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Grant enables UI School of Social Work to offer seminars to nursing home social workers

Thursday, August 15, 2013
Thanks to a recent grant, the University of Iowa School of Social Work will be leading an initiative to produce 30 web-based seminars (or webinars) for nursing home social workers—the first series of its kind nationally.

UI student leaders travel state to meet with legislators

Wednesday, August 14, 2013
University of Iowa student leaders met last week with 11 Iowa state legislators in their home districts and at the State Capitol to discuss affordability and job opportunities for Iowa students.
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Making the connection from farm to fork

Wednesday, August 14, 2013
UI graduate Sarah Willis brings some of the nation's top chefs to Iowa in August to honor and cook for the network of family farmers providing all-natural pork to Niman Ranch. And the chefs return to their kitchens with insight into how the pigs are raised.

Dubuque Street exit closure alters UI-bound traffic

Tuesday, August 13, 2013
University of Iowa students and their parents, UI Hospitals and Clinics patients, and others traveling to the UI campus should be aware that the Iowa Department of Transportation has closed the westbound exit from I-80 to Dubuque Street (exit 244) for construction.

Student e-mail will move to MS Office 365 this fall

Tuesday, August 13, 2013
University of Iowa Information Technology Services is in the process of migrating student e-mail to Microsoft Office 365, providing students with larger mailboxes (25 GB vs. 1 GB today) and a full portfolio of communication and collaboration tools: (Excel, Power Point, Word, OneNote, instant messaging, video conferencing, and online meetings).
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Hometown Hawkeye: Robert Morris

Monday, August 12, 2013
Like his father and grandfather before him, Robert Morris dreamed of becoming a lawyer. But after graduating from the University of Iowa with a degree in political science, Morris yearned for a career that would satisfy his sense of adventure and love for film.

Media Advisory: UI experts help Cedar Rapids students learn to use assistive technology

Monday, August 12, 2013
A group of Roosevelt Middle School students in Cedar Rapids will have a unique audience when they demonstrate what they’ve learned at a three-day assistive technology camp this week. The camp culminates Wednesday, Aug. 14, with a visit from Herky.
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Hawkeyes at the Iowa State Fair

Monday, August 12, 2013
Everyone knows Iowa is the Hawkeye State. That could not be more noticeable than at the Iowa State Fair, where Hawkeye sightings are almost as common as food on a stick and large farm animals.

UI researchers present studies at American Sociological Association meeting

Sunday, August 11, 2013
Capsule summaries of several UI researchers who will present their work at the American Sociological Association's annual meeting in New York, which runs from Aug. 10-13.

African-American females have good odds to get a loan

Sunday, August 11, 2013
Lenders have high impressions of African-American females and are apt to loan them as much money as white males, according to a new study by University of Iowa sociologist Sarah Harkness. Conversely, loan applications from African-American males and white females are judged more strictly. Stereotypes about race, gender, work history, education and other factors shaped lenders' attitudes. Harkness...
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Fired up for football

Friday, August 9, 2013
Reporters from all over eastern Iowa came to Carver-Hawkeye Arena and the football practice field for an opportunity to interview the new assistant coaches and players during the 2013 Iowa Football Media Day Thursday, Aug. 8.
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The Devil's in the Backbone

Friday, August 9, 2013
Backbone State Park is a haven for hikers, anglers, and those who just want to relax by a lake. Just 90 minutes north of Iowa City, the 2,000-acre park was Iowa's first designated state park and remains an unique attraction for adults and children alike.