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UI partners with US Patent and Trademark Office to expand STEM training for high school teachers

Friday, October 21, 2016
The University of Iowa has partnered with a federal agency to conduct a series of workshops across the country aimed at helping secondary school STEM teachers introduce innovation and entrepreneurship concepts into their teaching.
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Tree freak

Friday, October 21, 2016
UI arborist Andy Dahl has loved trees for as long as he can remember. Now, he manages the more than 8,000 trees growing on UI property in Iowa City and Coralville.

Live stream: UI Symphony Orchestra, Oct. 26, 2016

Thursday, October 20, 2016
The University of Iowa School of Music will live stream the Oct. 26 performance by the UI Symphony Orchestra, beginning at 7:25 p.m. CDT. The ensemble will perform in the Voxman Music Building Concert Hall.

UI study highlights value of instructing men to focus on women’s nonverbal cues when gauging sexual interest

Thursday, October 20, 2016
A study led by University of Iowa psychology professor Teresa Treat provides the starting point for applications that could enhance prevention programs for sexual aggression on college campuses.
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Teaching and cutting-edge research come together at the UI

Thursday, October 20, 2016
University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld highlights the Cheatum Group as an example of how collaborative research and teaching come together at the UI.

UI Department of Public Safety introduces app to enhance student safety

Thursday, October 20, 2016
Hawk Watch, which is powered by the campus safety app Rave Guardian, allows users to invite friends, family, or the UI Department of Public Safety to act as a virtual safety escort, or “guardian,” when they travel from one location to another.

More stringent state policies on lighting could reduce farm vehicle traffic accidents by more than half

Thursday, October 20, 2016
A new study from the University of Iowa College of Public Health finds that traffic accidents involving farm vehicles in the Midwest would decrease by more than 50 percent if states required more lighting and reflection on those vehicles.
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MAVEN mission observes ups and downs of water escaping from Mars

Wednesday, October 19, 2016
University of Iowa scientists have contributed to the latest findings about what happened to the water on early Mars. Jasper Halekas, investigator on the MAVEN mission, led one of several studies that revealed swings in the planet’s water loss depended on Mars’s distance from the sun.
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Board of Regents proposes tuition for 2017–18

Wednesday, October 19, 2016
The Board of Regents, State of Iowa, on Dec. 5 approved the tuition increase proposed at its October meeting with one amendment recommended by UI students: a new $12.50 Mental Health Fee that will replace the $10 Health Fee increase originally proposed in October.

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.
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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.
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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.