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10 things you might not know about the Iowa Memorial Union
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
The student union, identified by many as the hub of campus, has been pieced together over its 90-year existence. How much do you know about its evolution?
Helping kids read, succeed
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Finding the best literacy resources for children in Iowa has just gotten a lot easier thanks to the Iowa Reading Research Center. The center, which recently found a new home at the University of Iowa, offers creative and fun ideas such as playing Sight Word Hopscotch or Beat the Clock.
Advocacy group announces new sexual assault prevention campaign
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Starting Tuesday, Sept. 15, the University of Iowa community will notice bold new posters around campus highlighting the connection between drinking and sexual assault. The Rape Victim Advocacy Program (RVAP) is rolling out its fall prevention campaign, “My Cup Is Not My Consent.”
Promise and Progress: Recruitment success, student success
Monday, September 14, 2015
The official numbers are in, and the University of Iowa’s class of 2019 is the largest, most academically accomplished, and most diverse undergraduate class in university history. Our real goal, of course, isn’t to admit more students, but to see every student succeed.
Sioux City boy, 8, is Kid Captain when Hawkeyes host Pittsburgh Sept. 19
Monday, September 14, 2015
Colton's parents noticed something cloudy in their toddler's eye in 2009 and thought it was related to their new puppy. Their doctor recognized the symptoms and referred the family to UI Children's Hospital, where it was determined Colton had retinoblastoma, a rare cancer of the retina.
UI researchers receive first-in-the-nation grant to study neuroendocrine tumors
Monday, September 14, 2015
Neuroendocrine tumors are slow-growing cancers that occur primarily in adults but could also occur in children. They develop where the nervous and endocrine systems interact and are most commonly found in the small intestine, lungs, and pancreas.
Cy-Hawk series game ball makes its way to Ames
Friday, September 11, 2015
In advance of the Iowa–Iowa State football game, students, faculty, and fans gathered on the Pentacrest for a pep rally and members of the UI Army ROTC prepared to deliver the game ball.
A musical message of equality and justice
Friday, September 11, 2015
Las Cafeteras, a seven-piece ensemble mixing traditional Son Jarocho sounds, Afro-Mexican rhythms and instruments, zapateado dance, and inspiring lyrics, will perform at the Mill Sept. 25 as part of the Club Hancher series.
Board of Regents Sept. 9 roundup
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
The following are highlights from the Iowa Board of Regents meeting, Wednesday, Sept 9, at the University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls.
University of Iowa announces record-breaking first-year class
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
It’s another record-setting year at the University of Iowa. This fall the UI welcomed its largest, most academically accomplished and diverse undergraduate class in the university’s history.
Targeting glucose production in liver may lead to new diabetes therapies
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
A new University of Iowa study shows that a biological checkpoint known as the Mitochondrial Pyruvate Carrier (MPC) is critical for controlling glucose production in the liver and could potentially be a new target for drugs to treat diabetes.
Muscatine teen to be honorary Kid Captain when Hawks take on Iowa State Sept. 12
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Early on in her pregnancy, Abi’s mother, Julie, wasn’t feeling well and was diagnosed with preeclampsia, a pregnancy complication that causes high blood pressure and protein in the urine, which can be life-threatening to both mother and baby.
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