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UI outlines efforts to address sexual violence
Monday, February 24, 2014
In a statement last week in response to campus concerns about the number of Timely Warnings this school year, University of Iowa President Sally Mason called sexual assault a crime for which there is no excuse.
UI Foundation and university win American Advertising Awards
Monday, February 24, 2014
All told, the UI Foundation and the University of Iowa brought home nearly two dozen awards from the annual competition, which recognizes creative excellence in advertising and promotional materials.
'Red Death' comes to Old Capitol Museum
Monday, February 24, 2014
The University of Iowa’s Old Capitol Museum will launch a semester of events paying homage to classic author Edgar Allan Poe with a screening of "The Masque of the Red Death" at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26 in the Senate Chamber.
Boil advisory lifted for west side of Iowa City, University Heights
Saturday, February 22, 2014
The precautionary boil advisory issued Thursday, Feb. 20 for Iowa City west of Riverside Drive and University Heights has been lifted.
Timely Warning: UI staff receives report of assault
Friday, February 21, 2014
On Feb. 20, University of Iowa staff received a report from a student that on Feb. 15 the student was sexually assaulted at an off-campus fraternity house. The student stated she was at the fraternity house when a fraternity member invited her to another room, where he sexually assaulted her. At this time the reporting party has decided not to report the incident to law enforcement and police are...
Main Library Learning Commons wins award from Master Builders of Iowa
Friday, February 21, 2014
The University of Iowa Main Library Learning Commons project has won a Master Award from the Master Builders of Iowa.
Media advisory: Students from across Iowa to visit UI for STEM-related research symposium
Friday, February 21, 2014
The 2014 Iowa Regional Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, hosted by the University of Iowa College of Education's Belin-Blank Center, will bring more than 150 of the top science and math high school students from across the state to the UI campus Feb. 27 and 28.
World's oldest rocks spark discussion on origin of life
Friday, February 21, 2014
An Australian-led team including a UI geologist studied rocks from the coast of Hudson Bay in Quebec, Canada and found indications that life existed on Earth nearly 900 million years early than currently thought.
Using art to fight cyber-bullying
Friday, February 21, 2014
Members of the public recently got a behind-the-scenes preview of a ground-breaking play designed to shine a light on—and stir public conversations about—one of the most pressing social issues of the day: cyber-bullying among teens.
McCaffery continues to help raise cancer awareness
Friday, February 21, 2014
Even with basketball season in full swing, University of Iowa men's basketball coach Fran McCaffery continues to help with cancer awareness and fundraising for cancer research.
Mathematics offers free, public talk on prime numbers
Friday, February 21, 2014
Prime numbers, used in data encryption, are the focus of a free, public lecture to be delivered by Yitang Zhang, professor of mathematics at the University of New Hampshire, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, in Room 101, Biology Building East, northeast corner of Iowa and Dubuque streets in Iowa City.
Conference, community conversation series to honor Sam Becker
Friday, February 21, 2014
The University of Iowa will host the Samuel L. Becker Memorial Conference Feb. 27 through March 1 and kick off a public Community Conversations series March 1 to honor the life and work of the noted communications scholar and distinguished professor emeritus.
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