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Practical, valuable, extraordinary education

Wednesday, April 6, 2016
No matter how you look at it, college is a major investment. But at the University of Iowa, our efforts to keep costs low and quality high continue to pay off in the form of extraordinary opportunity for our students.
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Bringing the Old Capitol to the State Capitol

Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Hawkeye Caucus Day brings 85 University of Iowa students representing 50 UI programs to the State Capitol in Des Moines to shake hands and exchange ideas with state legislators.

Staff Council elections run April 7-20

Wednesday, April 6, 2016
The voting period for University Staff Council elections will run from 8 a.m. Thursday, April 7, through 11:59 p.m., Wednesday, April 20. You may visit the Staff Council website at any time during the voting period to cast your vote.
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Created in the Corridor

Wednesday, April 6, 2016
A software-development company started by a group of University of Iowa students is thriving at the UI Research Park in Coralville.

Employee benefits: buoy or anvil?

Wednesday, April 6, 2016
A new study from the University of Iowa finds that startup companies typically see significant growth once they’ve offered a beefed-up employee-benefits package, unless they offer it too soon, when the costs are so overwhelming it slows growth and may even force the company out of business.
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UI Mobile Museum unveils new exhibits at Mann Elementary

Tuesday, April 5, 2016
The University of Iowa Mobile Museum, which updated its exhibits over the winter, launched its third season with a visit to Horace Mann Elementary School in Iowa City on Tuesday, April 5.

University of Iowa’s Hardin Library lands prestigious designation

Tuesday, April 5, 2016
The University of Iowa Libraries’ Hardin Library for the Health Sciences has been awarded a five-year, $6.5 million grant to serve as a Regional Medical Library in the National Network of Libraries of Medicine.
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Iowa Student Information System to become MyUI student portal

Monday, April 4, 2016
The Iowa Student Information System (ISIS) will soon be known as MyUI, and its new website will serve as a hub for students to access several of the UI systems and tools they use most.

Giving a jump to electric cars

Monday, April 4, 2016
Alliant Energy wants more drivers to consider buying electric vehicles in order to decrease greenhouse-gas emissions and is turning to business students at the University of Iowa and other Iowa universities for help.

The rewards of rewarding

Monday, April 4, 2016
Setting aside that parking spot right next to the office door for a company’s top performer might be one of the easiest things an employer can do to improve individual and team performance, according to a new study from the University of Iowa.

Prairie burn planned near State Hygienic Laboratory

Thursday, March 31, 2016
Weather and ground conditions permitting, UI Landscape Services crews will conduct a controlled burn on the south side of the State Hygienic Laboratory, UI Research Park Campus, on Sunday, April 3, beginning at approximately 1 p.m.

Data mining for better farming

Thursday, March 31, 2016
A data-driven method for helping farmers decide what seed varieties to plant has landed a University of Iowa team of analytics experts in the finals of an international agricultural-management competition.