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The UI's science guides

Wednesday, February 10, 2016
For 16 years, the Iowa Biosciences Academy has helped UI undergraduates from groups underrepresented in the sciences navigate their academic paths, including paid research work with faculty mentors, career counseling, and help with graduate school applications.
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An unwelcome visitor

Wednesday, February 10, 2016
The emerald ash borer that’s killed millions of ash trees around the country has made its way to the UI, but with so many varieties of tree on campus, its effect on the scenery will generally be minimal.

Predicting box office boffo or bomb

Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Researchers studied dozens of factors that determine a movie's box office profitability to develop an algorithm that predicts just that. "Batman v. Superman" has a 32 percent probability of being profitable.

UI Health Care announces leadership structure change

Wednesday, February 10, 2016
UI Health Care will change its leadership structure on Feb. 15, 2016. The new leadership structure will combine two existing positions, those of University of Iowa vice president for medical affairs and dean of the UI Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, into a single position.
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We innovate, we inspire

Wednesday, February 10, 2016
For more than a century, the University of Iowa’s educational approaches have changed the way we learn and teach on this campus, serving and inspiring students and teachers across the nation and beyond. Provost Butler discusses how we continue to advance that tradition.
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ROTC from the rafters

Tuesday, February 9, 2016
To help the Iowa ROTC Detachment celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, the UI Army ROTC cadre conducted a rappelling demonstration in Carver-Hawkeye Arena during the UI wrestling meet on Feb. 5.
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Another step up for Dance Marathon

Monday, February 8, 2016
The University of Iowa Dance Marathon raised another record-breaking amount to help fund pediatric cancer research. The 2016 total: ​$2​,424,031.22.
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A year-round undertaking 'For the Kids'

Monday, February 8, 2016
Dance Marathon 22 culminated with the Big Event Feb. 5–6. It all takes a tremendous amount of planning, preparation, and fundraising—and everyone involved works 365 days “For the Kids,” or FTK. Here’s a look at events, milestones, and interactions that took place throughout this academic year.
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University of Iowa names new College of Education dean

Monday, February 8, 2016
Daniel L. Clay, dean of the University of Missouri College of Education, has been named the next dean of the University of Iowa College of Education.

Lecture Committee announces spring lineup

Monday, February 8, 2016
The University of Iowa Lecture Committee will kick off its spring semester lecture series Tuesday, Feb. 9, with Ben Plesser, a senior producer for NBC News.
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Teaching innovations for 21st-century educators

Friday, February 5, 2016
Double Robots and Sphero Balls were just two of many new educational technologies featured in the Feb. 4 grand opening of the University of Iowa College of Education’s new high-tech, collaborative space in Lindquist Center North—a real "game-changer" in preparing 21st-century educators.

How the Iowa Flood Center got its grant

Friday, February 5, 2016
The Iowa Flood Center at the University of Iowa approached a nontraditional partner for a grant to better protect the state against floods and improve water quality. The decision paid off: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded $97 million to the Iowa Watershed Approach.