Campus
Tennis duo towers over opposition
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
University of Iowa students Michael Swank and Garret Dunn are imposing figures at the net for the UI men's tennis team. Both stand over 6-feet, 7-inches tall, and the two have formed a lethal duo at the No. 1 doubles position for the Hawkeye men's tennis team.
RecycleMania aids UI sustainability efforts
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
The University of Iowa has successfully kicked off its participation in the 2013 RecycleMania tournament, the national competition in which college campuses compete over eight weeks to see who can reduce, reuse, and recycle the most on-campus waste.
Campus committed to sustainable forestry
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
The Arbor Day Foundation has named the University of Iowa a 2012 Tree Campus USA in honor of its commitment to effective community forestry management.
Music and medicine
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Don't be surprised to find Debra Schwinn, the new dean of the UI Carver College of Medicine, in the violin section of the UI Health Care Faculty-Staff Orchestra. Throughout her medical training and academic career, she's found time to pursue her interest in music.
UI researchers: how infants learn to look, look to learn
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Radio features John Spencer and Sammy Perone's University of Iowa psychology research into how infants learn to look and how looking helps them learn.
Semi-amorous M&M is Super Bowl's best
Monday, February 4, 2013
A red M&M who will do anything for love, within reason, was named the best commercial from Sunday's Super Bowl by Tippie MBA marketing students.
Tropical Indoor Triathlon at the CRWC
Monday, February 4, 2013
Recreational Services will host the second annual Tropical Indoor Triathlon at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center, Sunday, Feb. 10.
Equity, diversity, and education
Monday, February 4, 2013
Research shows that there is not one profession whose clients and customers wouldn’t benefit from their service providers having received multicultural training. When it comes to having a diverse population to serve, I believe educators are at the top of the list of those in this category.
Big event, big results
Monday, February 4, 2013
Dance Marathon 2013's fund-raising total of $1.5 million brings the group's historic tally to $12.7 million, establishing its place as one of the nation's top college philanthropies.
UI's Johnson explains how technology helps Iowans with disabilities
Friday, February 1, 2013
Gary Johnson with the UI Center for Disabilities and Development shares how he helps Iowans with disabilities find technology to assist them with completing tasks in his role as an Iowa Program for Assistive Technology behavioral consultant.
UI Dance Marathon supports girl fighting leukemia
Friday, February 1, 2013
University of Iowa students volunteering with Dance Marathon are helping children like 22-month-old Nora Sanderson who has acute lymphoblastic leukemia. (Note: A paid subscription may be required.)
One-on-one with Gary Barta
Friday, February 1, 2013
Gary Barta, the University of Iowa’s director of athletics, sat down with staff of hawkeyesports.com to discuss everything from academic excellence in the classroom to facility improvements.
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