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Video: UI College of Dentistry commencement

Thursday, June 5, 2014
The spring 2014 UI College of Dentistry commencement ceremony will be streamed live from "Iowa Now." Streaming will begin shortly before the ceremony begins on Friday, June 6 at 6 p.m. Archival video will replace the live stream on the "Iowa Now" page shortly after the ceremony concludes.

MusicIC features chamber music June 18-21

Thursday, June 5, 2014
MusicIC returns this summer with a free, four-concert chamber music festival in downtown Iowa City Wednesday through Saturday, June 18-21. Now in its fourth season, MusicIC bills itself as the place “Where Music and Literature Meet."
student performing at music camp

Iowa Summer Music Camps feature six free performances

Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Top high-school musicians from throughout the Midwest and other parts of the United States are converging on the University of Iowa for the 2014 Iowa Summer Music Camps. The camps, which run June 15-27, will include six free concerts open to the public.

Media advisory: Massive magnet arrives at University of Iowa

Wednesday, June 4, 2014
A magnetic resonance imaging instrument weighing 42 tons—equal to six adult male elephants—arrives on Thursday, June 5, at the University of Iowa. The 7 Tesla magnet will advance UI research by yielding clearer, higher-resolution images of the human brain. The UI is one of only about 20 research institutes in the United States—and only about 40 worldwide—with the instrument. It also is the most...

Gurnett shares firsthand account of Voyager's interstellar journey

Monday, June 2, 2014
Thirty-six years after launch, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft reached interstellar space in 2013. Renowned space scientist Don Gurnett will offer firsthand perspective on Voyager’s incredible journey during a June 16 Hawkeye Lunch and Learn lecture.

UI Mobile Museum travels to Des Moines June 17; noon lecture offers additional insights on exhibits

Monday, June 2, 2014
The University of Iowa Mobile Museum will roll into downtown Des Moines on Tuesday, June 17, where it will be open to the public from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. UI curators Sarah Horgen, Elizabeth Reetz, and Julia DeSpain will present a noon lecture about the museum exhibits and mission.

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

Monday, June 2, 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.

Rediscovering Molière

Monday, June 2, 2014
Last season, the University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts produced a new adaptation of Molière’s "The Imaginary Invalid" that included new music and choreography from members of the artistic team. Go behind the scenes to see how this Mainstage production came to life.

UI Theatre announces 2014-15 Mainstage season

Monday, June 2, 2014
The University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts has announced its 2014-15 Mainstage Season, a run that will feature one of the Western world's greatest comedies, a piece inspired by a work by Hans Christian Andersen, and a party incident gone wrong in the modern age of social networks and viral content.

UI Museum of Art First Friday event features free film at FilmScene

Monday, June 2, 2014
“The Season is the Reason” to celebrate at the next University of Iowa Museum of Art First Friday on Friday, June 6, from 5 to 7 p.m. at FilmScene, on the downtown Iowa City Pedestrian Mall at 118 E. College St. First Friday is free and open to the public.

Old Capitol repairs to be inspected

Monday, June 2, 2014
Starting today, an architect and engineering firm crew will begin inspecting the University of Iowa Old Capitol roof and cupola to check on the condition of finishes and repairs made in 2003.

Media advisory: Nation's top young mathematicians compete at UI May 30-31

Friday, May 30, 2014
Members of the media are invited to the 39th annual meeting of the American Regions Mathematics League, described as the "World Series of mathematics competitions," taking place simultaneously on the University of Iowa campus and three other locations around the country, Friday and Saturday. May 30 and 31.