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University to honor legacy of MLK

Tuesday, January 10, 2017
The university will celebrate the life of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. with a Day of Service on Jan. 16 as well as a number of other events, including a lecture by writer and digital strategist Luvvie Ajayi, film screenings, symposiums, and more.

Why high-dose vitamin C kills cancer cells

Tuesday, January 10, 2017
University of Iowa cancer researchers have homed in on the biological details of how high-dose vitamin C (also known as ascorbate) kills cancer cells.
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Theme Semester 2017: Our Lives Online

Tuesday, January 10, 2017
How have the Internet and technology changed us? Let’s take a closer look. Our Lives Online events begin with the UI’s WorldCanvass program at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 17, and speaker Luvvie Ajayi at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 18.

Strack, Usachev named J.P. Long Professors of Pharmacology

Friday, January 6, 2017
Stefan Strack and Yuriy Usachev, both professors of pharmacology, have been appointed to endowed professorships named for a former chairman of the department, John Paul Long. The five-year appointments are effective Jan. 1, 2017.

Wolf named Callaghan Chair in Sports Medicine

Friday, January 6, 2017
Brian Wolf, professor in the University of Iowa Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, has been appointed the John and Kim Callaghan Chair in Sports Medicine. The five-year appointment became effective Dec. 1.

Iowa goal-setting expert advises on New Year’s resolutions

Mark Archibald helps undergraduate students in the Tippie College of Business set goals for themselves, and he suggests people should be specific when deciding on a New Year's resolution.

UI students create football art

Two University of Iowa art students will exhibit work that was inspired by Hawkeye football games.

Business majors teach financial literacy to Iowa City high school students

Finance majors in the Tippie College of Business teach financial literacy skills to at-risk students in Iowa City high schools.

Iowa saves students money by decreasing, consolidating fees

The University of Iowa has been consolidating and reducing fees for several years to increase transparency and to help save students money.

Recent deaths

Wednesday, January 4, 2017
Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.
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Old Gold: Researching Seymour Gray Jr., civil rights activist and Hawkeye

Tuesday, January 3, 2017
UI archivist David McCartney is seeking to learn more about a 1965 graduate and political activist from Des Moines. Can you help?

More volunteering as teens leads to less illegal activity as adults

Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Teenagers who participate in volunteer activities may be less likely to get in trouble with the law when they become adults, according to a new study from the University of Iowa College of Public Health.