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UI first-year students join hands to form a circle and must pass the hoop around without breaking their grip. Team building activities are designed to help participants in The Iowa Edge program build community with a group of peers before the semester beg

Giving students the Iowa Edge

Friday, August 22, 2014
University of Iowa students from underrepresented backgrounds had the chance to get “The Iowa Edge” before they started their education as Hawkeyes.

Division of Performing Arts announces fall auditions for actors, singers, dancers

Thursday, August 21, 2014
Auditions for University of Iowa theater, opera, and dance fall productions and performances will be held during the first week of classes, beginning on Monday, Aug. 25.
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UI Youth Ballet and School of Dance offer fall programs

Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Aspiring young dancers can develop their artistic expression this fall at programs offered through the University of Iowa Youth Ballet and School of Dance.
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UI student reflects on internship in Sen. Grassley's office

Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Randal Cooper, a UI student from Muscatine, says one of his best memories about working in Washington D.C. was a simple hello from Sen. Chuck Grassley. Grassley offers internships to college-age students who want to learn more about public service and government.

UI researchers present studies at American Sociological Association meeting

Monday, August 18, 2014
University of Iowa researchers share their studies on the skill levels of mid-career American workers and community characteristics that make citizens more generous during the American Sociological Association annual meeting Aug. 17 and 18 in San Francisco.

The passion that drives innovation

Monday, August 18, 2014
UI International Programs’ monthly WorldCanvass program will kick off its sixth season with “The Passion That Drives Innovation,” on Tuesday, Sept. 2, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at FilmScene, 118 E. College St.

Some jobs cause working parents more stress

Saturday, August 16, 2014
Working parents whose jobs tend to be viewed as aggressive, weak, or impersonal—qualities inconsistent with parenting—are more likely to be stressed out than parents working in fields that don't imply a similar identity conflict.
Riot police clear a street with smoke bombs while clashing with demonstrators in Ferguson, Missouri August 13, 2014. (REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni) Read more at http://thegazette.com/subject/news/iowa-professor-sheds-light-on-racial-tension-in-ferguson-20140821#

UI professor sheds light on racial tensions in Ferguson

Friday, August 15, 2014
UI history professor Colin Gordon has emerged as a national authority on the demographic shifts in Ferguson, Missouri, and the larger St. Louis area, that some say underlies the boiling tensions between mostly black residents and predominantly white authorities.

Achievements: UI faculty, staff, students, and alumni making news

Friday, August 15, 2014
University staff, faculty, students, and alumni are accomplishing great things every day. See who's making news with awards, publications, promotion and tenure, and more.
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The show goes on

Friday, August 15, 2014
From the latest issue of Iowa Alumni Magazine, a look at the UI Opera Theatre program.
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Media tipsheet: UI experts for back-to-school topics

Thursday, August 14, 2014
To help everyone make a smooth transition, the University of Iowa is offering a list of experts who can talk about everything from helping a child get on the right sleep schedule to what a college student should and shouldn’t bring when moving into their dorm room.

UI biologist comments on bioelectricity

Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Bernd Fritzsch, UI professor of biology, comments on the paper of another researcher, the long history of bioelectric batteries, and their potential future use in the human body.