Faculty
New Tippie College Quad Cities facility dedicated
Thursday, March 3, 2016
Gov. Terry Branstad was among those in attendance as UI dedicated the new Quad Cities home of the Tippie College of Business in Davenport.

University of Iowa announces new statewide scholarship program
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
The University of Iowa has partnered with the Raise.me scholarship platform on a statewide pilot project to encourage and improve college readiness among Iowa high school students.

Kid Captain 2016 nominations are now open
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Parents and guardians of current or former patients have until March 31 to nominate their child to be a 2016 Kid Captain.

Kantorei and University Choir live stream, March 4, 2016
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
The University of Iowa School of Music will live stream the March 4 Kantorei and University Choir performance, beginning at 7:25 p.m. CST.

Arsenic testing in Iowa above EPA standards
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
The State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa performed 490 arsenic tests for well water throughout Iowa. From these, 189 tests (38.6 percent) showed the presence of arsenic at or above the quantitation limit of 1 parts per billion (ppb). An interactive map is available for browsing.
Hunt for heart surgery's 'holy grail' leads entrepreneur to Iowa
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Retrieving healthy veins from legs for use in heart bypass procedures presents risks and complications on top of those related to the heart surgery. What would it take to develop an artificial alternative? That wondering recently led medical entrepreneur Manny Villafaña to researchers at the University of Iowa.
Chicago gets chance to see anti-bullying play
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Working Group Theatre takes anti-bullying show Out of Bounds on national tour with a stop in Chicago.
Women preparing for combat in Iowa National Guard
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
With the door finally open for women to prepare for combat for the first time in the Iowa National Guard’s 176-year history, University of Iowa student Megan Reaska didn't hesitate to step up.
Algorithm developed by UI researchers could predict movie profitability
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
An algorithm developed by Tippie College of Business researchers Kang Zhao and Michael Lash uses dozens of factors to determine the probability of a movie turning a profit at the box office.
Reitz says leap day babies face few legal complications
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Law Professor John Reitz says babies born on a February 29 face few legal complications as they grow older, so voting, getting a driver's license, or joining the military will not be an issue.
Grant boosts Iowa's Virtual Soldier Program
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Santos and Sophia are soldiers that will never see combat because they exist solely as simulations in the University of Iowa’s Virtual Soldier Research Program. Thanks to a new $2.6 million grant from the Office of Naval Research, they’re equipped to model more behaviors to prevent injuries for real-life Marines.

Learning to act, but hungry for roles to practice
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
The New York Times profiles a program, the Big Ten New Play Initiative, started by UI Theatre Arts Chair Alan MacVey.
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