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UI Belin-Blank Center's AP Index shows Corridor schools excel in AP testing
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Nick Colangelo, director of the University of Iowa College of Education's Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education, comments on the State of Iowa's success in AP test-taking over the last 20 years. According to the Center's AP Index, Cedar Rapids and Iowa City have four of the five highest test-taking schools in the state.
UI experts discuss public health issues in Iowa
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Two University of Iowa faculty, Rebecca Slayton and Ginger Yang, discuss their respective areas of expertise, preventing tooth decay and the cost of sexual violence.
A Crocodile Too Huge to Fit on the Family Tree
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Christopher Brochu, University of Iowa associate professor of geoscience, identified a 27-foot-long crocodile, different from any species of crocodile previously known.
Building computer apps in class
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
University of Iowa computer science professors Ted Herman and Jim Cremer discuss their class that focuses on building computer apps.
Despite state oversight, vote-counting errors abound
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Doug Jones, University of Iowa associate professor of computer science and co-author of Broken Ballots: Will Your Vote Count? comments on the difficulty of getting voting software right.
Kids and TV
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
University of Iowa associate professor of education Deborah Linebarger talks about her new study that examines the impact on children of television playing in the background. (Starts at 31:30 mark.)
UI, Iowa City: a literary haven
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Jan Weissmiller, owner of Prairie Lights bookstore, writes about her store's history and its relationship with the University of Iowa's writing programs.
Job placement rates are strong at UI
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Job placement numbers for the soon-to-graduate University of Iowa senior class paint an optimistic picture for employment.
Biggest crocodile found—species ate humans whole?
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
University of Iowa paleontologist Christopher Brochu has discovered the fossilized remains of a 27-foot ancient crocodile that may have eaten humans whole.
Nelson to get Iowa degree after 50 years
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Don Nelson left the University of Iowa in 1962 to pursue a career in the NBA. Fifty years later, he will go through commencement exercises at Iowa.
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