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The Hygienic Lab's Student Mentorship Program gives young Iowans such as Moeller (left) and Wills an opportunity to observe laboratory scientists like Cindy Rieflin (right) at work.

Young scientists inspired by State Hygienic Lab mentors

Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Budding scientists from across the state are gaining extra insight into their projects with help from mentors at the State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa .
Holy Grail

UI's Cargill: 'Absolutely no way' to confirm finding of Holy Grail

Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Robert Cargill, UI assistant professor of classics, casts doubt on a report that two European historians have located the so-called Holy Grail, the goblet Jesus used at the Last Supper.

Workshop grad Burke to read April 7

Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Writers’ Workshop graduate Marcus Burke will read from his new novel, "Team Seven," at 7 p.m. Monday, April 7, in a free reading at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City. The reading also will be streamed live on the University of Iowa Writing University website.

Nominate colleagues for UI Staff Council awards

Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Know of University of Iowa staff members who have done something really great for the university, the community, or the state? Now's your chance to nominate them for some of the university's top staff honors.

Koontz: Iowa nonprofits serve important role

Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Richard Koontz, director of the UI's Larned A. Waterman Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center, discusses the role of nonprofits in supporting the state economy and the well-being of its residents.
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UI study associates diet drinks with heart disease in older women

Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Diet drinks may increase the risk of heart attacks, stroke, and other heart problems in postmenopausal women, according to a UI study.

Hancher brings sounds of Mexico to Iowa with Sones de México

Tuesday, April 1, 2014
When we think about music from other countries, it can be easy to get caught up in a one-note stereotype. UI’s Hancher will present Sones de México Friday, April 11, at 7:30 p.m. at the Englert Theatre, where the folk music ensemble will share the full scope of Mexico’s varied traditions.

Slam poet Joaquin Zihuatanejo to perform April 2

Monday, March 31, 2014
In honor of Cesar Chavez week, the Association of Latinos Moving Ahead welcomes award-winning artist Joaquin Zihuatanejo to the UI campus for a celebration of diversity and the power of words. Zihuatanejo will perform Wednesday, April 2, at Shambaugh Auditorium in the Main Library from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Clinton Street closure near new music building

Monday, March 31, 2014
Clinton Street will be closed to through traffic from the intersection at Burlington Street south one block to Court Street, effective April 1 through August 26. Traffic should follow detour signs via S. Dubuque Street to Prentiss Street.
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UI hosts Girl Scouts for STEM activities

Monday, March 31, 2014
Girl Scouts from Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois spent the day at the UI College of Engineering participating in STEM activities including casting broken bones, making batteries, and testing scientific laws.
Denise Vwatch Cofas

Distance learning helps UI student attain dream, bachelor's degree

Monday, March 31, 2014
Denise Veatch Cofas was able to realize her dream of obtaining a bachelor's degree thanks to a UI Division of Continuing Education distance learning program, and is proud to say she's "a Hawkeye through and through."

Notre Dame to award Mason honorary doctor of laws degree

Monday, March 31, 2014
The University of Notre Dame announced today that it is awarding University of Iowa President Sally Mason an honorary doctor of laws degree during its commencement ceremony May 18.