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The members of the musical band Grand Funk Railroad pose for a publicity photo. The band will perform as part of the UI homecoming festivities

UI gets ready to celebrate 100 years of Homecoming

Thursday, September 27, 2012
Get ready to celebrate University of Iowa athletics and 100 years of tradition before the Hawkeyes take on Minnesota on Saturday. (Note: A paid subscription is required.)

Longevity Awards: May 2012

Thursday, September 27, 2012
Staff Council’s service recognition program acknowledges all professional & scientific and merit staff who have reached 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 years of continuous service. Longevity Award winners receive a certificate and letter of appreciation from the Office of the President.

Talk of the walk

Thursday, September 27, 2012
On Wednesday, Oct. 3, you can join hundreds of University of Iowa faculty, staff, and students in one of the biggest walks of the year, the Healthiest State Walks.
Publicity photo of It Gets Better actors Sacha Sacket, Jason Currie, Tyler Houston, Mario Mosley, and Tod Macofsky (courtesy of GMCLA)

It Gets Better musical to debut at UI

Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Gay Men's Chorus of LA and the It Gets Better Project are to debut the musical It Gets Better on Oct. 19 at the University of Iowa's Hancher.
Photo by Russ Mitchell/ Members of the University of Iowa's Police Division pick up a pair of Victory Motorcycles customized for law enforcement at a Spirit Lake factory.

UI purchases Victory Police motorcycles

Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Members of the University of Iowa Police arrived in Spirit Lake Tuesday to pick up a pair of customized Victory Police motorcycles, making them the first law enforcement agency in eastern Iowa to add motorcycles to its fleet.
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Creative sessions slated to inspire Carnaval Parade floats

Wednesday, September 26, 2012
A University of Iowa professor is encouraging Iowans to bring their memories and fondness for the state to a creative process that will inspire floats and more for an Iowa City Carnaval Parade. Four sessions of Carnaval Art will be held at the UI’s Old Capitol Museum beginning Oct. 4.

It's spooky! It's fun! It's free!

Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Enjoy a night of spooky fun that's free and open to the public when the University of Iowa Pentacrest Museums host the eighth annual Creepy Campus Crawl Friday, Oct. 26.

Math department presents Rockwell Lecture Oct. 3

Tuesday, September 25, 2012
The University of Iowa Department of Mathematics will present the third annual Rockwell Lecture, delivered by Suncica Canic, Cullen Distinguished Professor in the University of Houston Department of Mathematics, at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 3, in Lecture Room 1 of Van Allen Hall on the UI campus.

UI Muslims, expert offer mixed view on Middle East protests

Tuesday, September 25, 2012
University of Iowa Muslim students, a UI expert, and members of the local community share mixed views on the now-infamous anti-Muslim video that sparked uprisings in the Muslim world.
Photo of Christie Vilsack and Steve King

Hagle: swaying independents key to King-Vilsack race

Tuesday, September 25, 2012
University of Iowa political science professor Tim Hagle says that northwest congressional race candidates Steve King and Christie Vilsack will need to sway independent voters to win the district.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon closes UI chapter

Monday, September 24, 2012
The University of Iowa issued a statement following an announcement by the national headquarters of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Monday that it is closing its UI chapter.

College Of Engineering holds annual Fall Career Fair Sept. 27

Monday, September 24, 2012
The University of Iowa College of Engineering Fall Career Fair Thursday is expected to be one of the best attended by employers in a while.