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Med students have their Match Day moment

Tuesday, March 21, 2017
On Match Day (March 17), soon-to-be graduates of the Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine learned where they will spend their residencies.

Recent deaths

Monday, March 20, 2017
Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.
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Nominations sought for VP for student life

Wednesday, March 15, 2017
The co-chairs of the search committee for the next vice president for student life invite members of the UI community and friends of the university to nominate professionals they believe to be qualified to serve in the role.
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Hancher performance blends dance and architecture with unique connection to the UI

Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Choreographer Jessica Lang and architect Steven Holl, who designed both the UI’s Art Building West and Visual Arts Building, have teamed up to produce the dance “Tesseracts of Time,” which Jessica Lang Dance will perform at Hancher on March 23.
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‘Eating more vegetables helped me lower my blood pressure’

Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Chris Jones, a research scientist in the College of Engineering, was interested in reducing or eliminating his blood pressure medication through lifestyle changes. He enlisted the help of liveWELL health coach Ilona Lichty and with her guidance was able to reduce his medication dosage.
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11 UI graduate programs ranked among nation's best

Tuesday, March 14, 2017
The University of Iowa also has 24 colleges and graduate programs listed among the 25 best in the nation, according to the latest rankings released Tuesday from “U.S. News & World Report.”

College of Nursing sees 10-point improvement on Working at Iowa results

Tuesday, March 14, 2017
The UI College of Nursing’s response to their 2012 Working at Iowa survey results has paid off: The college saw a 10-point increase in agreement with the statement “Individuals in my unit are civil and respectful to each other,” from 78 percent in 2012 to 88 percent in 2016.

Briefing on ‘Cancer in Iowa: 2017’ report

Monday, March 13, 2017
The annual “Cancer in Iowa” report issued by the State Health Registry of Iowa, based at the University of Iowa College of Public Health, will be released March 22 at a 10 a.m. presentation. After formal remarks and a Q&A session, the presenters will be available for one-on-one interviews.
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Search firm selected in search for new VP of medical affairs

Monday, March 13, 2017
The search committee to name a new University of Iowa vice president for medical affairs and dean of the Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine has hired a search firm.
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UI receives prestigious award for campus internationalization

Thursday, March 9, 2017
The University of Iowa is one of only four schools in the United States to receive the prestigious 2017 Senator Paul Simon Award for Comprehensive Internationalization by NAFSA: Association of International Educators.
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UI marketing students help develop new brand to aid Iowa town seeking tourists

Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Students from the University of Iowa’s Marketing Institute, part of the Tippie College of Business, have teamed up with the city of Maquoketa to boost tourism in the eastern Iowa community. It’s a win-win: Maquoketa gets more visitors, and the UI students get real-world marketing experience.
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UI researchers propose technique for measuring weak or nonexistent magnetic fields

Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Researchers at the University of Iowa have proposed a new approach to sampling materials with weak or no magnetic fields. The method could help advance research in a host of fields, from computing to MRI machines. The results were published in the journal “Physical Review Letters.”