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Iowa Now Minute 3/28/2014
Friday, March 28, 2014
See a roundup of recent UI activities, research, public engagement, and campus life in Iowa Now Minute 3/28/2014.
Obermann Center to host Health Humanities Symposium April 4 to 5
Friday, March 28, 2014
The UI Obermann Center for Advanced Studies will hold a working symposium, Health Humanities: Building the Future of Research and Teaching, April 4 and 5. From music therapy to finding well-being through the written word, organizers hope the two-day series of events will allow attendees to build bridges across the arts, humanities and health sciences, offering "incalculable benefits."
Empowering and educating
Friday, March 28, 2014
“It’s Time…To Talk About It!: Your voice. Our future. Prevent sexual violence,” is the theme of this year’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month, an initiative organized locally by the Rape Victim Advocacy Program in collaboration with other campus and community organizations.
Fresh academic air
Friday, March 28, 2014
A renowned student-run journal at the University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication begins its fourth decade of continuous publication.
Achievements: Faculty, staff, students, and alumni making news
Friday, March 28, 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.
Specialists to discuss men's health issues
Friday, March 28, 2014
Two University of Iowa urologists will hold several free small-group discussions this spring to address a range of men’s health questions.
Beating MS
Friday, March 28, 2014
At a University of Iowa Alumni Association event in Des Moines April 6, UI doctor Terry Wahls will discuss her diet-based approach to tackling multiple sclerosis.
March Madness action
Friday, March 28, 2014
Three University of Iowa teams concluded their seasons in NCAA postseason action, making for a busy few weeks of "March Madness."
Kembrew McLeod to read from 'Pranksters' April 2
Friday, March 28, 2014
In a special event co-sponsored by the Mission Creek Festival, University of Iowa professor Kembrew McLeod and Brooklyn fiction writer D. Foy will read from their new books at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 2, in a free reading at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City. The reading also will be streamed live on the University of Iowa Writing University website.
Recent deaths
Friday, March 28, 2014
Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.
Arrested development: How brain damage impairs moral judgment
Friday, March 28, 2014
Researchers found that patients who suffered ventromedial prefrontal cortex damage early in life, unlike patients in whom the brain injury occurred during adulthood, endorsed significantly more self-serving judgments that broke moral rules or inflicted harm on others.
Media advisory: Hawkeye Caucus Day in Des Moines April 2
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Hawkeye Caucus Day takes place at the Iowa State Capitol Wednesday, April 2, drawing more than 100 UI students, plus alumni, faculty, university leaders, and—yes—Herky.
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