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'New Forms' now on display in IMU's Black Box

Monday, September 23, 2013
Now through Dec. 8, the University of Iowa Museum of Art presents "New Forms: The Avant-Garde Meets the American Scene, 1934–1949," located in the Black Box Theater in the Iowa Memorial Union.

UIMA Levitt Lecture: Fineberg discusses 'troublesome subject' Arneson

Monday, September 23, 2013
"A Troublesome Subject: The Art of Robert Arneson" is the subject of a lecture by Jonathan Fineberg Thursday, Sept. 26, at 7:30 p.m. in 240 Art Building West on the University of Iowa campus.

Lecture, exhibit showcase Puebloan pottery

Monday, September 23, 2013
Dale Fisher will trace the evolution of pottery traditions of indigenous peoples of the American Southwest during a Wednesday, Sept. 25, lecture at the Old Capitol Museum. The talk is set for 7 p.m. in the Supreme Court Chamber.
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Hometown Hawkeye: Nolden Gentry

Monday, September 23, 2013
Nolden Gentry came to the University of Iowa to play basketball, but stayed to become a lawyer and leader in the state’s largest city.
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All the world's a stage

Monday, September 23, 2013
So how did you spend your summer? Numerous students and faculty in the UI Division of Performing Arts dotted the globe with their summer activities. Students gained valuable experience performing and working in music, theatre, and dance, while faculty taught at workshops, performed at festivals, and conducted research.

Work on new, old Hancher facilities begins in earnest Monday

Friday, September 20, 2013
Monday will be a big day in the life of the new—and the old—Hancher facilities. Weather permitting, construction crews working on the new Hancher facility will initiate the project’s single-largest concrete pour around 6 a.m. Monday: 1,400 cubic feet in a single day, to be exact. And around 9 a.m., a wrecking ball will begin dismantling the original Hancher Auditorium.

The inefficient acquisition

Friday, September 20, 2013
The cloud computing technology company 3 Par was a money-loser for its first 11 years in business, but Dell and Hewlett-Packard still went to war over its acquisition in 2010, a bidding battle that more than tripled the firm’s stock price in a month.

Assessing Iowa's STEM future

Friday, September 20, 2013
Results from a survey administered by the UI College of Education's Iowa Testing Programs suggest that interest levels among Iowa students in science, technology, engineering, and math, collectively referred to as STEM, decline steadily between third grade and high school graduation.

Tools for change

Friday, September 20, 2013
Participants are invited to register for the Iowa Regents Institutions 2013 Disability Awareness Summit Thursday, Oct. 17, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Suite 2520 of the University Capitol Centre in downtown Iowa City. The theme is "Tools for Change."
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The science of evolution

Friday, September 20, 2013
Today the overwhelming majority of scientists in Iowa, the United States, and across the world agree that biological evolution explains the diversity of life on our planet.
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Cedar Rapids boy is Kid Captain when Hawkeyes host Western Michigan

Friday, September 20, 2013
Doctors learned Myles Peterman would be born with hydroencephalitis—a buildup of fluid inside the skull that puts pressure on the brain—and spina bifida, a birth defect in which the spinal column does not close completely while the baby is still in the womb. Now 13, he's had a variety of surgeries and comes to UI Children's Hospital a few times a year.

The magic of Madison County

Friday, September 20, 2013
Tranquility and beauty were plentiful during a daytrip to Winterset and the bridges of Madison County. Our University Communication and Marketing videographer Kirk Murray was pleasantly surprised to discover much more than bridges, however, during a recent venture to this part of the state.