UI Children's Hospital Meet the first four Kid Captains of 2016
External Media | 2016.09.21 | 02:10 pm
Meet Kinzie Hemann, Parker Kress, Abigail Hooper, and Liam Young—the first four Kid Captains of 2016.
Athletics
Old Gold: Wishing Herky a happy birthday
UI archivist details recent acquisitions that celebrate 68-year-old mascot
By: David McCartney | 2016.09.07 | 12:04 pm
In 1948, the business manager for the UI athletics department held a pair of contests: one to create a university mascot and another to name it. And, thus, Herky the Hawk was born. UI Archivist David McCartney details two recent acquisitions that help celebrate Herky's 68th birthday.
Game day drivers get help getting out
North Dubuque Street to open both lanes to outbound traffic after home football games
By: Cristóbal McKinney | 2016.08.31 | 10:51 am
After home football games this fall, North Dubuque Street will open two lanes to northbound traffic for 60 to 90 minutes in order to help accommodate fans leaving the city. Southbound traffic between Foster Road and West Park Road will be temporarily detoured.
The Huffington Post A Rio story worthy of Hollywood
External Media | 2016.08.25 | 04:16 pm
Former University of Iowa gymnast Houry Gebeshian appears to be living in a Hollywood screenplay. Her life resembles a gymnastics version of the 1993 cult football classic Rudy, complete with training montages, unlikely mentors, against-the-odds triumph, and lasting glory.
Bleacher Report Return from exile: Wrestler Daniel Dennis faces the world after desert retreat
External Media | 2016.08.18 | 04:39 pm
Bleacher Report recounts former University of Iowa wrestler Daniel Dennis' journey from Iowa City through the Utah desert to compete in the 57-kilogram (125.5-pound) weight class in Rio de Janeiro.
Des Moines Register UI program provides professional training for Hawkeye student-athletes
External Media | 2016.08.05 | 08:41 am
Hawkeye PACE is a six-week summer program that helps student-athletes figure out what they want to do after their collegiate careers have ended, including job-shadow experiences with Johnson County employers.
Children's Hospital announces 2016 Kid Captains
Current, former patients represent hospital at Hawkeye football games
By: Molly Rossiter | 2016.08.03 | 09:41 am
Thirteen current and former UI Children’s Hospital patients will take their turn representing the hospital as Kid Captains during the Iowa Hawkeyes’ 2016 football season.
Chemistry Herky
Sophomore seamlessly synthesizes success from research, theater, jewelry design, and 'mascot security'
By: Richard C. Lewis | 2016.06.08 | 10:06 am
University of Iowa sophomore Erica Cole’s passion for chemistry, theater, jewelry design, and Herky Security helps her skillfully combine the arts and sciences. Her chemistry faculty mentor says Cole "epitomizes the kind of liberal arts student we want at Iowa."
Record 14 UI students, alumni receive Fulbright awards for 2016-17
Funds will be used for research, writing, teaching abroad
By: Hayley Bruce | 2016.05.11 | 10:31 am
The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government. It is designed to increase understanding between people of the United States and other countries by providing participants opportunities to study, teach, conduct research, and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns.
Students help Big Ten Network reconnect with millennials
UI marketing students develop ideas to put Big Ten Network programming on more millennials’ devices
By: Tom Snee | 2016.05.03 | 09:02 am
Millennials are spending more time on their devices, and a group of University of Iowa marketing students is helping the Big Ten Network, Fox Sports, and Mediacom communications get them to watch their programming.
