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First Midwestern Farm Hack held at UI

Friday, June 29, 2012
The National Young Farmers Coalition organized the first Midwestern Farm Hack recently at the University of Iowa. Farm Hack brings together farmers and engineers to create more efficient sustainable small farms.

UI professor: mandate allows health care law to function

Friday, June 29, 2012
University of Iowa assistant professor of finance Ty Leverty, who teaches classes about health insurance in the Tippie College of Business, comments on the federal health care reform law.

UI Health Alliance launched to improve care, reduce cost

Friday, June 29, 2012
University of Iowa Health Care, in collaboration with Mercy Cedar Rapids, Mercy Health Network in Des Moines, and Genesis Health System in the Quad Cities, launched a first-of-its-kind alliance to improve health care across the state while decreasing patient costs.

UI bike simulator provides insight on children's decision making

Thursday, June 28, 2012
Researchers in the University of Iowa Departments of Computer Science and Psychology bring in children to ride a realistic virtual course in the UI bike simulator. The information gathered gives insight into a child's decision making process while riding a bike.

Major Pollock work slated for Getty conservation

Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Jackson Pollack's Mural, donated to the University of Iowa in 1951, will travel to Los Angeles to undergo extensive conservation at The Getty.

New building earns platinum LEED certification

Wednesday, June 27, 2012
The University of Iowa's Information Technology Facility, on the Oakdale campus, has achieved LEED Platinum certification, the first campus building to receive the distinction.

UI pioneers commercial composting practices

Wednesday, June 27, 2012
The University of Iowa has been a pioneering institution in the commercial composting program and a positive example for local businesses interested in the effort, says Jennifer Jordan, Iowa City recycling coordinator.

Jackson Pollock's 'Mural' heads to Getty for preservation work

Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Jackson Pollock's "Mural," owned by the University of Iowa, will travel to the Getty Center in Los Angeles for an extensive conservation effort expected to last 18 months.

UI pioneers commercial composting practices

Tuesday, June 26, 2012
The University of Iowa has been a pioneering institution in the commercial composting program, and it has been a positive example for local businesses interested in the effort, says Jennifer Jordan, the city's recycling coordinator.

When training leads to turnover

Tuesday, June 26, 2012
A University of Iowa study finds that employees who take part in training and professional development are more likely to stay with their companies only if they see attractive advancement opportunities.