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Army ROTC annual Game Ball Run enters 28th year
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Students, faculty, and fans are invited to cheer on the University of Iowa Army ROTC cadets before they depart for the 28th annual Army ROTC Game Ball Run, which carries the Cy-Hawk football series game ball from Iowa City to Ames.
Academic adventure in Cuba
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Nadia Doubiany was the only UI student to participate in a 2015 summer study program in Cuba, and she says the experience is already paying dividends. Students can learn about the wide range of study abroad opportunities available at the UI Study Abroad Fair on Sept. 15.
Whirlwind weekend for next president
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Bruce Harreld made the rounds after being named the University of Iowa's 21st president, experiencing full-on Hawkeye spirit at FRYFest, touring spaces dedicated to academic innovation, and meeting faculty, staff, alumni, and friends before a rousing victory at Kinnick Stadium.
UI TIER: New tools provide more honest, insightful information to hiring managers
Tuesday, September 8, 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.
Hancher to present Lucky Plush Productions' 'The Queue'
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
With music performed by the Claudettes, Lucky Plush Productions' "The Queue" transforms the dull and passive act of waiting in a line at the airport into a creative show worth waiting in line for.
The Claudettes will perform free Club Hancher at the Mill concert on Sept. 16
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
The Claudettes (pianist Johnny Iguana and drummer Michael Caskey) will perform music from "No Hotel," the duo’s latest album, at the Mill.
Keeping older muscles strong
Monday, September 7, 2015
A UI study identifies the first known cause of age-related muscle weakness and atrophy (the transcription factor ATF4), as well as two natural compounds (ursolic acid, found in apple peel, and tomatidine, from green tomatoes) that blunt ATF4 activity in aged skeletal muscle, leading to increased strength and muscle mass.
Autism advocate
Monday, September 7, 2015
A combination of curiosity and compassion led Liz Delsandro to her career of helping kids and young adults with autism in one of the top-ranked speech-language pathology programs in the nation, earning her the moniker "Autism Whisperer."
Regents to seek additional UI funding
Monday, September 7, 2015
Board of Regents, State of Iowa President Bruce Rastetter has announced he will seek $4.5 million in additional funding for the University of Iowa in its fiscal year 2017 operating appropriation request.
As good as gold
Saturday, September 5, 2015
Fans of the University of Iowa football team came to historic Kinnick Stadium donning gold and left with happy hearts, as their beloved Hawkeyes stifled Illinois State University for much of the game en route to a 31-14 season-opening victory.
Hub for innovation
Friday, September 4, 2015
Incoming President Bruce Harreld made the Main Library Learning Commons one of his first campus stops, getting an up close look at how the UI is changing teaching, research, and the academic experience.
Bruce Harreld named 21st president
Thursday, September 3, 2015
Bruce Harreld, a former Harvard Business School faculty member and corporate executive who helped save a foundering IBM in the 1990s, will become the 21st president of the University of Iowa. The Board of Regents, State of Iowa, announced Harreld, 64, as its unanimous selection to replace Sally Mason.
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