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Faculty hit the road

Thursday, May 16, 2013
A group of University of Iowa faculty are headed to northwest Iowa May 21-24 as members of the 8th annual Faculty Engagement Corps, stopping in Orange City, Okoboji, Estherville, Spencer, Lester, Le Mars, Sioux City, Sergeant Bluff, and Storm Lake.

Faculty Engagement Corps Journal

Thursday, May 16, 2013
From Tuesday, May 21 to Friday, May 24, follow the University of Iowa's 2013 Faculty Engagement Corps tour of northwest Iowa, including Orange City, Okoboji, Estherville, Spencer, Lester, Le Mars, Sioux City, Sergeant Bluff, and Storm Lake.
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Reviving Towncrest

Thursday, May 16, 2013
An analysis by a group of University of Iowa business students suggests that Iowa City focus its efforts to redevelop the Towncrest neighborhood on a piece of city-owned vacant land at the corner of First Avenue and Muscatine Road. Architectural rendering provided by Iowa City Department of Planning and Community Development.

University of Iowa Student Health Service, Health Iowa get new name

Wednesday, May 15, 2013
University of Iowa Student Health Service and its health-promotion branch, Health Iowa, have been renamed UI Student Health & Wellness.

Bright Lights, big prizes

Wednesday, May 15, 2013
A student from Waterloo Columbus High School was recently named the state’s top high school entrepreneur in a contest sponsored by the University of Iowa and the accounting firm Ernst & Young.

Media advisory: University of Iowa commencements

Wednesday, May 15, 2013
The University of Iowa has issued information for media interested in covering commencement ceremonies May 16-18 and June 7.

Armed with iPads

Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Twenty one future teachers will enter their classrooms armed with iPads and big ideas for using them thanks to an award created by University of Iowa College of Education alumna Linda Baker, who earned her English and secondary education degrees at the UI in 1968.

The developmental genetics of space and time

Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Understanding the concept of morphogen gradients—the mechanism by which a signal from one part of a developing embryo can influence the location and other variables of surrounding cells—is important to developmental biology, gene regulation, evolution, and human health.
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Young, Black, and Educated

Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Junior Anthony Ferguson initially came to the University of Iowa in the fall of 2011 to play for the Hawkeye football team. However, after one season, he felt a calling to something greater. He left the team and created a community organization, Young, Black, and Educated.

O say can he sing

Tuesday, May 14, 2013
If you've been to a Hawkeye athletic event over the last four years, chances are good that you've seen Nils Thorson perform. Not as an athlete, but as the guy who sings the national anthem before the start of the game.

UI graduate student receives Fulbright to Germany for 2013-2014

Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program has just announced that University of Iowa graduate student Briana Smith has received a Fulbright award for 2013-14 to conduct research in Germany.
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Old Gold: 'On, Iowa,' rescued from oblivion

Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The UI’s Chicago Alumni Association offered a $250 prize in 1916 for best original song about the University of Iowa. “On, Iowa,” a fan favorite now performed at every football and basketball game, did not make the final cut.