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Media tipsheet: UI election-season experts

Thursday, January 14, 2016
Several University of Iowa experts are available to the media to share their expertise regarding the Iowa Caucus and 2016 presidential election.

Walgreens donates $350,000 for skills rooms in new UI College of Pharmacy building

Tuesday, January 12, 2016
The Walgreen Company, one of the nation’s largest drugstore chains, has donated $350,000 to support an interdisciplinary, multi-use suite of 10 skills room in the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy’s new building.

Mastering big data in Des Moines

Tuesday, January 12, 2016
The University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business will begin offering a Master of Science degree in business analytics starting this fall in Des Moines, providing flexible opportunities for advanced study in a rapidly growing career field.

Leadership program makes big leap

Tuesday, January 12, 2016
The UI College of Education’s Master of Arts in educational leadership program ranks No. 17 in the 2016 edition of the 'U.S. News and World Report’ Best Online Graduate Education Programs and the 16th-best program for veterans, thanks to an excellent job placement rate and the flexibility online learning provides.
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Honoring the human values that the King holiday epitomizes

Monday, January 11, 2016
Join the campuswide celebration! Faculty, staff, students, and community members will participate in lectures, discussions, and cultural arts presentations. All events are free and open to the public.

UI recognized for excellence in pain education

Monday, January 11, 2016
The UI is one of  11 Centers for Excellence in Pain Education selected by the National Institutes of Health Pain Consortium. The  centers will help improve pain education for undergraduate and graduate health professional students. 

Boosting mothers' moods

Monday, January 11, 2016
A University of Iowa researcher is working with the Veterans Administration on a pilot program to help female veterans suffering from postpartum depression.

Pieper elected to American Society for Clinical Investigation

Monday, January 11, 2016
Andrew Pieper, professor of psychiatry and member of the Pappajohn Biomedical Institute, has been selected for membership in the American Society for Clinical Investigation, one of the nation’s oldest and most respected medical honor societies

An ode to marching band culture, style, and history in Iowa

Stanford University’s marching band generated a load of controversy at the Rose Bowl last week when it played the FarmersOnly.com jingle. University of Iowa Hawkeye Marching Band Director Kevin Kastens talks about Iowa’s performance at the Rose Bowl and about marching band styles and culture across the country.

Cutting-edge robot designed with brain surgeons in mind

Three University of Iowa computer engineering students created a cutting-edge robot, made for when patients are under the knife. The idea came from a UI doctor who said for years brain surgeons have faced a major annoyance in the operating room.

Trump's first TV ad: A wall, a ban, and a beheading

UI political science professor Timothy Hagle says Donald Trump's first TV ad of 2016 is appealing to the candidate's supporters, who like his no-nonsense style. "It's the kind of straight talk and non-hedging approach he's had all along," Hagle says.
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Interaction during reading is key to language development

Friday, January 8, 2016
A new UI study finds babies make more speech-like sounds during reading than when playing with puppets or toys—and mothers are more responsive to these types of sounds while reading to their child than during the other activities.