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Psychology professors Wasserman, Markon receive national recognition for research

Monday, February 24, 2014
Ed Wasserman and Kristian Markon in the University of Iowa Department of Psychology have received national awards for their work.

Spring career fair expects 155 employers

Monday, February 24, 2014
More than 150 employers will attend the University of Iowa's spring job and career fair, looking to hire UI students for full-time jobs and internships.
University of Iowa dignitaries cut a ribbon to open the new Learning Commons

UI celebrates Main Library Learning Commons with grand opening

Monday, February 24, 2014
The University of Iowa celebrated the new Main Library Learning Commons with a grand opening on Feb. 21.
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Rug-cutting robots

Monday, February 24, 2014
An innovative cross-disciplinary course in the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has computer science students working with performing arts students to choreograph a dance, and then program a troupe of robots to perform it.

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.
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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.
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'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.
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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.