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UI Stroke Center named Iowa's first Comprehensive Stroke Center

Monday, May 20, 2013
The Primary Stroke Center at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is among first to achieve a new designation of Advanced Certification Comprehensive Stroke Center.

Wahls named 2013 Truman Scholar

Friday, May 17, 2013
University of Iowa student Zach Wahls has been named a 2013 Truman Scholar—the university's sixth in as many years.
detail of Kozo paper

UI Center for the Book celebrates a new chapter

Friday, May 17, 2013
Four students have earned the UI’s first MFA in Book Arts. These artists are not only experts in time-honored traditions of the book, but they also push the boundaries of book culture by embracing digital creativity and engaging the public in discussions about the role of books in our society.

How loud is your workout soundtrack?

Friday, May 17, 2013
Hearing conservation is the auditory equivalent of brushing to protect your teeth or putting on sunscreen to protect your skin. The campus organization UI SAFE offers advice and programming that helps guard against hearing loss in the future.

UI faculty honored for excellence

Friday, May 17, 2013
Michael Flatté, Sarah Larsen, Ann Marie McCarthy, Gary Rosenthal, Sara Rynes, and Curt Sigmund recognized by the Iowa Board of Regents for advancing public higher education.
student performing at music camp

Iowa Summer Music Camps feature nine free performances

Friday, May 17, 2013
UPDATE: Because of the flood situation and closure of the University of Iowa arts campus this week, the UI School of Music has canceled its summer music camp, scheduled to take place June 9-28.

School of Art and Art History offers Foil Workshop in Printmaking

Friday, May 17, 2013
The University of Iowa School of Art and Art History will hold a two-week intensive program called Foil Workshop in Printmaking from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, June 3-7 and June 10-14, in Studio Arts Building in Iowa City.

Fort in Iowa designated as national historic place

Thursday, May 16, 2013
Fort Atkinson, a former fort built to serve as a buffer between warring Native American tribes in northeast Iowa, has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The listing resulted from a petition by the Office of the State Archaeologist at the University of Iowa.

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.
architectural rendering of Towncrest neighborhood

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.