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Iowa Now Minute 4/18/2014

Friday, April 18, 2014
See a roundup of recent University of Iowa activities, research, public engagement, and campus life in Iowa Now Minute.

UI sends silence packing with suicide awareness display

Friday, April 18, 2014
Suicide claims the lives of more than 1,100 college students each year. On Tuesday, April 22, the UI will host a suicide awareness display from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Pentacrest west lawn.

Moving throughout the Midwest

Friday, April 18, 2014
The University of Iowa’s premier touring repertory company, Dancers in Company (DIC), is in the midst of another successful tour throughout Iowa and the Midwest. Watch as DIC director Charlotte Adams and two dancers from the troupe describe how their performances better themselves and the community around them.
Gabe Olaseni dunks against Wisconsin

British Air ascends

Friday, April 18, 2014
It would be hard to argue that one of the University of Iowa's most improved men's basketball players this year was Gabriel Olaseni. His work ethic and commitment to improvement translated into increased production on the court.

Applications for Game-Based Learning Faculty Institute due May 2

Friday, April 18, 2014
Starting in May 2014, the Center for Teaching and ITS-Instructional Services will work with a group of UI faculty members who have identified a learning need in their students and would like to find or help devise a game to help students address that learning challenge.

Aging brains on the job

Friday, April 18, 2014
Two demographic trends in Iowa—an aging population and workers staying on the job later in life—will have a significant impact for employers and employees in the years ahead. University of Iowa neuroscientist Steven Anderson will offer his perspective during an April 29 presentation in Des Moines.
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Campus trees take center stage

Friday, April 18, 2014
The University of Iowa’s longstanding commitment to sustainable campus forestry and a rich tradition of student service-learning has earned the campus recognition as a 2013 Tree Campus USA. This is the fifth consecutive year for the honor.

Timely Warning

Thursday, April 17, 2014
The University of Iowa issued a Timely Warning on Thursday, April 17, 2014.

Behind the canvas

Thursday, April 17, 2014
The University of Iowa College of Law honors long-serving faculty with the opportunity to have their portrait join colleagues from the present and the past in the oldest law school west of the Mississippi.

Students: See what's happening in HawkTools

Thursday, April 17, 2014
University of Iowa students—and anyone interested in keeping tabs on what’s going on about campus—have a new set of tools at hand.
Illustration of a marching band practice field

New facility for Hawkeye Marching Band

Thursday, April 17, 2014
The 2008 flood has taken a heavy toll on the Hawkeye Marching Band. But a new outdoor field coupled with indoor turf and support facilities promises to make for better practices and performances.

UI symposium examines women in politics

Thursday, April 17, 2014
The University of Iowa's Public Policy Center will examine the role of women in politics and their representation in state and federal executive and legislative bodies, in a day-long symposium on Friday, April 18, at the Old Capitol Museum in Iowa City.