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The clothesline project displays T-shirts that represent sexual assault victims and survivors on the Pentacrest

UI Clothesline Project creates awareness of sexual assault

Friday, April 26, 2013
Hundreds of T-shirts, each with a different message, lined clotheslines on the UI Pentacrest lawn Thursday as part of the Rape Victim Advocacy Program's Clothesline Project, part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

Mentoring Moscow

Friday, April 26, 2013
A 10-member delegation from one of Russia’s premier research institutions visited the University of Iowa this past week to gather ideas to help improve its growing university. The visit was hosted primarily by the UI College of Education's Belin-Blank Center.

Recent deaths

Friday, April 26, 2013
Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.

Engineering a better workforce

Friday, April 26, 2013
A UI Alumni Association networking event on Friday, May 10 will show how the UI College of Engineering is using science, technology, education, and mathematics education to prepare the workforce of the future.
Conservatives need to start making a better case for what they stand for, Sen. Mike Lee said Monday in a speech to a Washington, D.C., think tank.

UI's Hagle comments on Sen. Lee's speech

Thursday, April 25, 2013
UI political science professor Tim Hagle comments on the impact of a speech delivered by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, to a Washington, D.C. think tank.

Esposito, Huckleberry to perform April 27

Thursday, April 25, 2013
University of Iowa School of Music faculty Nicole Esposito and Alan Huckleberry will present a program of works for flute and piano by Mozart, Griffes, Taffanel, Leroux, and Prokofiev at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 27, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus. The concert is free and open to the public.

UI experts, students discuss impact of Facebook coming to Iowa

Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Facebook will soon make a home in central Iowa while Google is also adding a new data center in the state, inspiring UI experts and students to discuss what impact this will have on the economy and future employment opportunities.
University of Iowa wrestling coach Terry Brands discusses 'American Sniper' by Chris Kyle on Tuesday at Sycamore Mall. The book talk was hosted by the UNESCO City of Literature. / David Scrivner / Iowa City Press-Citizen

UI's Brands, Klaus share book titles at UNESCO event

Wednesday, April 24, 2013
UI wrestling coach Terry Brands and UI Nonfiction Writing Program Founder Carl Klaus were among residents sharing books that were meaningful to them at the third Community Book Talk hosted by UNESCO City of Literature as part of World Book Day.

Public engagement in higher education

Tuesday, April 23, 2013
University of Iowa faculty, staff, and graduate students are invited to participate in a workshop, Public Engagement in Higher Education, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 26 at the UI College of Public Health.

Achievements

Tuesday, April 23, 2013
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.

UI research finding may lead to better understanding of inner ear development

Tuesday, April 23, 2013
University of Iowa research has resulted in a discovery that may help physicians and other researchers to better understand normal inner ear development as well as diseases of the inner ear.
Dr. Chris Buresh cuddles a a Haitian youngster, Wendly Steven, 13 months old, who has severe scar tissue on his hand from grabbing a piece of firewood/

UI health experts among Iowans who volunteered in Haiti

Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Chris Buresh and Casey Panko, a UI Hospitals and Clinics emergency-medicine physician and emergency department nurse respectively, served as team leaders when traveling to Haiti in March along with other Community Health Initiative volunteers, bringing health care to rural villages in Haiti.