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They know how to make an entrance

Wednesday, November 20, 2013
One of the more exciting aspects of the "Kinnick Experience" is the tunnel walk. Take a behind-the-scenes look at the Iowa football pregame tradition and how the hard-working HawkVision production staff provide an up-close look before every home game at Kinnick Stadium.

UI to launch informatics initiative

Tuesday, November 19, 2013
The University of Iowa has launched a major multidisciplinary initiative that campus leaders expect will establish the university as a national center of excellence in the rapidly evolving field of informatics. The project will include the university's latest faculty cluster hire.

Exploring pioneer lives

Tuesday, November 19, 2013
This November, as Thanksgiving brings thoughts of pilgrims, the University of Iowa Libraries is exploring a later period of American history with a new digital collection, crowdsourcing initiative, and curriculum project based on pioneer-era documents.

Psychology graduate students win dissertation grants

Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Five doctoral candidates in the University of Iowa Department of Psychology have received prestigious dissertation grants and awards this past year, helping to shape the future of the discipline.

UI, ISU undergraduates can earn bachelor's and law degrees in six years

Tuesday, November 19, 2013
A new initiative from the University of Iowa College of Law will allow undergraduate students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at both UI and Iowa State University to earn their bachelor’s and law degrees in six years.

UI offers support, assistance to students affected by tornadoes

Tuesday, November 19, 2013
The University of Iowa is reaching out to students whose families were affected by the severe weather that rolled across the Midwest this past weekend, destroying homes, killing at least six people and causing dozens of injuries.

Timely Warning: UI housing staff receives report of Nov. 9 assault

Monday, November 18, 2013
On Nov. 17, the University of Iowa Housing and Dining staff received a report from a student that on Nov. 9 the student was sexually assaulted at an off-campus fraternity house.

History below ground

Monday, November 18, 2013
UI graduate student Lindsay Eaves joined an international team of researchers this month to excavate early human fossil remains 100 feet below ground in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site in South Africa. The cave is nearly inaccessible, but scientists hope the discovery there will revolutionize paleoarcheology.
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The big male nose

Monday, November 18, 2013
Why are men's noses bigger than women's? The answer, according to a new University of Iowa study, lies in our physiology. Men's noses are about 10% larger than female noses, on average, because males have more lean muscle mass, which requires more oxygen for muscle tissue growth and maintenance.

Achievements: UI faculty, staff, students, and alumni making news

Friday, November 15, 2013
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.

A happy patient is well connected to a doctor

Friday, November 15, 2013
The happiest patients are those who have regular contact with their doctors. A University of Iowa study finds that VA patients who have established "continuity of care" with primary-care physician are most satisfied with their treatment. The study comes as the American health care system moves to a more team-based approach to care, known as patient-centered medical home. Results appear in the...

New kids on the block ready for NCAAs

Friday, November 15, 2013
The Hawkeyes are the new kids on the block in the 2013 NCAA Tournament, but that doesn't mean the University of Iowa soccer team is just content with being among the 64 teams in the field.