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Steam blows slated for Dec. 9 at Burlington-Riverside intersection

Friday, December 4, 2015
University of Iowa Facilities Management will conduct a series of steam blows near the northwest intersection of Burlington Street and Riverside Drive beginning at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, and ending by 3 p.m.

Video: Graduate College winter commencement ceremony 2015

Thursday, December 3, 2015
A video recording of the winter 2015 UI Graduate College ceremony is available for viewing.

Video: Teacher Education Convocation winter 2015

Thursday, December 3, 2015
A video recording of the winter 2015 Teacher Education Convocation is available for viewing.

Video: Undergraduate winter commencement ceremony 2015

Thursday, December 3, 2015
A video recording of the winter 2015 UI Undergraduate Ceremony, which includes students from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Tippie College of Business, University College, and the Bachelor of Science degree candidates in the Carver College of Medicine, is now available for viewing.
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Marsalis patriarch bringing modern jazz flavor to Iowa City for holiday concert

Thursday, December 3, 2015
Ellis Marsalis' family is one of the most famous in all of music, and Marsalis himself is a top-notch performer in his own right. His upcoming Hancher concert will feature holiday music.
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Get to Know...Rossina Liu

Thursday, December 3, 2015
The "Get to Know" series asks University of Iowa faculty, staff, and students a few questions about their work and outside interests. Today we visit with the College of Education's Rossina Liu, who is also the faculty fellow for the Provost's Office of Outreach and Engagement.

Breast surgery may prolong survival for some women with stage IV breast cancer

Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Using data from over 21,000 patients, a UI study shows that survival has improved for women with stage IV breast cancer over the past two and a half decades and that receiving surgery to remove the primary tumor is associated with improved survival.
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UI students attend global climate meeting

Wednesday, December 2, 2015
University of Iowa students and faculty are attending the global climate talks this month in Paris. Four students from three colleges and a faculty member in engineering will further their research and report on what they see and learn at the COP 21 meeting.
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UI Children's Hospital to be renamed for Stead family

Wednesday, December 2, 2015
In honor of Jerre and Mary Joy Stead and their extraordinary commitment to children’s medicine at the University of Iowa, the Board of Regents, State of Iowa, approved the University of Iowa's request to rename UI Children’s Hospital the Stead Family University of Iowa Children’s Hospital.
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IC Red Week turns Iowa City red

Wednesday, December 2, 2015
IC Red Week is a week of promoting HIV/AIDS awareness around the Iowa City area, hosted by a collaboration of University of Iowa student organizations. True to its name, the IC Red Week will turn Iowa City red with activities through Dec. 5.

With an eye toward greater efficiency

Wednesday, December 2, 2015
A team of University of Iowa students will visit India in January to help a world-renowned eye doctor provide vision care and cataract surgery to more poor patients.
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Sticking it to the patient less often

Wednesday, December 2, 2015
A new University of Iowa invention aims to make patients feel less like human pincushions when it comes to IV needles, while creating a technology that could be a significant player in the global health care market.