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UI Youth Ballet and School of Dance offer fall programs
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Aspiring young dancers can develop their artistic expression this fall at programs offered through the University of Iowa Youth Ballet and School of Dance.
Clinton Street rerouted beginning Wednesday for UI students' arrival, move-in
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
There will be changes in traffic flow on Clinton Street in downtown Iowa City this week to accommodate first-year students moving into residence halls at the University of Iowa.
TIER update: Board to proceed with initial implementation
Monday, August 18, 2014
The Iowa Board of Regents has authorized Deloitte to provide implementation services for the first component of the Sourcing and Procurement business case, introducing new tools and techniques and also building on methods already applied by university procurement staff.
UI researchers present studies at American Sociological Association meeting
Monday, August 18, 2014
University of Iowa researchers share their studies on the skill levels of mid-career American workers and community characteristics that make citizens more generous during the American Sociological Association annual meeting Aug. 17 and 18 in San Francisco.
Student Success Team coordinator: Immersion program working
Monday, August 18, 2014
Sarah Hansen coordinates the Student Success Team, which formed in 2006 as a small, interdisciplinary group to talk about how the UI could help students be successful. It has grown to include more than 250 people, and many projects that originated from early team discussions, such as On Iowa!, have become part of campus culture.
The passion that drives innovation
Monday, August 18, 2014
UI International Programs’ monthly WorldCanvass program will kick off its sixth season with “The Passion That Drives Innovation,” on Tuesday, Sept. 2, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at FilmScene, 118 E. College St.
Some jobs cause working parents more stress
Saturday, August 16, 2014
Working parents whose jobs tend to be viewed as aggressive, weak, or impersonal—qualities inconsistent with parenting—are more likely to be stressed out than parents working in fields that don't imply a similar identity conflict.
Cystic fibrosis mucus defect present at birth
Friday, August 15, 2014
New research by University of Iowa scientists shows that cystic fibrosis (CF), a life-shortening, inherited condition that affects about 30,000 Americans, causes detachment abnormalities in airway mucus that impairs the ability to clear particles and germs out of the lungs.
Educating Iowa students: Alex Bartlett
Friday, August 15, 2014
Alexandra Bartlett of Clive, Iowa, considered leaving her home state for college, but the opportunities the University of Iowa offered her were too good to pass up.
Achievements: UI faculty, staff, students, and alumni making news
Friday, August 15, 2014
University staff, faculty, students, and alumni are accomplishing great things every day. See who's making news with awards, publications, promotion and tenure, and more.
Climate march comes to Iowa City/Coralville Aug. 19-21
Thursday, August 14, 2014
The Great March for Climate Action will be in Coralville and Iowa City Aug. 19-21 as it works its way across the United States to Washington, D.C., in an effort to raise awareness and initiate change in response to concerns about a climate crisis.
Media tipsheet: UI experts for back-to-school topics
Thursday, August 14, 2014
To help everyone make a smooth transition, the University of Iowa is offering a list of experts who can talk about everything from helping a child get on the right sleep schedule to what a college student should and shouldn’t bring when moving into their dorm room.
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