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A community to call home

Monday, October 29, 2012
In 2010, the UI set an ambitious goal—make living-learning communities available to all first-year students. Next fall, that idea becomes a reality.

UI Mock Trial places two teams in top five at Arch Invitational

Monday, October 29, 2012
The University of Iowa Mock Trial (UIMT) team sent four teams to the Arch Invitational in St. Louis, hosted by Washington University Oct. 20-21. UIMT placed two teams in the top five.

Hawkeye Poll results to be announced at news conference Wednesday

Monday, October 29, 2012
The University of Iowa will announce the results of its latest Hawkeye Poll of likely presidential election voters in key battleground states, including Iowa, during a news conference at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31.

Iowa Trombone Choir to perform Nov. 7

Monday, October 29, 2012
The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free performance by the Iowa Trombone Choir at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 7, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus.

Percussion program to perform 'Edgard Vaerse in the Gobi Desert'

Friday, October 26, 2012
The University of Iowa Percussion Program will perform 'Edgard Vaerse in the Gobi Desert', composed by Paul Elwood, at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28 at Riverside Recital Hall as part of the UI School of Music's "Percussion from Outer Space" program. Students recently performed the piece, which features a range of unusual 'instruments' including firecrackers, wine glasses and 'reverse tap dancing' using...
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Hawkeyes prepare for Head of the Iowa

Friday, October 26, 2012
Recently hired University of Iowa women's rowing coach Steve Pritzker has had approximately four months to see the passion behind the Hawkeye fan base. Pritzker is hoping that the support toward anything Black and Gold carries over to his first home event this weekend: the Head of the Iowa.
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UI presents Band Extravaganza Nov. 6 in Carver-Hawkeye

Friday, October 26, 2012
The top bands of the University of Iowa School of Music will take center stage with the annual Band Extravaganza at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6, in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Band Extravaganza is a popular showcase for the Johnson County Landmark jazz band, the Symphony Band, and the Hawkeye Marching Band.

Renowned organist Bowyer to give free recital Oct. 31

Friday, October 26, 2012
The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free organ recital by guest artist Kevin Bowyer at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 31, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus.

Come hear 'Percussion from Outer Space' Oct. 28

Friday, October 26, 2012
Iowa Percussion, a program in the University of Iowa School of Music, will present “Percussion from Outer Space,” a free performance set for 3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 28, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus.

UI lab gets $1.12 million grant to study glaucoma over three years

Friday, October 26, 2012
Ophthalmology lab to study whether cellular stress in eye cells has link to glaucoma.

UI on way to becoming a 'Bicycle Friendly University'

Friday, October 26, 2012
The Bicycle Friendly University designations were announced this week by the League of American Bicyclists, with the University of Iowa receiving an Honorable Mention.

52 weeks of Whitman

Friday, October 26, 2012
This week the International Writing Program will launch Whitman Web, an innovative web gallery that, over the course of the next year, will publish Walt Whitman’s most celebrated poem, “Song of Myself,” in 52 short weekly installments. Each installment will present one section of the 52-part poem in English alongside translations in eight other languages.