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UI dentistry student studies socioeconomics of dental care

Monday, February 19, 2018
UI College of Dentistry students focus on a variety of topics, from improved ways to apply dental sealants to a woman’s risk of having a baby with a cleft palate if she consumes alcohol during her pregnancy. Graduate student Frankie Chyi is studying the connection between dentistry and socioeconomic status.
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UI alumnus Tuma Basa setting the trends in hip-hop

Monday, February 19, 2018
UI alumnus Tuma Basa determines what hip-hop songs Spotify plays, breaking acts nationally.
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From Writers’ Workshop graduate to world-renowned choreographer

Monday, February 19, 2018
Lin Hwai-min came to the University of Iowa as an International Writing Program participant, then joined the Writers’ Workshop. A few years later—and after a life-altering dance class—he founded Taiwan’s first professional dance company.
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UI announces third candidate for College of Law dean

Sunday, February 18, 2018
Jonathan Cardi, executive associate dean for academic affairs and professor of law at Wake Forest University School of Law, is the third finalist for the next University of Iowa College of Law N. William Hines Dean. He will visit campus Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 19 and 20.
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President Harreld on the generational disinvestment in public higher education

Thursday, February 15, 2018
University of Iowa President J. Bruce Harreld shares a piece he wrote for “The Daily Iowan” about the generational disinvestment public universities have faced.
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University of Iowa undergraduates go to ‘rocket school’

Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Two University of Iowa undergraduates took part in an intensive, international science program to design, build, and fly a sounding rocket. The class allows students to learn the challenges associated with conceiving and successfully executing a complete rocket mission.
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UI study finds that a surprise stimulus helps people stop an action

Tuesday, February 13, 2018
A new study from the University of Iowa finds that an unexpected sound causes people to stop an action more often than when they heard no sound at all. The finding could lead to new treatments for motor-control disorders, as well as address aging-related decline in motor control.
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Digital treasure trove: UI makes avant-garde works accessible to the world

Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Learn how the University of Iowa brings art movements such as Dada and Fluxus to life in classrooms and homes across the world.

liveWELL: To be productive, one must pump the brakes

Tuesday, February 13, 2018
David Drake, professor of microbiology in the Iowa Institute for Oral Health Research in the College of Dentistry, subscribes to the idea that rest and relaxation must be part of the formula to achieve true productivity.
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Critically acclaimed writing teacher, Writers’ Workshop professor calls attention to aesthetics

Monday, February 12, 2018
Growing up surrounded by educators, Margot Livesey wanted to do something different. Yet, the critically acclaimed author eventually ended up teaching at the prestigious Iowa Writers' Workshop.
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UI announces second candidate for College of Law dean

Sunday, February 11, 2018
A university search committee has announced the second finalist for the next University of Iowa College of Law N. William Hines Dean. Lincoln Davies, associate dean for academic affairs at the S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah, will visit campus Feb. 12 and 13.

Committee to host open forums discussing search for next vice president for research and economic development

Wednesday, February 7, 2018
A search committee formed to hire the next leader for the Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development will host two open forums focusing on the organization’s structure and ideal qualifications for the next person who leads it. The forums will be Feb. 9 and Feb. 20.