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UI Facilities Management recognized for helping reduce fire risk
Thursday, December 12, 2013
FM Global, the University of Iowa's property insurance carrier and one of the largest commercial property carriers in the world, recognized UI Facilities Management as part of a team effort with UI Public Safety and UI Risk Management Nov. 22 for their critical roles in loss prevention efforts related to fire and fire safety.
Collaborative effort takes aim at cyberbullying
Thursday, December 12, 2013
“Out of Bounds,” a new play by Iowa City’s Working Group Theatre, is not the first attempt to deal with cyberbullying in schools, but it may be among the first in the nation to be evaluated through the critical lens of scientific research.
Live web stream of severe weather symposium
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
The University of Iowa is co-sponsoring a symposium in Des Moines from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Time today (Wednesday, Dec. 11) titled "Adapting to Weather Extremes: the Economic Impact in Iowa."
NASA's Juno spacecraft hears amateur radio operators say 'Hi'
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
In a first-of-its-kind activity involving an interplanetary spacecraft, thousands of amateur (ham) radio operators around the world said “Hi” to NASA’s Juno spacecraft Oct. 9 as it swung past Earth on its way to Jupiter.
Young dancers go onstage with 'Nutcracker'
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
The 30 students of the University of Iowa Youth Ballet and School of Dance had the incomparable experience this past weekend of performing in a professional production of “The Nutcracker,” Tchaikovsky’s beloved ballet, with Ballet Quad Cities and Orchestra Iowa at the restored Paramount Theater in Cedar Rapids.
Campus makeover
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Construction season is in full swing at the University of Iowa this fall, at a pace and scale unprecedented in the school’s 166-year history.
UI Special Collections Tumblr among year's top 25 'New and Notable Blogs'
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
A University of Iowa librarian uses social media to lift the “veil of secrecy” around Special Collections.
UI football team enjoys success on and off the field
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
The University of Iowa football team is receiving votes in both of the national polls. However, the Iowa Hawkeyes are firmly entrenched in the Top 25 that ranks teams that will be bowling later this month by their most recent NCAA Graduation Success Rate score.
Media Advisory: Iowa City second graders visit their UI 'buddies' Dec. 11 and 13
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Members of the media are invited to cover two second-grade classes led by their University of Iowa College of Education alumnae teachers who will visit the UI to tour campus and participate in a culminating activity with students in the UI College of Education Wednesday Dec. 11 and Friday, Dec. 13.
Kutzko wins Distinguished Public Service Award from American Mathematical Society
Monday, December 9, 2013
Professor Philip Kutzko of the Department of Mathematics in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has been at the forefront of recruiting and graduating doctoral students from underrepresented groups.
More rigor, more cash
Monday, December 9, 2013
Financial analysts make more accurate price targets for the stocks they follow if they use more rigorous valuation models, according to a study from the University of Iowa, as portfolios from analysts who used the complex Residual Income Model saw a mean increase of 15 percent in one year, while analysts who used the simpler Price/Earnings Growth ratio decreased in value by 5 percent.
Keeping employees healthy and productive
Monday, December 9, 2013
An emerging holistic view of health is motivating employers to integrate traditional occupational safety and health protections with new strategies that promote the overall well-being of employees. Total Worker Health intends to make employees healthier, safer, and more productive by integrating standard health and safety practices with health promotion measures.
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