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All signs point toward growth

Monday, March 7, 2016
When Grinnell's ASI Signage wanted to expand its market and start selling its products around the world, the UI's Institute for International Business was ready to help.

IEM probabilities suggest Republicans should cut deal on Supreme Court nominee

Columnist James Stewart writes that the Republican strategy of expecting a GOP president and GOP Senate to select the next Supreme Court justice is dubious at best, given current probabilities on the Iowa Electronic Markets, the Tippie College's political futures market.

Accounting alumni among nation's best in CPA exam first-time pass rate

Monday, March 7, 2016
Graduates of the Tippie College of Business’ accounting program who took the CPA exam for the first time in 2015 had a pass rating of 79.6 percent, ranking 13th among large schools in the United States.

UI launches national search for director of public safety

Friday, March 4, 2016
The University of Iowa has begun a formal search for a new assistant vice president and director of public safety. The university will look for a visionary leader, familiar with the unique nature of university communities.

Hawkeye hoopsters sweep national academic awards

Friday, March 4, 2016
Iowa swept the basketball academic awards given by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Men’s basketball player Jarrod Uthoff was named the national Academic All-America of the Year, while Ally Disterhoft won the same award for women’s basketball. No other school has won both awards in the same year.
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Anthropology in the archipelago

Thursday, March 3, 2016
Why are there different hominin species sprinkled throughout the islands of Southeast Asia? A study led by UI paleoanthropologist Russell Ciochon suggests that ancient humans followed nomadic prey throughout the islands as the climate changed, then became isolated and later went extinct.

New Tippie College Quad Cities facility dedicated

Gov. Terry Branstad was among those in attendance as UI dedicated the new Quad Cities home of the Tippie College of Business in Davenport.
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Kid Captain 2016 nominations are now open

Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Parents and guardians of current or former patients have until March 31 to nominate their child to be a 2016 Kid Captain.

Hunt for heart surgery's 'holy grail' leads entrepreneur to Iowa

Retrieving healthy veins from legs for use in heart bypass procedures presents risks and complications on top of those related to the heart surgery. What would it take to develop an artificial alternative? That wondering recently led medical entrepreneur Manny Villafaña to researchers at the University of Iowa.

Women preparing for combat in Iowa National Guard

Tuesday, March 1, 2016
With the door finally open for women to prepare for combat for the first time in the Iowa National Guard’s 176-year history, University of Iowa student Megan Reaska didn't hesitate to step up.

Algorithm developed by UI researchers could predict movie profitability

An algorithm developed by Tippie College of Business researchers Kang Zhao and Michael Lash uses dozens of factors to determine the probability of a movie turning a profit at the box office.