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Hedrick girl, 16, to serve as honorary Kid Captain for Heroes Game

Monday, November 23, 2015
Reagen Kopsieker is a spunky, spirited 16-year-old who loves to spend her time shopping and on social media, a sharp contrast to the days after her birth, when her parents worried she wouldn’t live to see her first birthday.
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UI celebrates global giving with Gold Tuesday

Monday, November 23, 2015
UI faculty, staff, friends, and alumni can support the UI on Gold Tuesday (Dec. 1) a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities, and organizations to encourage philanthropy and to celebrate generosity worldwide.
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Never mind the sugar—how much fat?

Friday, November 20, 2015
For most women, deciding if a food is healthy is much more about fat than sugar. University of Iowa researchers found that even when women know a food is high in sugar, they don’t rely much on that information.

UI TIER Update: Nov. 20

Friday, November 20, 2015
As the UI moves forward with the Iowa Board of Regents' TIER project, campus leaders are committed to keeping colleagues informed. Here are the latest developments across academic and business cases.

UI tightens security policies ahead of Purdue home football game

Thursday, November 19, 2015
The UI Department of Athletics and UI Police ask that fans arrive early and come to the game prepared for a more extensive screening process modeled after the National Football League, which places restrictions on purses and handbags.

Mind the GAP

Wednesday, November 18, 2015
A desalination device that also creates electricity and a screening system to detect symptoms of delirium are among the University of Iowa faculty inventions that were awarded a total of $625,000 in gap funding by the University of Iowa Research Foundation.
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One very brainy bird

Wednesday, November 18, 2015
A new study has found that pigeons are nearly as good as people at distinguishing cancerous breast tissue from normal breast tissue. The findings add to previous research into pigeons’ remarkable ability to discriminate between complex visual images and may lead to the birds being trained as medical image observers.
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Hancher to present ambitious Taylor Mac work

Wednesday, November 18, 2015
The University of Iowa’s Hancher will present Taylor Mac's "1846-1856 Whitman vs. Foster: Songs Popular Near the Breaking Point" on Dec. 5 at the E.C. Mabie Theatre. The performance is drawn from Mac’s larger work, "A 24-Decade History of Popular Music."
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Central City boy, 13, is Kid Captain when Hawkeyes host Purdue Nov. 21

Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Hemophilia is a rare disorder in which the blood doesn’t clot normally because it lacks certain crucial proteins. Beau Atkinson would bleed internally rather than externally, which led to bruising. Making matters worse, Beau received the most severe hemophilia diagnosis.
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UI Symphony Band live stream, Nov. 19, 2015

Tuesday, November 17, 2015
The University of Iowa School of Music will live stream the Nov. 19 performance by the UI Symphony Band, beginning at 7:25 p.m. CST.
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Old Gold: Civil rights activist donates rare material to UI

Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Though Eric Morton had never been to Iowa, his friendship with University of Iowa student Steve Smith during a 1964 voter registration effort was so strong that he decided to leave his civil rights–related papers to the Department of Special Collections at UI Libraries. There they are housed alongside Smith’s.
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The fittest fiddle

Tuesday, November 17, 2015
UI researchers say behavior, particularly psychologist Edward Thorndike’s law of effect, is the foundational principle behind the evolution of the violin and other handmade inventions. Simply put, behaviors that are followed by positive outcomes tend to be repeated.