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Recent deaths

Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.
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Traffic delays on North Dubuque Street and West Park Road

Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Starting May 31, significant road construction is coming to North Dubuque Street and West Park Road. Expect 15- to 30-minute delays during peak hours, as well as occasional closures.
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200 laps, 500 miles, 1 important cause

Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Buddy Lazier's No. 4 Indy 500 car, emblazoned with a Tigerhawk logo, will raise awareness for the University of Iowa's Wynn Institute for Vision Research during the race on May 29. The cause is close to Lazier's heart: His daughter suffers from severe glaucoma.
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Attention, please!

Monday, May 23, 2016
UI education faculty members are using interactive technology to help K-12 teachers improve students' behavior in the classroom.
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Kevin Birmingham receives 2016 Truman Capote Award

Friday, May 20, 2016
Kevin Birmingham, an instructor at Harvard University, has received the 2016 Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism in Memory of Newton Arvin. The University of Iowa Writers' Workshop administers the award, the largest annual cash prize in English-language literary criticism, on behalf of the Truman Capote Estate.

Traveling orthopedic surgeons improve rural care

Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Most rural hospitals lack full-time orthopedists, but a new study from the University of Iowa finds that visiting consultant clinics (VCCs) staffed by visiting orthopedic surgeons from larger communities can improve patient access to orthopedic care by up to 50 percent.
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‘Star Trek’ filmmaker loves making voyage home

Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Nicholas Meyer will make an appearance May 20 at Shambaugh Auditorium in the Main Library in conjunction with the UI Libraries exhibition “50 Years of ‘Star Trek.’” Get some backstory before the event with this interview Meyer sat for in 2009.

UI TIER: Business Intelligence project fosters culture of data-driven decision-making on campus

Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Because simply collecting data isn’t always enough to facilitate a decision in a timely manner, University of Iowa Information Technology Services (ITS) has initiated an efficiency project aimed at putting the UI’s robust amount of data in a format that can be quickly analyzed.
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A nod to Quad

Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Despite a rich and varied existence that has involved academic scholarship, military training, and strawberry pie, Quadrangle Residence Hall will soon be no more. View historical photos of the UI's second-oldest residence hall, which will be razed over the summer to make way for a new pharmacy building.
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'I love Iowa'

Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Best-selling author Bill Bryson returned to his home state to receive an honorary degree from the University of Iowa. Bryson offered advice and commentary during a campus tour.
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Financial status affects success of students with learning disabilities

Tuesday, May 17, 2016
A new University of Iowa study found that only one third of undergraduates from 11 universities who reported having a learning disability were receiving accommodations.
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Old Gold: The course catalog, or UI's 'wish book'

Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Through the years, the General Catalog has offered a wealth of information about the university: awards and scholarships offered, campus maps, enrollment data, names of faculty and staff, graduation requirements, and more.