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Hometown Hawkeye: Teresa Alesch
Monday, August 19, 2013
Teresa Alesch couldn’t wait to work as an educator. In 2005, the then-26-year-old and her husband, Cody, both Iowa natives, had moved back to northwestern Iowa after living in Nashville, Tenn., realizing there was no place like home.
Kids Day scores big with little fans
Monday, August 19, 2013
Hawkeye football fans young and old spent a lovely late summer afternoon watching the 2013 squad run through practice at the annual Kids Day at Kinnick on Saturday, Aug. 17.
Must-see spots on campus
Monday, August 19, 2013
Did you spend countless hours on the Pentacrest cramming for exams? Propose to your wife on the IMU footbridge? Catch sunsets from the steps of Old Cap? Iowa Now wants to know: what are your favorite campus spots, and why?
Gerontological policy expert is Ida Cordelia Beam Visiting Professor Sept. 9-11
Monday, August 19, 2013
Claudia Beverly, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, director of the Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing, has dedicated her career to ensuring that all older adults receive the highest quality health care. She will be visiting the Iowa City area, including the University of Iowa, as part of the Ida Cordelia Beam Visiting...
Feeling the love at the State Fair
Friday, August 16, 2013
People visiting the University of Iowa booth in the Iowa State Fair's William C. Knapp Varied Industries Building love more than just the free football posters and the temporary Tigerhawk tattoos. Want proof? UI sophomore Sam Wampler asks a variety of fair-goers what they love about the UI.
Detours for residence-hall traffic
Friday, August 16, 2013
With construction on Interstate 80 exit 244 to Dubuque Street, drivers are advised to take alternate routes, especially as incoming University of Iowa students move into campus residence halls Aug. 18-25.
UI recognized as one of top Iowa colleges for future service members
Friday, August 16, 2013
The College Database has recognized the University of Iowa as a top college in Iowa for students interested in military service based on both affordability and the offering at least two ROTC programs—Army, Navy, or Air Force.
UI center offers assistive technology app
Friday, August 16, 2013
The University of Iowa College of Education’s Iowa Center for Assistive Technology (ICATER) has made its daily assistive technology tips and weekly assistive technology app reviews available in one handy place: an app for the iPad called the ICATER Toolkit. The app is free and accessible on iTunes.
UI Helping Professionals Workshops draw repeat customers
Friday, August 16, 2013
More than 130 Iowa and Illinois helping professionals attended the 33rd annual UI College of Education's IHelp Summer Workshops where they received continuing education credit and networking opportunities for community, agency, and education practitioners in helping fields.
Recent deaths
Friday, August 16, 2013
Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.
Sustainability pays off
Friday, August 16, 2013
The University of Iowa is already seeing the benefits of a new energy-efficient data center, the first building on campus to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) platinum certification.
'The Happy Diabetic' chef cooks it up at the Iowa State Fair
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Chef Robert Lewis, "The Happy Diabetic," will demonstrate healthy dishes for diabetics on Aug. 17 at the Iowa State Fair. The demonstration coincides with an effort at the University of Iowa to enroll participants in a national study to identify the most effective drugs to treat type-2 diabetes.
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