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Music teachers drum up fun at IMU

Music teachers jammed to the sound of Tubano drums Thursday at the Iowa Memorial Union in Iowa City. About 60 K-12 music teachers and others gathered for World Music Drumming workshops on the University of Iowa campus, hosted by the UI College of Education and West Music.

Iowa law celebrates 150 years

Friday, July 17, 2015
Join the College of Law as it celebrates this sesquicentennial, and follow the landmark events that transformed the department into one of the most respected law schools in the country.

UI-sponsored research, total external funding up in FY 2015

Friday, July 17, 2015
Both research funding and total external funding to the University of Iowa rose in 2014-15, with new and continued grants and contracts fueling research that will benefit Iowa, the Midwest, and the world.
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3D Design students bring world-class talent to Iowa State Fair booth

Friday, July 17, 2015
Sure, you can go to the Iowa State Fair and only see an Uncle Pennybags made out of butter, but why stop there? A team of 3D design students from the University of Iowa is hard at work to bring innovative art to the fairgrounds this year.
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UI political science lecturer Grossman outlines nuts and bolts of Iran deal

Thursday, July 16, 2015
Nicholas Grossman, who teaches UI courses on Middle East and international relations, has been following the Iran negotiations closely.

UI TIER update: July 15

Wednesday, July 15, 2015
As the UI moves forward with the Iowa Board of Regents’ TIER project, campus leaders are committed to keeping colleagues informed. Here are the latest developments across academic and business cases.
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We're running out of water. Is desalination the answer?

University of Iowa civil and environmental engineering professor Jerry Schnoor talks with WGBH about the water crisis, pollution, and how to make sure there's enough water for future generations.

Cameron discusses empathy as a choice

UI assistant professor Daryl Cameron and his research colleagues believe that empathy is only as limited as people choose it to be. "The 'limits' to our empathy are merely apparent, and can change, sometimes drastically, depending on what we want to feel," they write in a recent editorial.
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UI's Saba Ali shares education's role in career placement and preparation

Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Saba Ali, UI College of Education associate professor, speaks with Talk of Iowa host Charity Nebbe about education's role in career placement and preparation as part of an Iowa at Work series.

Wurster receives alum award from Purdue

Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Dale Wurster, professor of pharmaceutical sciences and experimental therapeutics in the UI College of Pharmacy, was recognized earlier this spring with a Distinguished Alumni Award from Purdue University.
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UI summer program gives hands-on research experience to high school students

Max Otoadese is one of 39 high school students from across the state, nation, and world pursuing hands-on science at the UI this summer, thanks to the College of Education Belin-Blank Center's Secondary Student Training Program. The rigorous, five-week residential research program also provides 3 semester hours of college credit.
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The people honored with named buildings

Numerous individuals have made a significant impact on the University of Iowa and have been honored with a facility in their name. The UI Facilities Management website houses a directory of said individuals; visitors can read about the honorees' achievements, view their pictures, and learn more about the buildings.