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Mason City boy, 6, is Honorary Kid Captain when Hawkeyes travel to Wisconsin
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
When Logan Brown was just 20 hours old, his doctors noticed a blood clot near a large vein that carries blood to his heart. He was transferred to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at University of Iowa Children’s Hospital, where pediatric specialists discovered other challenges.
All in a day's work
Monday, September 28, 2015
The University of Iowa's fall career fair provides myriad opportunities for hundreds of UI students and alumni. We followed Liz Skogerboe, a senior sociology major from Spirit Lake, as she sought out avenues for achieving her career goals.
Promise and Progress: Commitment to affordability
Monday, September 28, 2015
For University of Iowa leaders, few causes matter more than keeping an Iowa education affordable and accessible. Our focus on costs and value has paid off.
Funds available for innovations in teaching with technology
Thursday, September 24, 2015
The UI Academic Technologies Advisory Council will accept proposals for the Innovations in Teaching with Technology Awards through Oct. 15. The council's aim is to raise teaching and learning levels by supporting innovative instructional technology projects that have the potential to directly impact student success and retention.
Bravo to biomass
Thursday, September 24, 2015
A new University of Iowa study, published in the journal "Fuel," documents that biomass burning has positive environmental and public-health effects. Co-firing oat hulls with coal reduced emissions of carbon dioxide, particulate matter, and heavy metals compared with burning coal alone.
UI faculty and staff give back
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Last academic year, more than 3,100 University of Iowa faculty and staff members made charitable donations to support the university, with their contributions amounting to more than $4 million. Now in its third year, We Are Phil will hold its annual appeal Sept. 28-Oct. 2 on the UI campus.
Get to Know…Travis Arment
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
The "Get to Know" series asks University of Iowa faculty, staff, and students a few questions about their work and their outside interests. Today we visit with Military and Veteran Educational Specialist Travis Arment.
Getting an A in burritos
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
A new Pancheros Mexican Grill marketing campaign rolling out this week features a component developed by a team of UI marketing students as part of a class project.
Cedar Rapids girl to be Kid Captain when Hawkeyes host North Texas
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Genetic testing revealed that Laila Walton possessed a variant of the gene associated with hypokalemic periodic paralysis, a rare kidney disorder, which may be responsible for her symptoms.
Longevity Awards: February 2015
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
University of Iowa Staff Council’s service recognition program acknowledges all professional, scientific, and merit staff who have achieved 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 years of continuous service. Longevity Award winners receive a certificate and letter of appreciation from the Office of the President.
UI TIER: Electronic file storage project aids research process
Monday, September 21, 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.
Writing Iowa in Kazakhstan
Monday, September 21, 2015
With a new Massive Open Online Course offering on the horizon, English Language Fellow Harry Leeds reflects on using UI International Writing Program resources to facilitate a seven-week poetry workshop in Kazakhstan.
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