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University of Iowa College of Education alumna Rachel DeMaris has earned the Iowa Children’s Museum’s second-annual Robert E. Yager Active Learning Award, which recognizes Iowa teachers who provide students “opportunities to become engaged learners, innovative thinkers, and creative problem-solvers.”

Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.

Kristy Nabhan-Warren, associate professor of religious studies in the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, will read from her new book, "The Cursillo Movement in America: Catholics, Protestants, and Fourth-Day Spirituality," at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3, in a free reading at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City.

Grace Lidgett, 8, was just 14 months old when she was referred to UI Children’s Hospital. She started showing allergy symptoms and had difficulty growing. The family learned she has cystic fibrosis—a genetic disorder that causes her body to produce thick, sticky mucus that clogs her organs.

One of the leading figures in jazz, Wycliffe Gordon will lead a hot band in two Club Hancher performances on Nov. 8—the earlier of which is already sold out.

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds toured the University of Iowa's Bedell Entrepreneurship Learning Laboratory (BELL) and the UI College of Pharmacy Thursday at the invitation of student government leaders.

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and University of Iowa President Sally Mason announced today (Thursday, Oct. 24) that the UI and the Iowa Association of Independent Colleges and Universities will jointly develop an online Iowa history course and history resource website that will be made available statewide.

The period instrument duo ADASTRA, comprised of violinist Jennifer Roig-Francoli and harpsichordist Vivian Montgomery, will present a free public concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, in Riverside Recital Hall on the University of Iowa campus.

A group of UI undergraduates studying social entrepreneurship is working on a project to help advance the university's sustainability goals by launching a new online bartering, buying, and selling site exclusively for students.

In an effort to deepen the pool of IT and web development workers in the state, the University of Iowa has developed a series of workshops and boot camps to develop Iowa’s workforce in cutting-edge technologies.

Joan Kjaer Kirkman will never forget the welcome her daughter received at the UI Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center. Her family's experience inspires Kirkman to support the search for new treatments and, eventually, cures.