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4 simple ways to reduce your impact on the planet

Wednesday, April 20, 2016
With Earth Day right around the corner, you may be thinking of ways you can reduce your impact on the planet. But where to start? Here are four easy ways to live lean and green.
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All signs point to 'Phil'

Wednesday, April 20, 2016
On April 28, the University of Iowa campus will plainly see the impact of "Phil." The annual Phil's Day campaign, which "tags" campus locations with gold ribbons to highlight philanthropic benefit, has raised awareness and increased students' philanthropic pursuits.

UI TIER: Office 365 email upgrade near completion

Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Benefits of the Office 365 upgrade include 50-times-larger storage capacity—nearly eliminating the need to delete messages to create inbox space—and one terabyte of cloud file storage through OneDrive, so employees can access files from anywhere, sync across devices, and share files with co-workers.
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How do you get high school students to eat better?

Tuesday, April 19, 2016
The University of Iowa Public Policy Center, the College of Public Health, the Iowa Department of Education, and five high schools across the state have teamed up to help students make healthier school-lunch choices by empowering them to assess and change their lunchrooms.
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What's shaking at Trowbridge Hall?

Tuesday, April 19, 2016
The University of Iowa has its first seismometer. The next time you walk around the first floor of Trowbridge Hall, check out the monitor outside Bill Barnhart’s office. You might just witness an earthquake.
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Giving a voice to patients who can't speak

Monday, April 18, 2016
A University of Iowa spinout company that invented a device allowing physically impaired patients to communicate with health care providers expects to launch its product this summer after receiving significant investor interest during clinical trials.

Recent deaths

Monday, April 18, 2016
Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.

UI embarking on collaborative budget process

Monday, April 18, 2016
As Fiscal Year 2017 approaches, UI academic and administrative leaders embark on a new, values-based budget process intended to give deans and vice presidents greater decision-making power while also improving transparency.
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The Red Queen rules

Thursday, April 14, 2016
What does the Red Queen in “Alice in Wonderland” have to do with biology? “It takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place.” Sexual reproduction protects species by continuously shuffling their genes. A UI-led team bolstered the theory by studying snails’ resilience to parasitic worms.
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'As necessary as food': Latino Native American Cultural Center at the UI

Wednesday, April 13, 2016
For 45 years, the Latino Native American Cultural Center has advocated on behalf of Latino and Native students and provided them with a home away from home, especially for those who feel isolated.

UI recognizes top student employees

Wednesday, April 13, 2016
UI honors top student employees
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New 'Nutcracker' to preview at new Hancher in December

Wednesday, April 13, 2016
The Joffrey Ballet will take to the new Hancher stage this December to perform choreographer Christopher Wheeldon’s reimagining of the classic Nutcracker ballet.