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Hancher to present Dublin Guitar Quartet March 29 at Riverside Recital Hall

Tuesday, March 11, 2014
The Dublin Guitar Quartet will perform music by Glass, Reich, Ligeti, and others in its University of Iowa Hancher concert Saturday, March 29, at 7:30 p.m. in the Riverside Recital Hall.

Terry Wahls to discuss 'Wahls Protocol' March 15

Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Terry L. Wahls, clinical professor of medicine in the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, will talk about her new book, "The Wahls Protocol," at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 15, at the Iowa City Public Library.
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Healthy food is good for you–and can sell, too

Tuesday, March 11, 2014
You don't just need to rely on hot dogs and pizza to make a buck at concession stands. A study led by the University of Iowa examined sales, revenues, and profits at a booster-run concession stand in Iowa that offered healthy food items, from apples to string cheese, over a full season. The club registered stable sales and revenue, while profits remained intact. Results appear in the Journal of...

Achievements: UI faculty, staff, students, and alumni making news

Monday, March 10, 2014
University staff, faculty, students, and alumni are accomplishing great things every day. See who's making news with awards, publications, promotion and tenure, and more.
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Author draws on personal experience for new book

Monday, March 10, 2014
Terry Wahls, UI clinical professor of internal medicine, details lifestyle changes and Paleolithic-style food plans to combat autoimmune diseases and other chronic medical conditions in her new book, "The Wahls Protocol."
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Tippie College namesake Henry Tippie remains actively engaged with students

Monday, March 10, 2014
Henry B. Tippie, one of the top five donors to the University of Iowa, says his support for the university and his engagement with current students is “repayment for benefits received.”

UI law professor says elder abuse is a 'large and growing problem'

Monday, March 10, 2014
UI law professor Josephine Gittler, who directs the National Health Law and Policy Resource Center, says elder abuse is "a large and growing problem,” noting that the most prevalent form of abuse is financial exploitation through illegal or improper use of funds, property or assets.
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Plans for Muscatine riverfront are coming into focus

Monday, March 10, 2014
Muscatine residents and leaders were treated to three different visions for the future of the Muscatine riverfront presented by graduate students from the UI School of Urban and Regional Planning; the event was part of the process of gathering information about improvements to the park.
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UI faculty, staff, students recognized during International Women's Day

Monday, March 10, 2014
In honor of International Women's Day March 8, UI International Programs shares just a few achievements of UI students, staff, and faculty; the inspiring and high-impact work of these women is a true testament to the day's 2014 theme, "Equality for women is progress for all."

Cancer in Iowa

Monday, March 10, 2014
The latest annual report on cancer in Iowa estimates 17,400 new cancers will be diagnosed among Iowa residents in 2014. In addition, an estimated 6,400 Iowans will die from cancer, according to the “Cancer in Iowa: 2014” report released today by the State Health Registry of Iowa, based in the University of Iowa College of Public Health.

Hindes, professor emeritus in ceramics, to give presentation March 24

Monday, March 10, 2014
The University of Iowa School of Art and Art History will present a lecture from UI professor emeritus Charles Hindes, “Wood-fire and Smoke-firing Aesthetics and Techniques,” at 6 p.m. Monday, March 24, in Room 1415 of Studio Arts Building.
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UI research: It's hard to remember what we hear

Friday, March 7, 2014
UI researchers had subjects listen to, watch, and blindly touch a variety of everyday sounds, silent videos, and common objects, and found that after an hour, a day or a week, seeing and touching trumps listening when it comes to remembering.