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A new mindset on mental health

Wednesday, February 15, 2023
With demand for mental health services surging in Iowa and across the nation, especially among young adults, the University of Iowa is working to create a culture of well-being.
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New residence hall, sale of Mayflower will support UI mission to improve student success

Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Driven by research and feedback from its students, the University of Iowa is poised to make significant upgrades to its housing system in the next five years that will, in turn, improve student success and retention.
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Biologists show how brain’s immune system response worsens epilepsy

Tuesday, February 14, 2023
University of Iowa biologists have definitively linked the brain's immune system to epilepsy, through a series of experiments with fruit flies, which share with humans an ancestral gene that, when mutated, leads to seizures. The findings could lead to more effective drugs to treat epilepsy.
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UI named top producer of Fulbright U.S. students for seventh year

Friday, February 10, 2023
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has again named the University of Iowa a Fulbright Top Producing Institution for U.S. Students.
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Iowa recruits national expert to lead top-ranked Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders

Thursday, February 9, 2023
The University of Iowa has made the first hire under its new Transformational Faculty Hiring Program, aimed at attracting world-class faculty to strategic programs and areas of excellence.
At the end of the event, the final amount raised was announced: $1,174,008.29.

Dance Marathon 29 makes triumphant in-person return

Tuesday, February 7, 2023
After two years, Dance Marathon returned to an in-person event. The annual cancer benefit raised $1.1M toward pediatric cancer.

UI study: Pigeons use same basic learning process as AI

Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Can a pigeon match wits with artificial intelligence? University of Iowa researchers tested pigeons’ learning abilities and concluded the birds employ the same basic process, called associative learning, as the most advanced AI technologies.
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10 tips for beating the winter blues

Wednesday, February 1, 2023
When the days are short and the air is cold, finding the motivation and energy to get up and about can be difficult. Out-of-sync circadian rhythms can make even mundane activities challenging. “Winter is not a season, it’s an occupation,” Sinclair Lewis once wrote.
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2 UI faculty named AAAS Fellows for 2022

Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Two University of Iowa faculty members were named 2022 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general-scientific society and publisher of the journal, Science.
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Krajewski, Nabhan-Warren to present UI’s 40th Presidential Lecture

Thursday, January 26, 2023
Witold Krajewski, director of the Iowa Flood Center, and Kristy Nabhan-Warren, associate vice president for research, will deliver Iowa’s 40th presidential Lecture at 4 p.m. March 2 in the International Ballroom on the second floor of the Iowa Memorial Union.

6 UI online programs earn national honors

Tuesday, January 24, 2023
U.S. News & World Report has ranked six University of Iowa programs among the best in the country in its new ranking of online programs.
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Iowa Memorial Union to undergo major renovation to better serve students

Thursday, January 19, 2023
As the IMU prepares for its 100th birthday, the university is looking to its future and how the building can continue to serve as a hub for student activity and support.