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NITE RIDE to expand service hours for finals

Wednesday, December 7, 2016
NITE RIDE will now operate on a 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. schedule.

What is it like to work at the UI?

Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Results for the 2016 Working at Iowa survey show that 92 percent of University of Iowa employees would recommend the university to a friend seeking employment.
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Who doesn't love Holiday Tubas?

Wednesday, December 7, 2016
The notes might be low, but people's spirits are high whenever Collegium Tubum takes to the steps of Old Capitol come semester's end. For some four decades, the light-hearted Holiday Tubas concert has attracted a crowd of adoring fans.

UI TIER: OneIT cloud web hosting initiative boosts security, saves time

Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Nearly all University of Iowa websites now use the same content-management system, Drupal—and using common technology yields a host of benefits, such as cost savings, greater expertise, and sharing custom modules.
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The next five years: UI Strategic Plan 2016–21

Tuesday, December 6, 2016
The University of Iowa has released its Strategic Plan 2016–21, a streamlined road map with goals, strategies, tasks, and metrics to guide UI decision making over the next five years.
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An education on innovation in automation

Monday, December 5, 2016
The UI College of Engineering's Automated Vehicle Systems Inc. class is run more like a startup company, and engages students in ways not usually found in typical class work.
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A new leader for the UI Department of Biology

Monday, December 5, 2016
On July 1, 2016, Diane Slusarski became departmental executive officer of the University of Iowa Department of Biology. Slusarski is the first woman to lead the department, and she aims to set a new course while being an example of female leadership in a STEM field.

UI expertise sought worldwide for industry-leading hydraulics models

Monday, December 5, 2016
IIHR researchers recently built a 1:16 scale model of part of a new sewer collection system to test and validate the design of various underground tunnels for the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District.
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Creating health care leaders

Monday, December 5, 2016
The University of Iowa Executive Master of Health Administration program is open to working health care professionals, whether clinicians or managers, who want to move into leadership positions. This fall, the EMHA program was expanded to The John and Mary Pappajohn Education Center in Des Moines.
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42 years of collaboration

Thursday, December 1, 2016
The Joffrey Ballet debuts its new rendition of “The Nutcracker” this weekend on the Hancher stage, Chuck Swanson, executive director of Hancher, and Ashley Wheater, artistic director of the Joffrey Ballet, sat down with “Iowa Now” to talk about “The Nutcracker” and the history between Hancher and the Joffrey Ballet.
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Getting grads good jobs

Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Assistant Provost David Baumgartner provides a sneak peek into both the behind-the-scenes and center-stage work of the Pomerantz Career Center, which reaches more than 10,000 University of Iowa students each year.

Change of date for move-in and opening of UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital

Wednesday, November 30, 2016
The University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital is postponing its move-in until late January or early February 2017. The safety and comfort of patients, their families, and staff are the top priorities, and officials determined that they are close but not quite ready to move into the new facility.