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Alumni filmmakers Scott Beck, Bryan Woods strike deal with Paramount Pictures

The duo came up with the idea for ‘A Quiet Place’ while students at the UI
By: Chris Peters  |  2017.05.25  |  09:22 am
UI alumni Scott Beck and Bryan Woods have been writing scripts and making films for years, even as students. They recently signed a deal with Paramount Pictures for what will be their biggest project yet.
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University of Iowa names new vice president for student life

Melissa Shivers to begin in June
By: Office of Strategic Communication  |  2017.05.25  |  08:15 am
The University of Iowa has named Melissa Shivers the next vice president for student life. Shivers has 20 years of experience serving students and is currently associate vice chancellor for student life and dean of students at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, a role she has held since June 2014.
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UI undergrads working at forefront of space science

By: Richard C. Lewis  |  2017.05.19  |  12:36 pm
Since the 1950s, the University of Iowa has given undergraduates the opportunity to work with top space scientists to build instruments that have travelled throughout our solar system and beyond. That hands-on experience has landed Hawkeyes jobs with NASA and prepared them for success in many other important industries.
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UI professor gets a firsthand look at the business of lawmaking

David Cwiertny provides scientific expertise as staffer for House Committee on Energy and Commerce
By: Lynn Anderson Davy  |  2017.05.19  |  09:48 am
UI engineering professor David Cwiertny decided to spend his sabbatical working for the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and hopes his experience will inform his next course, Politics and Economics of Food, Energy and Water Systems. Cwiertny recently sat down with “Iowa Now” to discuss his time in D.C.

UI professor tackles barriers to higher education for low-income and first-generation students

Recent research on the role of admission officials to be shared at upcoming symposium
By: Lynn Anderson Davy  |  2017.05.18  |  10:55 am
A University of Iowa study shows that college admission officers are more likely to accept low-income students if they have a better understanding of the high schools those students attend. The findings will be discussed at a May 22 symposium at the UI College of Education.
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Iowa high schoolers learn from UI’s celebrated Nonfiction Writing Program

The Lloyd-Jones Residency was established to give Iowa high school students a college experience through intensive writing master classes
By: Chris Peters  |  2017.05.17  |  02:24 pm
A group of 26 students from seven high schools across Iowa got to study with faculty and graduate students in the UI’s Nonfiction Writing Program through the Lloyd-Jones Residency for Versatile Writing. “I thought this only happened in the movies,” said one participant after attending a graduate student reading.
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UI geology professor exploring Earth’s history and geological dynamics—at sea

By: Richard C. Lewis  |  2017.05.17  |  08:34 am
UI earth and environmental sciences professor David Peate is participating in an international expedition to study how Earth’s continents and oceans evolved. The shipboard team is drilling cores in the seabed of the South China Sea, and some of those samples will come to Iowa for analysis.
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You can now pay for parking in Iowa City by phone

UI-led partnership with Iowa City and Passport Parking LLC brings parking payment app to campus, area
By: Cristóbal McKinney  |  2017.05.16  |  11:41 am
The University of Iowa and the city of Iowa City are rolling out the mobile parking service PassportParking, which allows drivers to pay for parking at meters on campus and around the city using smartphones, tablets, or any other electronic device. However, drivers can still pay with coin or card.

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