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UI flutist graduating on a high note

Wednesday, May 11, 2016
This fall, Emily Duncan, a University of Iowa graduating senior, will begin a two-year master's program in flute performance at the Juilliard School in New York City.
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Record 15 UI students, alumni receive Fulbright awards for 2016–17

Wednesday, May 11, 2016
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.
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My Car Does What? UI expert discusses public safety campaign

Dan McGehee, director of the Human Factors and Vehicle Safety research division at the University of Iowa Public Policy Center, discusses consumer uncertainty and a public-safety campaign aimed at improving driver awareness of the proliferation of advanced driver-assist systems in new cars.

College of Public Health honors outstanding alumnae

Monday, May 9, 2016
The University of Iowa College of Public Health is pleased to announce the recipients of the college’s 2016 Outstanding Alumni Awards.

Tippie team places third in challenge to develop farming model using data analytics

Monday, May 9, 2016
A team from the Tippie College of Business captured third place in the Syngenta Crop Challenge in Orlando April 11.

Study suggests bipolar disorder has genetic links to autism

Monday, May 9, 2016
A new study by researchers from the University of Iowa, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory suggests there may be an overlap between rare genetic variations linked to bipolar disorder (BD) and those implicated in schizophrenia and autism.
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Author Bill Bryson to receive honorary degree from UI

Monday, May 9, 2016
Bill Bryson is the author of 21 nonfiction books, his most recent being "The Road to Little Dribbling: More Notes from a Small Island."

Third finalist named for director of public safety position

Sunday, May 8, 2016
On Sunday, May 8, the UI announced the third candidate for the position of assistant vice president and director of public safety. Douglas Tripp, senior director of safety and security for Orange County Public Schools in Florida, will visit campus May 9 and 10.
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Welcome to Springfield

Friday, May 6, 2016
UI driving researchers have developed a 285-square-mile virtual city to offer a safer, faster, and more cost-effective way to test vehicles, including driverless cars.

Why are so many great black TV shows missing from streaming services?

Tim Havens, a communications studies professor at the University of Iowa who studies the intersection of race, ethnicity and the media, says it’s been hard to pin down a definitive answer to the lingering question of why so many black TV shows are missing from streaming services.

Baalrud wins award from U.S. Department of Energy

Thursday, May 5, 2016
Scott Baalrud, assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, has won a $750,000 Early Career Research Program award from the U.S. Department of Energy to advance his research into using fusion energy for electricity production.

Brittain launching career at Smithsonian Institution

Thursday, May 5, 2016
Morgan Brittain, from Winterset, Iowa, has been selected for an internship at the Smithsonian Institution’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.