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Gerontological policy expert is Ida Cordelia Beam Visiting Professor Sept. 9-11

Monday, August 19, 2013
Claudia Beverly, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, director of the Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing, has dedicated her career to ensuring that all older adults receive the highest quality health care. She will be visiting the Iowa City area, including the University of Iowa, as part of the Ida Cordelia Beam Visiting...

Detours for residence-hall traffic

Friday, August 16, 2013
With construction on Interstate 80 exit 244 to Dubuque Street, drivers are advised to take alternate routes, especially as incoming University of Iowa students move into campus residence halls Aug. 18-25.

UI recognized as one of top Iowa colleges for future service members

Friday, August 16, 2013
The College Database has recognized the University of Iowa as a top college in Iowa for students interested in military service based on both affordability and the offering at least two ROTC programs—Army, Navy, or Air Force.

Recent deaths

Friday, August 16, 2013
Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.

Sustainability pays off

Friday, August 16, 2013
The University of Iowa is already seeing the benefits of a new energy-efficient data center, the first building on campus to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) platinum certification.

UI professor says droopy economy helps explain lagging birthrate

Thursday, August 15, 2013
Alice Schoonbroodt, a UI economics professor, says it makes sense that birthrates continue to be unusually low since many Americans remain uneasy with the slow recovery from the Great Recession in 2009.
University of Iowa mascot Herky visits with Collin Wheat, 12, a seventh grader at Roosevelt Middle School as Collin shows what he has learned from the new software he has been using during an Iowa Center for Assistive Technology camp at the school Wednesd

UI experts help Cedar Rapids students master assistive technology software

Thursday, August 15, 2013
UI mascot Herky visited Roosevelt Middle School in Cedar Rapids to watch students share what they had learned during a three-day camp offered through the UI College of Education's Iowa Center for Assistive Technology Education and Research.

Grant enables UI School of Social Work to offer seminars to nursing home social workers

Thursday, August 15, 2013
Thanks to a recent grant, the University of Iowa School of Social Work will be leading an initiative to produce 30 web-based seminars (or webinars) for nursing home social workers—the first series of its kind nationally.
A female college students sits at a desk holding a pencil

UI graduate offers advice for new college students

Tuesday, August 13, 2013
University of Iowa graduate Cathryn Sloane shares seven things that new incoming college students should know to help them succeed in the classroom.

Dubuque Street exit closure alters UI-bound traffic

Tuesday, August 13, 2013
University of Iowa students and their parents, UI Hospitals and Clinics patients, and others traveling to the UI campus should be aware that the Iowa Department of Transportation has closed the westbound exit from I-80 to Dubuque Street (exit 244) for construction.

Student e-mail will move to MS Office 365 this fall

Tuesday, August 13, 2013
University of Iowa Information Technology Services is in the process of migrating student e-mail to Microsoft Office 365, providing students with larger mailboxes (25 GB vs. 1 GB today) and a full portfolio of communication and collaboration tools: (Excel, Power Point, Word, OneNote, instant messaging, video conferencing, and online meetings).
Alan Phenix at the Getty Conservation Institute points to a digital image of the Jackson Pollock painting under repair. Photo by Michal Czerwonka for The Wall Street Journal

Repair of Pollock's 'Mural' highlights pioneering use of high-tech tools

Monday, August 12, 2013
Researchers at the Getty Conservation Institute have labored for a year to repair one of the 20th century's most important American paintings—a Jackson Pollock creation called Mural, which is owned by the University of Iowa. (Note: A paid subscription is required.)