss essays are chosen as 'common book"

Monday, August 20, 2012
Kansas University has chosen Eula Biss’ collection of essays, “Notes From No Man’s Land,” as its inaugural "common book." Biss, an alumna of the UI Nonfiction Writing Program, won the National Book Critics Circle Award for the collection.

University Libraries

Thursday, August 16, 2012
'Dear Wife' Digitized letters from a Civil War soldier.

UI survey: Kids in Iowa are happier, safer

Thursday, August 16, 2012
A new study by the University of Iowa's Public Policy Center finds that Iowa children feel healthier, happier, and safer than children do nationally.

Mom-for-hire helps UI students with disabilities

Thursday, August 16, 2012
An Iowa City newcomer hopes to serve as a “mom away from home” for University of Iowa students in need of some extra assistance this fall. Owned by former University of Iowa parent Leslie O’Hare, Your Campus Mom aims to help students with “executive functioning disorders.”

UI's driving simulator tests dangers of driving on Ambien

Wednesday, August 15, 2012
National ABC news correspondent Lisa Starck demonstrates the dangers of driving after taking sleep medications at the University of Iowa's National Advance Driving Simulator, home of the most advanced driving simulator in the country.

Infants of obese mothers are slow developers

Tuesday, August 14, 2012
A new study has proven that pregnant women who are overweight affect how their children grow and develop. A team led by a University of Iowa researcher compared the weight and height of babies born to overweight and obese mothers with those born to normal-weight mothers.

UI grads create mapping company to market services

Monday, August 13, 2012
University of Iowa graduates Jacob Langenfeld and Riley Gardam started a mapping company that takes data and offers an overview map for businesses interested in how to best market their services. Paid subscription required.