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Engineering students work with printmaker and adjust professor Deanne Wortman

Engineering creative exchange

Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Deanne Wortman, a printmaker, was hired to lead the College of Engineering's new Nexus of Engineering and Art program, one that puts the college at the forefront of a national trend.
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Halo satellite will search for 'missing' normal matter

Tuesday, October 27, 2015
University of Iowa professor Philip Kaaret has won a $3.7 million NASA grant to build a satellite that will search for missing matter in hot gases associated with the Milky Way galaxy.

Hancher, Working Group Theatre go 'Out of Bounds' to combat bullying

Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Students in seven Iowa communities will confront cyberbullying through art as the University of Iowa’s Hancher and Iowa City’s Working Group Theatre collaborate to present "Out of Bounds" to middle and elementary schoolers in November.
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Tipton boy, 5, is Kid Captain when Hawkeyes host Maryland on Halloween

Tuesday, October 27, 2015
When Sean Peck was 9 days old, a test revealed he has cystic fibrosis (CF), a genetic disorder that causes his body to produce thick, sticky mucus. The disease impacts Sean’s lungs, pancreas, and liver, affecting his breathing, digestion, and growth.
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Helping children hear better

Tuesday, October 27, 2015
A first-of-its-kind study discovered that many hard-of-hearing children who receive optimal, early services are able to “catch up or significantly close the gaps with their hearing peers,” say researchers at the University of Iowa, Boys Town National Research Hospital, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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UI Symphony Orchestra live stream, Oct. 28, 2015

Tuesday, October 27, 2015
The University of Iowa School of Music will live stream a performance by the UI Symphony Orchestra, beginning at 7:25 p.m. CDT.

UI TIER: Data Centers and Servers project helps units better align resources with needs

Tuesday, October 27, 2015
As the UI moves forward with the Iowa Board of Regents’ TIER project, campus leaders are committed to keeping colleagues informed. Here's one example of how TIER is already at work on campus.

UI/Cedars-Sinai collaboration identifies critical macular-development gene

Monday, October 26, 2015
Scientists have already known how to create new retinal cells from a patient’s skin. This new finding will help determine how nature builds a macula so that scientists may eventually reconstruct an injured one using the patient’s own cells.

Promise and Progress: Thanks to all of you

Monday, October 26, 2015
In his last campus message as interim president, Jean Robillard reflects on the past few months and offers thanks the whole UI community for their dedication.

Gurnett symposium draws leaders in space science

Monday, October 26, 2015
With Don Gurnett, and James Van Allen before him, the University of Iowa has a strong legacy of leading the scientific community in the exploration and understanding of space.
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Smile on a budget

Friday, October 23, 2015
Student clinics at the UI College of Dentistry offer quality dental treatment for adults and children at a price that is about one-third to one-half the cost of a private dental practice.
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Serving up advocacy

Thursday, October 22, 2015
Students with concerns about a legal issue can turn to Student Legal Services. The office, which is centrally located in the Iowa Memorial Union and funded by student fees, offers free, professional legal advice and low-cost representation on a wide range of issues.