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'Iowa Now' summer schedule

Thursday, May 21, 2015
Beginning the week of June 1, the Iowa Now Top News Digest will be sent out once a week, each Thursday, over the summer months. Other substantive and time-sensitive news will be published in Iowa Now throughout the week and/or pitched to media and shared via social channels.
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Mobile Museum travels across Iowa with Hygienic Lab onboard

More Iowans will learn about the many roles the State Hygienic Laboratory performs in safeguarding their health, as the University of Iowa Mobile Museum makes its way across the state.

UI, Kirkwood partnership to help make it easier to get business degree

Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Business students earning an Associate of Applied Sciences (AAS) degree at Kirkwood Community College will be able to transfer more easily into the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business thanks to a new degree program offered by the two schools.
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Old Gold: 'Mystery' of Fine Arts Building solved

Monday, May 18, 2015
When University of Iowa archivist David McCartney asked readers for help in identifying a long-gone building on Iowa Avenue, they responded.

Explaining the pink premium

Monday, May 18, 2015
University of Iowa marketing professor Alice Wang explains why companies charge higher prices for the exact same product when marketed at women than when they're marketed at men.
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Good handshake key to getting that job

Research by the University of Iowa's Greg Stewart finds that a good handshake is key to a successful job interview because it shows a glimpse of the candidate's personality and sets the tone for the rest of the interview.

UI TIER update: May 15

Friday, May 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 in business and academic cases.
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Oskaloosa native wins grant to teach English in Taiwan

Oskaloosa native Brett Burk has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Award to pursue an English Teaching Assistantship in Taiwan for 2015-16. Burk graduated from the University of Iowa in December 2014 with a B.A. in linguistics and an emphasis in teaching English as a second language (ESL).

UI Video: Teacher Education Convocation 2015

Friday, May 15, 2015
The UI College of Education Spring 2015 Teacher Education Convocation will be streamed live from "Iowa Now." Streaming will begin shortly before the ceremony begins Friday, May 15, at 5 p.m. Archival video will replace the live stream on the "Iowa Now" page shortly after the ceremony concludes.

New engineering requirement builds a bridge to the creative arts

Friday, May 15, 2015
Beginning in fall 2015, all entering students in the UI College of Engineering will be required to take at least three semester hours of credit in the creative arts. The new requirement is the latest addition to an educational toolkit that uniquely prepares student engineers to enter the work force.

Abel awarded $4 million to study heart failure and diabetes

Friday, May 15, 2015
E. Dale Abel, director of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center at the University of Iowa, has been awarded two separate grants totaling $4 million from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute to study the connection between diabetes, obesity, and heart failure.
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Improve your sleep efficiency

Thursday, May 14, 2015
Counting sheep isn't putting you to sleep? Not getting enough shut-eye is recognized as a major public health issue. That's why the UI Employee Assistance Program is offering a new, free program for faculty and staff called SHUTi, or Sleep Healthy Using the Internet.