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UI real estate research benefits Johnson County

Friday, April 24, 2015
A team of University of Iowa students has written the first commercial real estate market analysis for Johnson County in four years, and the report finds the local market to be healthy and thriving.
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Celebrating 25 years of Hubble: researchers share notable space photos

Friday, April 24, 2015
Hubble turns 25, and University of Iowa researchers share some of the pictures they've been able to snap in the telescope's lifetime.

UI Theatre announces Iowa New Play Festival

Friday, April 24, 2015
For more than 40 years, the University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts has presented an annual festival centered on producing, reading, and analyzing new scripts from the Iowa Playwrights Workshop. Iowa New Play Festival 2015 will take place at the UI Theatre Building May 4-9.

In search of tinnitus, that phantom ringing in the ears

Thursday, April 23, 2015
Tapping the highly specialized expertise of a brain research lab at the University of Iowa, researchers have taken advantage of a rare opportunity to record directly from the brain of a person with tinnitus in order to find the brain networks responsible for this often debilitating condition.

Iowa Board of Regents April 23 roundup

Thursday, April 23, 2015
Following are highlights from the Iowa Board of Regents meeting Thursday, April 23, at the School for the Deaf in Council Bluffs.
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Phil’s Day’s 'Senior Year'

Thursday, April 23, 2015
There’s no other day during the school year when philanthropy is more visible on the University of Iowa campus than on Phil’s Day, Thursday, April 30. The fourth annual Phil's Day marks—literally—the impact of private gifts on UI facilities, programs, and people.
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UI to offer bachelor's degree in public health

Thursday, April 23, 2015
Beginning fall 2016, the University of Iowa will offer bachelor’s degrees in public health, the first Board of Regents institution to offer an undergraduate major in the field. The degree program is expected to help meet Iowa’s need for public health trained professionals who can directly support citizens’ health.

Iowa Now Minute - 4/23/15

Thursday, April 23, 2015
This week on Iowa Now Minute features The Bachelor, a shark, and a top 10 draft pick.

Gable lands on 'NY Times' Best Sellers list

Thursday, April 23, 2015
In March the University of Iowa Press published "A Wrestling Life: The Inspiring Stories of Dan Gable." The book has flown off the shelves and was just added to "The New York Times" Best Sellers list for sports books, one of the prominent bestseller lists in the United States.
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Making a B1G impact

Wednesday, April 22, 2015
University of Iowa junior softball player Haley Hansel is a Big Ten student-athlete, but that's not her only big role.
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Writing certificate sets UI students apart in job search

Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Students of all majors can benefit from the university’s top-ranked writing programs by completing an Undergraduate Certificate in Writing, which is offered through the Frank N. Magid Center for Undergraduate Writing in the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

New test helps doctors tailor treatment for individual patients

Tuesday, April 21, 2015
The Iowa Institute of Human Genetics is offering a new test that will ensure that patients who may require specific pain medications, or need blood-thinning drugs to prevent heart attack or stroke, will receive medicine that is safe and effective, based on the patient's own genetic make-up.