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From Iowa City to China

Monday, August 10, 2015
China has about 100 million children learning English and a pair of the University of Iowa students have started a new business to help them.

Promise and Progress: Recruiting our next president

Monday, August 10, 2015
Since February, I’ve chaired the committee charged with identifying candidates for the next University of Iowa president. This week, we will conduct first-round interviews with a group of accomplished leaders, each of them a promising potential president. It’s an extremely talented pool of candidates with diverse backgrounds and ideas.

UI presidential search committee to hold “airport interviews”

Sunday, August 9, 2015
The University of Iowa Presidential Search and Screen Committee will hold “airport interviews” for nine candidates on Tuesday, Aug. 11, and Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015.
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Work, pedal, and be healthy

Friday, August 7, 2015
By providing workers with a portable pedaling device, Lucas Carr, an assistant professor in the Department of Health and Human Physiology and member of the Obesity Research and Education Initiative at the UI, discovered people who were once sitting all day were now moving at work without even getting up.
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UI TIER: New search committee process cuts hiring times and costs

Thursday, August 6, 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.

Tippie Dean Gardial endorses initiative to encourage more women business majors

Wednesday, August 5, 2015
The University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business has endorsed a White House initiative designed to encourage more women college students to consider majoring in business.

Iowa Board of Regents Aug. 5 roundup

Wednesday, August 5, 2015
The Board of Regents made no objections to a proposed 3 percent increase in undergraduate resident tuition for the Spring 2016 semester. A vote on the proposed increase is expected at the September board meeting. The board also gives first-round approval to Kinnick renovation.

Presidential search committee narrows the list of candidates

Wednesday, August 5, 2015
The University of Iowa Presidential Search and Screen Committee has narrowed a field of 46 candidates to a pool of nine who will be invited to participate next week in “airport interviews” at an unnamed location.
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Celebrate with Hancher at 'Drawing Closer'

Wednesday, August 5, 2015
With the new Hancher Auditorium set to open in just over a year, the Hancher organization invites the community to a day of family fun.
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UI Children's Hospital announces 2015 Kid Captains

Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Thirteen kids ranging in age from 5 to 18 will serve as the UI Children's Hospital Kid Captains during the 2015 Hawkeye football season.

An eye on our most vital resource

Monday, August 3, 2015
How do local governments and national agencies monitor one of our most valuable resources? With research and data from the Iowa Flood Center.

State, UI leaders announce new Iowa Reading Research Center director

Monday, August 3, 2015
Leaders from the Iowa Department of Education and the University of Iowa’s College of Education have named Deborah Reed as the next director of the Iowa Reading Research Center, which has a critical role in a statewide effort to ensure all children read well by the end of third grade.