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New exhibit to explore a paradise of birds

Tuesday, August 5, 2014
The Old Capitol Museum, in conjunction with the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History, will host a fall exhibit, “Wonderful Preserve: A Century of Recovery on Laysan Island,” opening Thursday, Aug. 14.

Student success and well-being is the top priority

Monday, August 4, 2014
High-risk drinking poses a risk to the health and safety of college students, and it jeopardizes their academic success, says UI President Sally Mason. But the university's efforts to address the problem are having an impact.

Recent deaths

Monday, August 4, 2014
Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.

UI Children's Hospital announces 2014 Kid Captains

Monday, August 4, 2014
Hawkeye football wouldn’t be the same at University of Iowa Children’s Hospital without a stellar team of Kid Captains kicking off each week, and this year’s team is up to the job.

Iowa State Fair exhibit features large-as-life photos of UI alumni

Monday, August 4, 2014
Life-size photographs of recent University of Iowa graduates who are living and working in Iowa communities will grace the walls of the UI’s exhibit at the Iowa State Fair Aug. 7-17 in Des Moines.

Achievements: UI faculty, staff, students, and alumni making news

Monday, August 4, 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.

UI commits additional funding to sexual assault first response coordinator

Friday, August 1, 2014
The University of Iowa continues to make progress on efforts to combat sexual assault on campus and improve support for victims. The university is committing $27,000 annually to support the coordinator of the Johnson County Sexual Assault Response Team and its Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners program.

Enriching Iowa Lives: 'Mural' shines in Sioux City

Friday, August 1, 2014
Iowa's most famous painting and one of the world's most significant and iconic Modern masterpieces is back in Iowa this summer after nearly two years of conservation work by the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Getty Conservation Institute in Los Angeles.
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UI external funding reaches $515.8 million

Friday, August 1, 2014
University of Iowa President Sally Mason on Friday announced that total external funding rose to $515.8 million in Fiscal Year 2014, a 1.9 percent ($9.5 million) increase over the previous year.
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Growing a better roof

Thursday, July 31, 2014
The University of Iowa's first-ever green roof continues to take root as workers install additional plants atop the café section of the new Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building,
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Lt. Gov. Reynolds visits Hygienic Lab to talk STEM outreach

Thursday, July 31, 2014
Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds stopped by the State Hygienic Laboratory July 31 to learn about STEM outreach and tour the lab's recently completed Center for the Advancement of Laboratory Science.
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A map for eye disease

Thursday, July 31, 2014
Vision specialists at the University of Iowa have created the most detailed molecular map of a region of the human eye associated with disease, including age-related macular degeneration. The map catalogs more than 4,000 proteins in each of three areas of the choroid. Results appear in the journal JAMA Ophthalmology.