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Media advisory: UI to hold Deeded Body Program memorial service Aug. 29

Wednesday, August 27, 2014
The Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology in the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine will hold its annual memorial service for the Deeded Body Program at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, at Oakland Cemetery, 1000 Brown St., in Iowa City.

Public invited to suicide prevention workshop Sept. 10

Wednesday, August 27, 2014
UI Professor John Westefeld will present a 90-minute workshop on the warning signs, intervention strategies, and resources available for suicide prevention in the College of Education's Teacher Leader Center on Wednesday, Sept. 10, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
“Arrested Development” actor Jeffrey Tambor will speak at the University of Iowa on Aug. 28.

UI Lecture Committee announces fall lineup

Tuesday, August 26, 2014
The University of Iowa Lecture Committee will kick off its fall semester lecture series on Thursday, Aug. 28, with actor Jeffrey Tambor presenting “Performing Your Life.”

UI's John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center takes top honors at Silicon Prairie Awards

Tuesday, August 26, 2014
UI's John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center was named the top service provider of the year at the Silicon Prairie Awards last week.

Tapping Iowa City's energy

Tuesday, August 26, 2014
The Midwest Creative College Conference, hosted by the UI School of Urban and Regional Planning to commemorate its 50th anniversary, will be held in Iowa City Sept. 19-20. The conference will explore how college towns can convert their energy and cultural vibrance into an entrepreneurial start-up scene.

Crime Alert

Monday, August 25, 2014
The University of Iowa issued a Crime Alert on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014.

TIER update: Fall timeline adjusted

Monday, August 25, 2014
The Iowa Board of Regents has slowed the implementation timeline for some TIER administrative business cases, incorporated more time for faculty engagement this fall, and appointed Mark Braun to help manage the project.
President Mason addressing a crowd

UI celebrates the dedication of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles Diabetes Research Center

Monday, August 25, 2014
The University of Iowa dedicated the Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center with a weekend of opening activities. The new facility features 20,000 square feet of advanced research space with cutting-edge medical equipment. Center researchers will pursue innovative diabetes research and find treatments and cures for the epidemic that affects more than 9 percent of the American...

Slater Hall residents return after precautionary evacuation

Monday, August 25, 2014
Residents returned to Slater Hall Sunday evening after a precautionary evacuation prompted by discovery of unknown chemicals in a third-floor room.

Nite Ride to extend service hours

Monday, August 25, 2014
Starting Monday, Aug. 25, University of Iowa's Nite Ride will operate on a 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. schedule seven days a week throughout the school year, ensuring safe transport late at night.

Achievements: UI faculty, staff, students, and alumni making news

Monday, August 25, 2014
University staff, faculty, students, and alumni are accomplishing great things every day. See who's making news with awards, publications, promotion and tenure, and more.
Students in a finance class at Pepperdine University’s business school in Malibu, Calif. (Michal Czerwonka for The Wall Street Journal)

UI offers Chinese-language coaching for professors

Monday, August 25, 2014
Faculty and staff at the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business are learning how to welcome incoming Chinese students—by correctly pronouncing their names.