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Board of Regents announces search committee for UI president

Wednesday, February 25, 2015
The Iowa Board of Regents has named the 21 members of the University of Iowa Presidential Search and Screen Committee. The committee is charged with identifying candidates for board consideration, in conjunction with the search consultant, Parker Executive Search, to serve as the next president of the UI.
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Researcher finds Chilean clues to Earth's climate change history

Tuesday, February 24, 2015
A picturesque Chilean lake may hold the clues to one of Earth's largest climate change events, and give scientists predictions about future climate change. A group of University of Iowa researchers digs through the evidence.
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Hancher to present Pacifica Quartet March 6

Tuesday, February 24, 2015
The vibrant Pacifica Quartet will play music by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Ran in a concert Friday, March 6, at 7:30 p.m. at Riverside Recital Hall, culminating a week-long residency. University of Iowa's Hancher presents the concert in collaboration with the UI String Quartet Residency Program.

UI expert testifies before presidential 21st century policing panel

Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Sandra Ramey, a police health expert in the UI College of Nursing, proposed a national intervention program to improve police officer health, before President Obama's Task Force on 21st Century Policing, which met in Washington on Monday.

UI VP for Human Resources Sue Buckley announces retirement

Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Sue Buckley, the University of Iowa’s long-time vice president for human resources, has announced that she will retire on June 30.

TIER update: Implementation phase is underway on campus

Monday, February 23, 2015
University of Iowa President Sally Mason shares information about the next steps in the Iowa Board of Regents' TIER (Transparent Inclusive Efficiency Review) with UI students, faculty, and staff as the implementation phase is underway on campus.
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UI students receive degrees after 2014 fall session

Monday, February 23, 2015
The University of Iowa awarded an estimated 1,500 degrees at the close of the 2014 fall session.

UI students named to President's List for fall 2014

Monday, February 23, 2015
Some 250 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the President's List for the 2014 fall semester.

UI students named to Dean's List for fall 2014

Monday, February 23, 2015
Some 4,000 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the Dean's List for the 2014 fall semester.

Reducing energy efficiency boosts calorie burning in muscle

Monday, February 23, 2015
Scientists at the UI and the Iowa City VA Medical Center have developed a targeted approach that overrides muscles' intrinsic energy efficiency and allows muscle to burn more energy. The findings might provide a basis for new obesity treatments that help overcome the body's natural resistance to weight loss.
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Architect of record selected for UI Museum of Art

Monday, February 23, 2015
The development partner on the new University of Iowa Museum of Art project has selected BNIM Architects of Des Moines and Kansas City as the architect of record.
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University of Iowa announces first three-year majors

Friday, February 20, 2015
First-year undergraduates headed to the University of Iowa this fall can sign up for Iowa Degree in Three—a new accelerated program designed for motivated students who want to graduate faster and cut costs.