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Teaching business to future doctors

Friday, February 10, 2017
A new program at the University of Iowa provides medical students with valuable business training, helping them practice skills they’ll need as professionals but aren’t apt to receive as part of a medical school curriculum.

Recent deaths

Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.
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'For Iowa. Forever More' campaign raises $1.975 billion

Tuesday, February 7, 2017
On Feb. 6, the University of Iowa and the University of Iowa Foundation announced the successful conclusion of For Iowa. Forever More: The Campaign for the University of Iowa. The campaign yielded $1.975 billion from more than 272,000 alumni and friends of the university.
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Joint degree programs give law students a head start

Tuesday, February 7, 2017
The University of Iowa College of Law’s joint degree program allows students to specialize in another field while earning their JD.
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Student security officer program advances community policing efforts

Tuesday, February 7, 2017
The UI Department of Public Safety is expanding its student security officer program as part of a growing effort to build a community policing culture on campus. Scott Beckner, assistant VP and director of public safety, wants to get students more involved, see UI officers as approachable and a resource.
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Historic marathon performance to inaugurate UI’s majestic Klais organ

Monday, February 6, 2017
Celebrated organist Kevin Bowyer will perform Sorabji’s monumental Second Organ Symphony for the inauguration of the University of Iowa’s new Klais organ beginning at noon on Feb 10. The performance will last about eight-and-a-half hours—but you can catch the finale if you arrive at 8 p.m.
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Dance Marathon keeps breaking records

Monday, February 6, 2017
It’s another year to remember for the University of Iowa Dance Marathon community. Dance Marathon 23 raised $2,572,130.23 to help fund pediatric cancer research at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital.

UI research finds few side effects in new cholesterol-reduction drug class

Thursday, February 2, 2017
Patients taking a new class of drugs to reduce cholesterol do not experience an increase in side effects like memory impairment or nervous system disorders, but may have an increased risk of cataracts, according to a study led by a UI College of Public Health researcher.
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Building a post-apocalyptic world from scratch

Thursday, February 2, 2017
What do you do when there's nothing to watch on TV? Or no TV to watch? The University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts will stage Anne Washburn's critically acclaimed ‘Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play,’ in which survivors of a global disaster reenact ‘Simpsons’ episodes, starting on Friday, Feb. 8.
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Facilitating student success in Sport and Recreation Management

Thursday, February 2, 2017
Dan Matheson, director of the UI’s Sport and Recreation Management program and recent winner of the University of Iowa President and Provost Award for Teaching Excellence, discusses how the SRM team equips Iowa students for success.
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Creativity lives here

Wednesday, February 1, 2017
The University of Iowa's award-winning Visual Arts Building, which opened in the fall of 2016, was built specifically for art and artists, and to facilitate teaching about art production. The building provides the perfect home for UI students to express their creativity.
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Beth MacKenzie: Waste reducer

Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Meet Beth MacKenzie, the UI’s new recycling coordinator. Based in the Office of Sustainability, MacKenzie’s goal is to help the UI meet its 2020 target of diverting 60 percent of on-campus waste away from the landfill. She also leads Recyclemania 2017, an all-campus recycling initiative that begins on Feb. 5.