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Live stream: Choral Collage Concert, Oct. 19, 2016
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
The University of Iowa School of Music will live stream the Oct. 19 Choral Collage Concert, beginning at 7:25 p.m. CDT. The ensemble will perform in the Voxman Music Building Concert Hall.
The Klais organ
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Of all the new instruments in the University of Iowa’s Voxman Music Building, the most notable might be the majestic Klais organ newly installed in the 700-seat concert hall.
UI grad’s student employment put him on the road to his career
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Jacob Heiden spent his last year of college working at the UI’s National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS). Now he’s a research support coordinator there and focuses on educating middle school students and others about the dangers of using a smartphone while driving.
Philanthropic week filled with activity
Monday, October 17, 2016
Oct. 10 through 14 marked the fourth annual We Are Phil giving appeal for University of Iowa faculty and staff. Last week, faculty and staff volunteers hosted more than 40 events across campus, where they collected pledges and donations and shared their own stories about philanthropy.
Voxman: The man behind the building name
Monday, October 17, 2016
Born in a small coal-mining town in 1912, Himie Voxman taught at the UI for 45 years and is credited with establishing the UI School of Music’s national prominence.
Voxman returns to campus
Monday, October 17, 2016
With the grand opening of the Voxman Music Building on Oct. 21, School of Music director David Gier shares his thoughts on the new location and what’s transpired in the eight years since the 2008 flood.
Despite its dearth of coastline, Iowa has scientists who study hurricane forecasts
Friday, October 14, 2016
To help improve hurricane preparedness and mitigation efforts, new University of Iowa–led research examines how accurate current forecasting systems are in predicting rainfall from North Atlantic tropical cyclones that make landfall in the United States.
Hawkcountant
Friday, October 14, 2016
Dan Collins has touched the lives of thousands of accountants in his decades of teaching at the UI and was honored for his mentorship over the summer. Here, he talks writing, Enron's impact, and his fondness for the PhD.
Eating disorder gene alters behavior in female mice
Friday, October 14, 2016
Giving mice a gene mutation linked to eating disorders in people causes behavioral abnormalities similar to symptoms often seen in humans. Only female mice are affected by the mutation, and some of the abnormalities depend on whether the females are housed alone or with other mice.
One Day for the University of Iowa
Thursday, October 13, 2016
The first-ever One Day for Iowa, a 24-hour fundraising event to be held on Oct. 26, will benefit all areas of the UI.
Symphony and Concert Bands live stream, Oct. 13, 2016
Thursday, October 13, 2016
The University of Iowa School of Music will live stream the Oct. 13 performance by the UI Symphony and Concert Bands, beginning at 7:25 p.m. CDT. The ensemble will perform in the Voxman Music Building Concert Hall.
Iowa’s cancer-fighting antibody bank
Thursday, October 13, 2016
Around the corner from University of Iowa biology professor David Soll’s office is an exclusive reservoir of biological agents used by researchers worldwide seeking to cure cancer. Its mission is deeply personal for Soll. He lost his wife to cancer, and he wants to put an end to the disease.
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