Athletics

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Old Gold: Remembering a time when postseason play was limited

Monday, October 12, 2015
Despite an 8-1 record, a share of the Big Ten championship, and a final coaches' poll ranking of No. 2, the 1960 Hawkeye football team didn’t get invited to a bowl game. (There were only nine such games at the time.) University Archives has video highlights from the stellar season.
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Get to Know...Greg Morris

Tuesday, October 6, 2015
The Get to Know series asks University of Iowa faculty, staff, and students a few questions about their work and their outside interests. Today, we visit with Greg Morris, football equipment manager for the Iowa Hawkeyes.
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Mason City boy, 6, is Honorary Kid Captain when Hawkeyes travel to Wisconsin

Tuesday, September 29, 2015
When Logan Brown was just 20 hours old, his doctors noticed a blood clot near a large vein that carries blood to his heart. He was transferred to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at University of Iowa Children’s Hospital, where pediatric specialists discovered other challenges.
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Sioux City boy, 8, is Kid Captain when Hawkeyes host Pittsburgh Sept. 19

Monday, September 14, 2015
Colton's parents noticed something cloudy in their toddler's eye in 2009 and thought it was related to their new puppy. Their doctor recognized the symptoms and referred the family to UI Children's Hospital, where it was determined Colton had retinoblastoma, a rare cancer of the retina.

Cy-Hawk series game ball makes its way to Ames

Friday, September 11, 2015
In advance of the Iowa–Iowa State football game, students, faculty, and fans gathered on the Pentacrest for a pep rally and members of the UI Army ROTC prepared to deliver the game ball.
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Muscatine teen to be honorary Kid Captain when Hawks take on Iowa State Sept. 12

Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Early on in her pregnancy, Abi’s mother, Julie, wasn’t feeling well and was diagnosed with preeclampsia, a pregnancy complication that causes high blood pressure and protein in the urine, which can be life-threatening to both mother and baby.
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Army ROTC annual Game Ball Run enters 28th year

Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Students, faculty, and fans are invited to cheer on the University of Iowa Army ROTC cadets before they depart for the 28th annual Army ROTC Game Ball Run, which carries the Cy-Hawk football series game ball from Iowa City to Ames.
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As good as gold

Saturday, September 5, 2015
Fans of the University of Iowa football team came to historic Kinnick Stadium donning gold and left with happy hearts, as their beloved Hawkeyes stifled Illinois State University for much of the game en route to a 31-14 season-opening victory.

Setting up the next generation

Monday, August 17, 2015
This summer the Iowa volleyball team hosted 13 sections of camps in the Carver-Hawkeye Arena, giving young women a taste of the game. Perhaps some campers will one day grace the hall of the arena again, not as campers, but as University of Iowa student-athletes.

Iowa Board of Regents Aug. 5 roundup

Wednesday, August 5, 2015
The Board of Regents made no objections to a proposed 3 percent increase in undergraduate resident tuition for the Spring 2016 semester. A vote on the proposed increase is expected at the September board meeting. The board also gives first-round approval to Kinnick renovation.
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UI Children's Hospital announces 2015 Kid Captains

Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Thirteen kids ranging in age from 5 to 18 will serve as the UI Children's Hospital Kid Captains during the 2015 Hawkeye football season.
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Matheson enlightens students one story at a time

Dan Matheson, lecturer in the UI Sport and Recreation Management program, offers advice to students interested in working in team operations and his experiences working for the Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees, and the NCAA.