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Sustainability through university-community partnerships

Friday, February 22, 2013
Charles Connerly, director and professor of the UI School of Urban and Regional Planning, and Nicholas Benson will present the next installment of the PDH4L series in their talk, titled “Improving Iowa’s Sustainability Through University-Community Partnerships” from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28 in 1117 University Capitol Center (UCC) in, Conference Room A.

UI staff, public get UI Children's Hospital sneak peek

Friday, February 22, 2013
UI staff and the general public got the first major sneak peek of the designs of the new UI Children's Hospital facility, which opens in 2016.
Young boy smiles while participating in UI youth writing outreach program

UI students, staff help youth through writing program

Friday, February 22, 2013
The Better Futures for Iowans grant awarded to the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences' Frank N. Magid Undergraduate Writing Center has launched a dynamic outreach initiative with the Iowa Youth Writing Project.

Job fair brings 130 employers to campus

Friday, February 22, 2013
The annual UI spring job fair will held in the Iowa Memorial Union on Wednesday, Feb. 27, with representatives from 130 employers on hand.

Getting the swing of it

Friday, February 22, 2013
The University of Iowa Swing Dance Club offers weekly workshops where participants can learn dances and music.

Robert F. Ray Staff Scholarship available

Friday, February 22, 2013
University of Iowa staff members who wish to begin or continue their undergraduate education can apply for funding support from the Robert F. Ray Staff Scholarship, offered through the Division of Continuing Education.

UI students named to President's list for fall 2012

Thursday, February 21, 2013
Some 200 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the President's List for the 2012 fall semester.
Nebraska fans cheer as their team takes the field at Kinnick Stadium

UI to reseat Kinnick Stadium in 2014

Thursday, February 21, 2013
University of Iowa officials will reseat ticket holders at Kinnick Stadium for just the second time starting in 2014.

Swim meet to move to Field House after closure of CRWC pool

Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Leaders of University of Iowa Recreational Services announced today that a glass guardrail panel on the second level of the pool balcony in the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center broke late Tuesday night, sending shards of glass into the water and causing a closure of the main competition portion of the pool.
Illustration of two women looking at the book jacket of 'Bell Jar'

UI expert comments on crazy paradox of stereotypical book covers

Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Meenakshi Gigi Durham, a UI journalism professor, discusses the "crazy paradox" of how some book covers use stereotypes of mainstream femininity to visually represent work that challenges those stereotypes in a story on the 50th anniversary edition of The Bell Jar.

'Night at the Museum' returns March 22

Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Explore the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History after dark and discover why giant Ice Age beasts went extinct. Stay up late for the “Night at the Museum” spring series with the “Ice Age” from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, March 22.

UI students named to Dean's list for fall 2012

Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Some 4,000 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the Dean's list for the 2012 fall semester.