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Young pedestrians, self-driving vehicles: What’s the safest scenario for crossing the road?

Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Richard C. Lewis
Crossing roads for children can be a risky calculation, especially when the vehicles are self-driven. In a new study, University of Iowa researchers determined pre-teenage children are safest when self-driving vehicles signaled their intent to yield with a green light when they arrived at the intersection, then stopped.

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CLIMATE through a Wide Lens

Thursday, April 25, 2024 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Old Capitol Museum
Rising seas, toxic rivers, deforestation, smoke-filled air—headlines remind us daily of the local, national, and international impacts of climate change. Join us for a wild pecha kucha ride through the effects of climate change with researchers who also tirelessly seek solutions. World-renowned climate scientist, Jerald Schnoor will open with big picture issues. That will set the stage for artist Isabel Barbuzza’s work on South American lithium salt mines, environmental literary scholar Eric...

Live from Prairie Lights | Margaret Yapp & Katie Berta- poetry

Friday, April 26, 2024 7:00pm
Prairie Lights Books
Iowa Writers’ Workshop alum, Margaret Yapp will read from Green for Luck: Poems To subscribe to a weekly emailing list of Writers' Workshop events, please fill in the linked form or email iww@uiowa.edu with “Events Mailing List Subscribe” in the subject line.
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Spring Opera: Fierce by William Menefield

Friday, April 26, 2024 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
FIERCE MUSIC BY WILLIAM MENEFIELD LIBRETTO BY SHEILA WILLIAMS DIRECTED BY WILLIAM MENEFIELD Friday & Saturday, April 26 & 27 / 7:30 p.m. Hancher Auditorium / Hadley Stage / Auditorium Seating Co-Produced by the University of Iowa School of Music, Performing Arts Production Unit, and Hancher Auditorium. TIckets: Adults $20, Youth & Non-UI Students $10, UI Students $5.
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Eye safety: Viewing the April 8 solar eclipse

A solar eclipse is set to grace the skies of the United States on Monday, April 8. Watching a solar eclipse can be an extraordinary experience, but looking directly at the sun can seriously damage your eyes. Dr. Ian Han, ophthalmologist and retina specialist at the University of Iowa, shares these safety tips.

Westbound I-80 on-ramp at 242 to close for reconstruction

Office of Strategic Communication
The on-ramp to westbound Interstate 80 will be closed from Tuesday, April 2, until mid-June.

Need activities for your kids this summer? Check out this list of local summer camps

We know finding enough activities to keep your kids busy during the summer can be challenging. We hope this list of local summer camps and other resources can help.

City to begin Dubuque Street Reconstruction Project on March 11

Office of Strategic Communication
If you work, drive, or park in downtown Iowa City, be aware of a major street closure that is expected to last until at least late summer.
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New rates proposed for UI parking permits beginning Aug. 1

To support the ongoing maintenance and improvement of parking facilities, University of Iowa Parking and Transportation is proposing modest rate increases for most parking permits beginning Aug. 1.

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